Community and Workshops

Don’t break Raleigh’s transit promises  Will New Bern BRT revitalize existing neighborhoods or eliminate them? Register now for Livable Raleigh's Community Conversation on Thursday, November 16, at 7pm when Livable Raleigh will host a Zoom event featuring Tolulope Omokaiye, Chair of Raleigh Transit Authority. The pairing of two record-setting New Bern Avenue initiatives: the $97M New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line and staff’s proposed 744 parcel multi-story upzoning of private land along the New Bern Avenue Corridor, have presented the Planning Commission and City Council with some of the most complex and difficult growth decisions Raleigh will ever face. The difficult question for the Planning Commission and City Council is this: Rather than continuing to chip away at the overlay zoning’s many inequitable impacts, are you willing to call for an alternate staff proposal that puts less emphasis on rapid economic redevelopment and more emphasis on best practices that will achieve equitable revitalization without dislocation? Learn more and ask your questions on November 16. Register today!

Need Help With Technology? Get Advice About Your Device! Raleigh Digital Ambassadors are here to help! Whether you have a short question about how to work your computer or have long-term digital goals, join us at the Raleigh Pathways Center! You will be paired up with a Digital Ambassador to create a plan to best support your needs and tackle goals together in a 1:1 setting. Whether you need help with your phone, computer, or have other digital goals, we have you covered! Join us at the Pathways Center on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. from November to May! No appointment needed.

Wake BRT: Western Station Area Plan Virtual Meeting Date & Time Dec 11, 2023 06:30 PM  in Description Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Bus Rapid Transit is coming to Wake County! The western corridor will connect downtown Raleigh to downtown Cary. This will mean more frequent service and faster bus transit connections. Station Area Planning New Bus Rapid Transit will attract new residents, businesses, and investment to areas around new stations. The Station Area Plan will ensure that these changes benefit existing residents and businesses, as well as visitors. Key topics include: • Walking and biking routes to stations • Housing for current and future residents • Strategies for existing businesses to thrive in the future • Regulations and policies to shape new development Attend the virtual meeting to learn more and share your thoughts. • What would you like to see in your neighborhood close to BRT stations? • How can the community benefit from BRT and investment in station areas? Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qcO-uqjgiG9O4mKhXh6Dnsxkyy__c-BHm#/registration

As a part of our ongoing efforts to expand our first-response efforts, the City of Raleigh and its partners are working to develop an alternative response program, outside of the Raleigh Police Department, to further address our community’s need for crisis prevention and management. Join us virtually to learn more about this program. Registration is required and 25 registrants will be randomly selected to receive a $25 gift card! Tuesday, Dec. 126 p.m. - 7 p.m. Register online

Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAod-uhqTwqGNMjZ1B2JJPGe9eWHpfplOsb#/registration Wake BRT: Southern Station Area Plan Virtual Meeting Date & Time Dec 14, 2023 06:30 PM  in Description Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Bus Rapid Transit is coming to Wake County! The southern corridor will connect downtown Raleigh to Garner. This will mean more frequent service and faster bus transit connections. Station Area Planning New Bus Rapid Transit will attract new residents, businesses, and investment to areas around new stations. The Station Area Plan will ensure that these changes benefit existing residents and businesses, as well as visitors. Key topics include: • Walking and biking routes to stations • Housing for current and future residents • Strategies for existing businesses to thrive in the future • Regulations and policies to shape new development Attend the virtual meeting to learn more and share your thoughts. • What would you like to see in your neighborhood close to BRT stations? • How can the community benefit from BRT and investment in station areas?

Information Session Attend a Virtual Informational Session to learn about the grant application process and have an opportunity to ask questions as a potential applicant. Attendance is strongly encouraged for all, especially first-time applicants. Friday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. (virtual) - Register in advance Questions? Contact Robert Morales at grants.equity@raleighnc.gov.

The National Day of Racial Healing is an opportunity to bring ALL people in their common humanity to contemplate our shared values.  Racial Healing helps build trust among people and restore communities to wholeness so they can work together to change the systems and structures that affirm the inherent value of all people. The Raleigh Human Relations Commission is inviting residents of Raleigh to an uplifting evening to come together, contribute to a collective art project, and participate in healing discussions with their neighbors on how we recognize and appreciate each other. We hope you will join us! Please register in advance to let us know that you plan to attend.