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It has been 240 since Raleigh City Council discontinued Citizens Advisory Councils with no replacement.

Save Raleigh’s Azalea Falls

SAVE RALEIGH’S AZALEA FALLS (Full version of the abbreviated op-ed published to the News and Observer) Azalea Falls in West Raleigh Azalea Falls is a hidden Raleigh gem that has recently been designated by the NC Department of Natural and Cultural…

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This Thursday night via Zoom: Is the $80 million “affordable housing” bond “better than nothing”? Or does it deserve to fail?

2 days ago

The debate is between proponents of a “trickle-down” approach to housing VS. a “bottom up” approach that would help those in the greatest need find affordable housing FIRST.

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The Week Ahead – Week of September 28, 2020

September 25, 2020

Sign up to speak at the October 6 City Council meeting by 5 p.m. Friday, October 2. Yard Waste Center re-opens. Holiday Express cancelled. Meetings on stormwater, transit, and Affordable Housing. Make your plan to VOTE. Get counted for…

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Council threatens ‘Darth Vader Scenario’ in developer’s bid to destroy Azalea Falls, an ecological habitat of statewide significance.

September 24, 2020

The steeply wooded hillsides above Azalea Falls are, as detailed in the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources designation of statewide ecological significance, INTEGRAL to Azalea Falls’ unique forest ecology and aquatic habitats. No wooded hillsides, no Azalea Falls.

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Carmen Cauthen’s “History of Housing in Raleigh” is context for tomorrow night’s “Affordable Housing Bond: The Great Debate”

September 23, 2020

After 1916, Oberlin Village was a textbook case of white gentrification of a formerly black community. Dial ahead 100 years: The gentrification of formerly all-black Southeast Raleigh is history repeating itself.

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Council Targets a Few of Raleigh’s Greatest Affordable Housing Needs

September 21, 2020

After months of encouragement, City Council finally offered a small commitment toward meeting the most pressing needs of Raleigh’s growing affordable housing crisis. Livable Raleigh continues to encourage the Raleigh City Council to commit at least 50% of annual housing funds to…

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The Week Ahead – Week of September 21, 2020

September 18, 2020

Tuesday meetings include Planning Commission, Growth & Natural Resources discussing streamlining residential permitting process, and Wade Hillsborough CAC. First Police Advisory Board meeting on Wednesday. Planning Commission Committee of the Whole discussing Midtown St. Alban plan, and Affordable Housing Bond…

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Community engagement: where are we after 3 months?

September 17, 2020

On Tuesday, September 15th I spoke with the City Council about Mr. Mickey Fearn’s community engagement presentation from September 8th. I watched Mickey's presentation to City Council that day, and then watched it again several more times during the following week. Why so…

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Council Plans an Environmental Disaster to Benefit a Construction Conglomerate

September 15, 2020

Despite overwhelming evidence that this upzoning should not go forward, this Council seems determined to approve the destruction of our most precious environmental assets for the insignificant benefit of one of the largest construction conglomerates in North America.

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Wake County Housing Justice Coalition Hosts an Affordable Housing Web Series

September 14, 2020

Please join the Wake County Housing Justice Coalition, a member organization of Advance Carolina, for their web series – Affordable Housing – A Community Need.

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