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Sertoma Art Center Renovation Project Open House
Sertoma Art Center Renovation Project Open House
Mayor’s Committee for Persons With Disabilities Meeting
Mayor’s Committee for Persons With Disabilities Meeting
District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) meeting
District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) meeting
Tarboro Road Park Redevelopment Open House
Tarboro Road Park Redevelopment Open House
Read up on our latest news…
The Price of Progress: The 911 Crisis No One’s Talking About
Please don’t sacrifice our safety and quality of life for short-term gains. Let’s make sure that as our city grows, our emergency services grow too. Because the next person who hears ‘Please hold’ in an emergency might not have a second chance.
September 10 City Council Meeting
Highlights from the September 10 work session and public comment session
Red Hat Amphitheater – Terrible Planning by the City
The sad tale of the Red Hat Amphitheater is, at its root, an example of the city of Raleigh’s inability to plan.
September 3, 2024 City Council Meeting
Highlights from the September 3 City Council meeting.
CACs are back, or are they?
The RCAC and CACs look forward to establishing a workable partnership with Council and staff in an atmosphere of trust and transparency that benefits both the City and its residents. CACs have a historical place in Raleigh’s past. They were created by Council action and have served as a valuable resource to the City and community. There is no other voluntary community group that has that distinction.
City Council Candidate Finance Reports
If you are looking for the candidates’ financial reports to review who is funding their campaigns, we have the step by step instructions showing you how to find the data on the Wake County Board of Elections website. Start by going to the Board’s Home page here: Wake County BOE
Raleigh Voters say Growth Pains are Up, but Council is Listening Less
There are some disturbing trends highlighted in the results in our 2024 public opinion survey as compared to 2022. Here we compare 5 questions that were asked in 2022 and asked again in 2024
Council Candidates are asked about the RDU Quarry
The City of Raleigh is one of four owners of the Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU). Natalie Lew is asking all City Council candidates to respond to questions about the proposed expansion of the RDU Quarry. If candidates respond, we will publish those responses.
August 20, 2024 City Council Work Session and Afternoon Meeting
Highlights from 8/20/24 City Council Work Session and Afternoon Session
Position Statement – Boylan Heights Neighborhood Association
Whereas the Boylan Heights Association supports the Red Hat Amphitheater remaining downtown, the Association requests that the City of Raleigh provide multiple plans with public input for the design of the amphitheater without closing South St., before development decisions are finalized.
Engagement and Transparency missing in Red Hat decision
Residents want better communication with city leaders and a review of the Red Hat Amphitheater’s future. This echoes a pattern of residents and business owners feeling less secure about the current leadership’s decisions.
The City of Lost Oaks
As everyone knows, you can’t have walkability without shade tree coverage. Trees are the core of environmental relief and make simple things like waiting for a bus or strolling down a sidewalk pathway more comfortable. However, in Raleigh, there are many factors that contribute to tree loss and prohibit the return of medium and large tree replacements.
Our Candidate Questionnaire
How will Raleigh candidates respond to questions of voter concerns, including the declining confidence in Council and the rising pain of growth impacts? Livable Raleigh believes that engaging voters and candidates in open and honest conversation about these questions will build trust with voters and produce broadly supported ideas and leaders for Raleigh’s future.
Indy Election Preview Cites Livable Raleigh Poll
INDY Week, whose readers earlier this year named Livable Raleigh the Best Local Activist Group in Wake County for the third time, has published a piece detailing the upcoming City Council election. Three months out, Raleigh City Council Election Taking Shape.
Our historic fabric is getting threadbare
Our historic fabric has been under threat for decades and is getting threadbare in areas—particularly in areas associated with the African American experience in downtown Raleigh.
Noise, Light and Saving the Raleigh We Love
I am a resident of Raleigh NC and live in an established neighborhood surrounded by rapid in-fill growth. My ability to enjoy my property has diminished immensely over the past several years due to increased noise and light pollution.
Polling Questions & Answers
Our citywide poll of registered Raleigh voters conducted by Public Policy Polling was published Tuesday, July 23. At publication time we included contact information at PPP for questions about the methodology. For anyone who is hesitant to contact PPP, we have put together this quick primer on polling and the accuracy levels of polls. Our poll was conducted by PPP using a database of Raleigh Registered voters. It is NOT a poll of self-selected followers of Livable Raleigh.
Wake Up People, It’s Time for Change
Venality in the corridors of power, especially within local governments, can erode the very foundation of public trust and hinder effective governance. Raleigh, like many cities, is not immune to these challenges
In a New Poll, Voter Confidence in Raleigh Council Falls as Growth Pains Rise
Livable Raleigh’s new 2024 citywide poll of registered Raleigh voters highlights continuing trends and significant changes since our 2022 poll. Two key changes include a declining confidence in Council, coupled with the perception that Council isn’t doing enough to protect Raleigh voters’ quality of life from growth impacts.
Raleigh City Council sure is making an awful lot of plans for downtown without public input
So, Ms. City Manager, members of Council, Convention Bureau crew- love ya, I know you mean well. But please don’t forget us, your voting and taxpaying dates. We brought you to this party to begin with, and it is just not polite to be behind the curtains carrying on without us.