Livable Raleigh recommends that the Raleigh City Council pause consideration of any new data centers pending a careful study of their benefits and impacts, with public engagement and adoption of a data center review process.
2026 City Council Endorsements
At Livable Raleigh, we advocate for meaningful community input in City Council decisions and robust support for affordable housing. We aim to return City policy to the people by reducing the influence of wealthy development interests while championing resident-led city decisions. Consistent with these positions, we are endorsing these candidates in the Raleigh City Council Elections:
Raleigh 2026 General Election – What’s Changing?
The next election for Raleigh Mayor and City Council will be held Nov 2026. Here are the changes to know about …
Off to the Races – Raleigh General Election 2026
THE PRIMARIES HAVE ENDED, WHO’S RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL?
We asked the candidates
We asked the candidates for Raleigh City Council these questions. We’ll publish their answers after we have received their responses. Their answers may help guide you in your choices this fall.
City Council Bends the Rules
Litchford Forest zoning case Z-43-25 was scheduled for its public hearing to occur June 2. Due to inadequate public notice in the N&O, the hearing could not take place. Council did NOT follow the normal process. Instead they did a HUGE favor for the applicant and sent the case back to the Planning Commission to allow new conditions to be added despite the applicant missing the deadline to add conditions. This is just one more example of the City Council bending over backwards for developers while putting neighbors through the gauntlet an additional time.
Livable Raleigh presents Affordable Housing Agenda to City Council
The city’s efforts to bridge the affordability gap have been swamped by the rise in housing costs and the teardowns of older, affordable homes. Two months ago, Livable Raleigh presented a plan to do better.
May 12 City Council Meetings
Work Session covered Energy Usage. Public comments focused on Z-43-25 rezoning, trees, public safety, solid waste services, and bike lanes.
Questions about Shaw University deserve answers
When public funds, private interests, and historic institutions intersect—transparency is not optional. Neutrality is not optional. Accountability is not optional. And right now, the public deserves answers—not silence, not side conversations, and not decisions made in whispers.
APRIL 21 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Highlights from the April 21 work session and afternoon council meeting