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:
The next election for Raleigh Mayor and City Council will be held Nov 2026. Here are the changes to know about …
THE PRIMARIES HAVE ENDED, WHO’S RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL?
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.
Work session focused on proposed 2026 housing and transportation bonds. Public comments focused on Homelessness and Affordable Housing, Greenways, Election issues, trees, and public safety
The Citizen Engagement department is nothing but a bureaucracy to separate the citizens from the council. I think that as council members you would WANT to hear from the public. Is there any public accounting of the attendance at Community Engagement department events? If not, why not?
Livable Raleigh stands for stronger community engagement with City Council decisions, and much stronger support for affordable housing initiatives. We believe big-money contributions from the development industry give the industry too much control of city policies,...
Community Watchdogs work together to keep Raleigh residents informed on important current issues. Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs), Raleigh Police Department (RPD) and Livable Raleigh are all working to educate the public on relevant issues.
The results are in and Raleigh is getting worse at keeping residents informed instead of better! We asked, do you think the City Council is doing enough to keep citizens involved and informed about Raleigh government or not? Positive responses to this question have steadily declined since we first asked in 2022.
If you weren’t able to attend our Community Conversation on January 7, 2026 for the discussion of Raleigh’s Election Changes and Polling Results, the video and slides are now available on our “Community Conversations” page where you can find all of our previous events as well.