UpZoning | Livable Raleigh

Can Free Bus Fares Fix Raleigh’s Broken System?

by S | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog

Council’s upcoming decision to either keep or eliminate Raleigh’s COVID-era free bus fares has been framed as making an important statement about Raleigh’s commitment to high quality and equitable bus service. Maybe so, but if you listen to the Raleigh Transit Authority’s Nov 10 deliberations on the topic, you might conclude that reinstating fees will have little impact on a system that is in decline and without an effective plan to provide high quality and equitable transit services in post-COVID Raleigh.

Bob Geary in the Indy: In the Raleigh Elections, I’m Voting for Growth AND Equity. Not Growth Without Equity.

by T N | Oct 27, 2022 | Blog

The first camp favors letting the market work without regulation, arguing that it will serve rich and poor alike – but knowing that it won’t – while the second camp favors using the powers of city zoning to assure that growth occurs and serves the interests of all.

Buffkin says Raleigh’s rezoning process is broken

by T N | Nov 18, 2021 | Blog

On Nov 2, 2021, in a 5-3 vote, Raleigh's City Council approved a contentious zoning case, Z-53-20, located on Lead Mine Road. In a statement, remarkable for its total lack of self awareness, Councilor Partick Buffkin, District A, who represents the affected area, told...

Neighbors ‘shocked’ as Nicole Stewart justifies legalizing noxious industrial use next to their homes.

by S M | May 20, 2021 | Blog

Trisha Posey was shocked when Councilor Nicole Stewart justified continuing and legalizing a noxious industrial activity next to her neighborhood. Tryon Woods HOA President Trisha Posey shared her letter to Council with Livable Raleigh: Dear Ms. Stewart, I watched...

Will Council Reward this Illegal Industrial Attack on our Environment and Neighborhoods?

by S M | May 8, 2021 | Blog

Trisha Posey is concerned that Council may legalize this illegal industrial wasteland next to her neighborhood. Trisha Posey holds an MBA from Campbell University, serves as the association President for her community, and has served 20+ years in public education with...

Raleigh’s Redline Revival

by S | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog

Raleigh has revived our nation’s now despised legacy of explicitly race-biased policies aimed at destroying Black neighborhoods.

Rezoning Cases — A Look Behind the Numbers

by S M | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog

The graph below comes from a Triangle Business Journal article contending that developers are “flooding” the current council with rezoning requests because they are confident that their requests will be quickly and easily...

Council once again ignores Planning Commission, engaged citizens, and Raleigh’s Comprehensive Plan

by S M | Mar 20, 2021 | Blog

At the March 16 City Council meeting, Council voted 5 to 3 to approve rezoning case Z-45-20. Councilor David Cox, who represents the District, was joined in his opposition by Councilors Branch and Forte. The up-zoning of this property allows greater height and reduces...

Planning Commission votes 8-0 to deny current Downtown South Project and calls for a revised and improved project.

by S | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog

After six weeks of special meetings and intense analysis, the Raleigh Planning Commission found the Downtown South Project, the largest development proposal ever in Raleigh, to be fundamentally inconsistent with Raleigh’s adopted policies for environmental protection,...

Profiles in Courage

by S M | Dec 6, 2020 | Blog

As the largest development proposal ever seen in Raleigh, John Kane’s Downtown South Project challenges all the normal processes for judging community impacts and benefits. The political pressure for quick approval is equally off the charts, so much so that the City...