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Our housing report cards for Durham candidates are here!
📝 We graded them A to F based on their records and questionnaire responses.
https://open.substack.com/pub/citybuild/p/durham-city-council-election-report
🏘️ Vote for housing!
🗳️ early vote Sept 18 – Oct 4 or on Primary Day Oct 7.
📝 We graded them A to F based on their records and questionnaire responses.
https://open.substack.com/pub/citybuild/p/durham-city-council-election-report
🏘️ Vote for housing!
🗳️ early vote Sept 18 – Oct 4 or on Primary Day Oct 7.
Join CITYBUILDER to discuss Building for People by Micheal Eliason, led by Ben Cappellacci.
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Wed, Jan 28 from 12 to 1pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/TaykfQo
🌐Read about Building for People here: https://loom.ly/ChlrvXE
#raleigh #bookclub #yimby
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Wed, Jan 28 from 12 to 1pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/TaykfQo
🌐Read about Building for People here: https://loom.ly/ChlrvXE
#raleigh #bookclub #yimby
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Join CITYBUILDER to discuss Building for People by Micheal Eliason, led by Ben Cappellacci.
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Wed, Jan 28 from 12 to 1pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/TaykfQo
🌐Read about Building for People here: https://loom.ly/ChlrvXE
#raleigh #bookclub #yimby
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Wed, Jan 28 from 12 to 1pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/TaykfQo
🌐Read about Building for People here: https://loom.ly/ChlrvXE
#raleigh #bookclub #yimby
Affordable housing isn’t just about unit counts.
It’s about the message buildings send to the people who live in them 🏘️
Read the article:
👉 https://loom.ly/IjyqM_0
What’s one design detail that made a place feel like home to you?
#affordablehousing #rent #urbandesign #architecture
It’s about the message buildings send to the people who live in them 🏘️
Read the article:
👉 https://loom.ly/IjyqM_0
What’s one design detail that made a place feel like home to you?
#affordablehousing #rent #urbandesign #architecture
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Affordable housing isn’t just about unit counts.
It’s about the message buildings send to the people who live in them 🏘️
Read the article:
👉 https://loom.ly/IjyqM_0
What’s one design detail that made a place feel like home to you?
#affordablehousing #rent #urbandesign #architecture
It’s about the message buildings send to the people who live in them 🏘️
Read the article:
👉 https://loom.ly/IjyqM_0
What’s one design detail that made a place feel like home to you?
#affordablehousing #rent #urbandesign #architecture
Too often, city and town planners forget about our smallest residents.
It's time that we change our cityscapes and build for people (especially the tiniest ones) 🧸
Thanks to Sqratch for this awesome post!
#cityplanning #childfriendlycities #raleigh #durham
It's time that we change our cityscapes and build for people (especially the tiniest ones) 🧸
Thanks to Sqratch for this awesome post!
#cityplanning #childfriendlycities #raleigh #durham
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Too often, city and town planners forget about our smallest residents.
It's time that we change our cityscapes and build for people (especially the tiniest ones) 🧸
Thanks to Sqratch for this awesome post!
#cityplanning #childfriendlycities #raleigh #durham
It's time that we change our cityscapes and build for people (especially the tiniest ones) 🧸
Thanks to Sqratch for this awesome post!
#cityplanning #childfriendlycities #raleigh #durham
Build cities for people, not cars! 🤯
Raleigh has already eliminated parking minimums city-wide, but it can go further by legalizing more housing choices and investing more in public transit 🏘️ 🚌
See the data for yourself: https://loom.ly/KuD412o
#data #raleigh #yimby #durham
Raleigh has already eliminated parking minimums city-wide, but it can go further by legalizing more housing choices and investing more in public transit 🏘️ 🚌
See the data for yourself: https://loom.ly/KuD412o
#data #raleigh #yimby #durham
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Build cities for people, not cars! 🤯
Raleigh has already eliminated parking minimums city-wide, but it can go further by legalizing more housing choices and investing more in public transit 🏘️ 🚌
See the data for yourself: https://loom.ly/KuD412o
#data #raleigh #yimby #durham
Raleigh has already eliminated parking minimums city-wide, but it can go further by legalizing more housing choices and investing more in public transit 🏘️ 🚌
See the data for yourself: https://loom.ly/KuD412o
#data #raleigh #yimby #durham
Raleigh and Durham are leading the nation in the construction of small homes.
Recent policies passed by city councils have allowed duplexes, ADUs, and more to be built on lots in both cities 🏘️
Read the article by Payton Chung:
👉 https://loom.ly/JySIKWQ
#raleigh #durham #yimby #nc
Recent policies passed by city councils have allowed duplexes, ADUs, and more to be built on lots in both cities 🏘️
Read the article by Payton Chung:
👉 https://loom.ly/JySIKWQ
#raleigh #durham #yimby #nc
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Raleigh and Durham are leading the nation in the construction of small homes.
Recent policies passed by city councils have allowed duplexes, ADUs, and more to be built on lots in both cities 🏘️
Read the article by Payton Chung:
👉 https://loom.ly/JySIKWQ
#raleigh #durham #yimby #nc
Recent policies passed by city councils have allowed duplexes, ADUs, and more to be built on lots in both cities 🏘️
Read the article by Payton Chung:
👉 https://loom.ly/JySIKWQ
#raleigh #durham #yimby #nc
Join CITYBUILDER to discuss Building for People by Micheal Eliason, led by Ben Cappellacci.
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Wed, Jan 28 from 12 to 1pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/TaykfQo
🌐Read about Building for People here: https://loom.ly/ChlrvXE
#raleigh #bookclub #yimby
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Wed, Jan 28 from 12 to 1pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/TaykfQo
🌐Read about Building for People here: https://loom.ly/ChlrvXE
#raleigh #bookclub #yimby
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Join CITYBUILDER to discuss Building for People by Micheal Eliason, led by Ben Cappellacci.
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Wed, Jan 28 from 12 to 1pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/TaykfQo
🌐Read about Building for People here: https://loom.ly/ChlrvXE
#raleigh #bookclub #yimby
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Wed, Jan 28 from 12 to 1pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/TaykfQo
🌐Read about Building for People here: https://loom.ly/ChlrvXE
#raleigh #bookclub #yimby
How can we build more affordable housing?
Join us for a brand new Policy Talk on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 12-1pm to find out 🔎
Read more about the policy talk:
👉 https://loom.ly/AyLgJ4c
📍 RSVP: https://loom.ly/3ODUmTE
#yimby #affordablehousing #policy #housing
Join us for a brand new Policy Talk on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 12-1pm to find out 🔎
Read more about the policy talk:
👉 https://loom.ly/AyLgJ4c
📍 RSVP: https://loom.ly/3ODUmTE
#yimby #affordablehousing #policy #housing
January 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM
How can we build more affordable housing?
Join us for a brand new Policy Talk on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 12-1pm to find out 🔎
Read more about the policy talk:
👉 https://loom.ly/AyLgJ4c
📍 RSVP: https://loom.ly/3ODUmTE
#yimby #affordablehousing #policy #housing
Join us for a brand new Policy Talk on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 12-1pm to find out 🔎
Read more about the policy talk:
👉 https://loom.ly/AyLgJ4c
📍 RSVP: https://loom.ly/3ODUmTE
#yimby #affordablehousing #policy #housing
As everything gets bigger, the small things that matter get squeezed.
We have to do better for our #cyclists and #pedestrians!
We have to do better for our #cyclists and #pedestrians!
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
As everything gets bigger, the small things that matter get squeezed.
We have to do better for our #cyclists and #pedestrians!
We have to do better for our #cyclists and #pedestrians!
For the first time in decades, Chapel Hill and #Carrboro are moving toward real zoning reform 🏘️
Their councils are likely to legalize small infill homes, eliminate housing barriers, and break from the old anti-growth playbook 🌱
Read more:
👉https://loom.ly/3R5vK2o
#ChapelHill #yimby #housing
Their councils are likely to legalize small infill homes, eliminate housing barriers, and break from the old anti-growth playbook 🌱
Read more:
👉https://loom.ly/3R5vK2o
#ChapelHill #yimby #housing
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
For the first time in decades, Chapel Hill and #Carrboro are moving toward real zoning reform 🏘️
Their councils are likely to legalize small infill homes, eliminate housing barriers, and break from the old anti-growth playbook 🌱
Read more:
👉https://loom.ly/3R5vK2o
#ChapelHill #yimby #housing
Their councils are likely to legalize small infill homes, eliminate housing barriers, and break from the old anti-growth playbook 🌱
Read more:
👉https://loom.ly/3R5vK2o
#ChapelHill #yimby #housing
Apply to join CITYBUILDER's Joint Endorsement Committee! ✏️
Do you care about solving the housing shortage? 🏘️
If so, contact our executive administrator through our membership page at CITYBUILDERNC.org
Join us in shaping the future of housing in North Carolina 🏙️
#yimby #nc #politics
Do you care about solving the housing shortage? 🏘️
If so, contact our executive administrator through our membership page at CITYBUILDERNC.org
Join us in shaping the future of housing in North Carolina 🏙️
#yimby #nc #politics
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
As #Durham considers removing its urban freeway, let us:
1) never forget what we lost to "urban renewal", and
2) develop a better future for all
This photo shows #Kansas City's North Loop freeway and the neighborhoods that it displaced.
Should Durham, NC get rid of the Durham Freeway?
#transit
1) never forget what we lost to "urban renewal", and
2) develop a better future for all
This photo shows #Kansas City's North Loop freeway and the neighborhoods that it displaced.
Should Durham, NC get rid of the Durham Freeway?
#transit
January 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Looking for community?
Come to a CITYBUILDER event this month❄️🏙️
From our Book Club to a Policy Talk on affordable housing, we have some amazing opportunities to connect and learn🔔
👉 Check out the full list of events here: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas
🎥: Hannah Moell
#raleigh #durham #events
Come to a CITYBUILDER event this month❄️🏙️
From our Book Club to a Policy Talk on affordable housing, we have some amazing opportunities to connect and learn🔔
👉 Check out the full list of events here: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas
🎥: Hannah Moell
#raleigh #durham #events
January 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Looking for community?
Come to a CITYBUILDER event this month❄️🏙️
From our Book Club to a Policy Talk on affordable housing, we have some amazing opportunities to connect and learn🔔
👉 Check out the full list of events here: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas
🎥: Hannah Moell
#raleigh #durham #events
Come to a CITYBUILDER event this month❄️🏙️
From our Book Club to a Policy Talk on affordable housing, we have some amazing opportunities to connect and learn🔔
👉 Check out the full list of events here: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas
🎥: Hannah Moell
#raleigh #durham #events
How can we build more affordable housing?
Join us for a brand new Policy Talk on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 12-1pm to find out 🔎
Read more about the policy talk:
👉 https://loom.ly/AyLgJ4c
📍 RSVP: https://loom.ly/3ODUmTE
#yimby #affordablehousing #policy #housing
Join us for a brand new Policy Talk on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 12-1pm to find out 🔎
Read more about the policy talk:
👉 https://loom.ly/AyLgJ4c
📍 RSVP: https://loom.ly/3ODUmTE
#yimby #affordablehousing #policy #housing
January 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
How can we build more affordable housing?
Join us for a brand new Policy Talk on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 12-1pm to find out 🔎
Read more about the policy talk:
👉 https://loom.ly/AyLgJ4c
📍 RSVP: https://loom.ly/3ODUmTE
#yimby #affordablehousing #policy #housing
Join us for a brand new Policy Talk on Tuesday, Jan 20 from 12-1pm to find out 🔎
Read more about the policy talk:
👉 https://loom.ly/AyLgJ4c
📍 RSVP: https://loom.ly/3ODUmTE
#yimby #affordablehousing #policy #housing
Pro-housing policies work.
If affordability is your goal, pro-housing platforms are the solution.
If affordability is your goal, pro-housing platforms are the solution.
January 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Pro-housing policies work.
If affordability is your goal, pro-housing platforms are the solution.
If affordability is your goal, pro-housing platforms are the solution.
Apply to join CITYBUILDER's Joint Endorsement Committee! ✏️
Do you care about solving the housing shortage? 🏘️
If so, contact our executive administrator through our membership page at CITYBUILDERNC.org
Join us in shaping the future of housing in North Carolina 🏙️
#yimby #nc #politics
Do you care about solving the housing shortage? 🏘️
If so, contact our executive administrator through our membership page at CITYBUILDERNC.org
Join us in shaping the future of housing in North Carolina 🏙️
#yimby #nc #politics
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Sunday Sketch🎨
Village at Hendrix; Conway, Arkansas 🎓🏘️
Designed by Grenfell Architecture✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/Mu9Myoo
#architecture #college #design #yimby
Village at Hendrix; Conway, Arkansas 🎓🏘️
Designed by Grenfell Architecture✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/Mu9Myoo
#architecture #college #design #yimby
January 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Sunday Sketch🎨
Village at Hendrix; Conway, Arkansas 🎓🏘️
Designed by Grenfell Architecture✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/Mu9Myoo
#architecture #college #design #yimby
Village at Hendrix; Conway, Arkansas 🎓🏘️
Designed by Grenfell Architecture✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/Mu9Myoo
#architecture #college #design #yimby
👀Meet neighbors who care about housing and community at January’s Yes! In My Triangle meetups 🍻
🐂 Durham: Come to Parts & Labor on Jan 13th from 6:30-8pm
🌳 Raleigh: Join us at Morgan St Food Hall on Jan 20th from 7:30-8:30pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas
#event #yimby #trianglenc #politics
🐂 Durham: Come to Parts & Labor on Jan 13th from 6:30-8pm
🌳 Raleigh: Join us at Morgan St Food Hall on Jan 20th from 7:30-8:30pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas
#event #yimby #trianglenc #politics
January 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
👀Meet neighbors who care about housing and community at January’s Yes! In My Triangle meetups 🍻
🐂 Durham: Come to Parts & Labor on Jan 13th from 6:30-8pm
🌳 Raleigh: Join us at Morgan St Food Hall on Jan 20th from 7:30-8:30pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas
#event #yimby #trianglenc #politics
🐂 Durham: Come to Parts & Labor on Jan 13th from 6:30-8pm
🌳 Raleigh: Join us at Morgan St Food Hall on Jan 20th from 7:30-8:30pm
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas
#event #yimby #trianglenc #politics
North Hills could become more walkable, with more open space 🌳
But only if we show up to support it 👍
Join us on Jan 20 at Raleigh's Municipal Building and wear green to show support for a better Raleigh ✅
👉 Read full story: https://loom.ly/RNMEfdY
#northhills #raleigh #housing #walkability
But only if we show up to support it 👍
Join us on Jan 20 at Raleigh's Municipal Building and wear green to show support for a better Raleigh ✅
👉 Read full story: https://loom.ly/RNMEfdY
#northhills #raleigh #housing #walkability
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
North Hills could become more walkable, with more open space 🌳
But only if we show up to support it 👍
Join us on Jan 20 at Raleigh's Municipal Building and wear green to show support for a better Raleigh ✅
👉 Read full story: https://loom.ly/RNMEfdY
#northhills #raleigh #housing #walkability
But only if we show up to support it 👍
Join us on Jan 20 at Raleigh's Municipal Building and wear green to show support for a better Raleigh ✅
👉 Read full story: https://loom.ly/RNMEfdY
#northhills #raleigh #housing #walkability
North Hills could increase its walkability and public space 🌳
Join us tonight (Jan 6) at Raleigh City Council for the rezoning hearing; wear green to show support ✅
Read full story from CITYBUILDER
👉 https://loom.ly/RNMEfdY
#Raleigh #realestate #housing #yimby
Join us tonight (Jan 6) at Raleigh City Council for the rezoning hearing; wear green to show support ✅
Read full story from CITYBUILDER
👉 https://loom.ly/RNMEfdY
#Raleigh #realestate #housing #yimby
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
North Hills could increase its walkability and public space 🌳
Join us tonight (Jan 6) at Raleigh City Council for the rezoning hearing; wear green to show support ✅
Read full story from CITYBUILDER
👉 https://loom.ly/RNMEfdY
#Raleigh #realestate #housing #yimby
Join us tonight (Jan 6) at Raleigh City Council for the rezoning hearing; wear green to show support ✅
Read full story from CITYBUILDER
👉 https://loom.ly/RNMEfdY
#Raleigh #realestate #housing #yimby
Why do some apartments feel dim on a sunny day? 🌤️
Natural light shapes how a home feels 🪟
When it comes to housing types that let the sun in, single-stair apartments take the cake 🎂
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/bj4UxXw
#housingmarket #yimby #singlestair
Natural light shapes how a home feels 🪟
When it comes to housing types that let the sun in, single-stair apartments take the cake 🎂
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/bj4UxXw
#housingmarket #yimby #singlestair
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Why do some apartments feel dim on a sunny day? 🌤️
Natural light shapes how a home feels 🪟
When it comes to housing types that let the sun in, single-stair apartments take the cake 🎂
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/bj4UxXw
#housingmarket #yimby #singlestair
Natural light shapes how a home feels 🪟
When it comes to housing types that let the sun in, single-stair apartments take the cake 🎂
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/bj4UxXw
#housingmarket #yimby #singlestair
More housing. More neighbors. A better future for all 🏘️
🏙️We are CITYBUILDER
👉 Read more at loom.ly/YM28N00
#housing #NC #urbanism #citybuilder
🏙️We are CITYBUILDER
👉 Read more at loom.ly/YM28N00
#housing #NC #urbanism #citybuilder
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
More housing. More neighbors. A better future for all 🏘️
🏙️We are CITYBUILDER
👉 Read more at loom.ly/YM28N00
#housing #NC #urbanism #citybuilder
🏙️We are CITYBUILDER
👉 Read more at loom.ly/YM28N00
#housing #NC #urbanism #citybuilder
Sunday Sketch🎨
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) from Emily Lewis 🏘️
Designed at Tom Barrie's studio at NC State University ✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/MlhUmGU
#construction #architecture #design #yimby
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) from Emily Lewis 🏘️
Designed at Tom Barrie's studio at NC State University ✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/MlhUmGU
#construction #architecture #design #yimby
January 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Sunday Sketch🎨
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) from Emily Lewis 🏘️
Designed at Tom Barrie's studio at NC State University ✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/MlhUmGU
#construction #architecture #design #yimby
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) from Emily Lewis 🏘️
Designed at Tom Barrie's studio at NC State University ✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/MlhUmGU
#construction #architecture #design #yimby
Two parking spaces 🅿️🅿️
Or a two bedroom apartment 🏙️
They take up nearly the same amount of space 🤯
Our zoning rules decide which one we get 📐
Ending parking mandates means more homes & better streets 🌳
Read more here:
👉 https://loom.ly/C4SrpOE
#housingpolicy #urbanism #yimby
Or a two bedroom apartment 🏙️
They take up nearly the same amount of space 🤯
Our zoning rules decide which one we get 📐
Ending parking mandates means more homes & better streets 🌳
Read more here:
👉 https://loom.ly/C4SrpOE
#housingpolicy #urbanism #yimby
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Two parking spaces 🅿️🅿️
Or a two bedroom apartment 🏙️
They take up nearly the same amount of space 🤯
Our zoning rules decide which one we get 📐
Ending parking mandates means more homes & better streets 🌳
Read more here:
👉 https://loom.ly/C4SrpOE
#housingpolicy #urbanism #yimby
Or a two bedroom apartment 🏙️
They take up nearly the same amount of space 🤯
Our zoning rules decide which one we get 📐
Ending parking mandates means more homes & better streets 🌳
Read more here:
👉 https://loom.ly/C4SrpOE
#housingpolicy #urbanism #yimby