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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.
December book club is here 📚❄️
Join us to discuss On the Housing Crisis by @jerusalem.bsky.social led by Jenn Truman.
📍 PRESS Coffee Raleigh
📅 Wed, Dec 3, 12 to 1pm.
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/hcf8Aq8
🌐More here: https://loom.ly/_1hSvFI
#raleigh #bookclub
Join us to discuss On the Housing Crisis by @jerusalem.bsky.social led by Jenn Truman.
📍 PRESS Coffee Raleigh
📅 Wed, Dec 3, 12 to 1pm.
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/hcf8Aq8
🌐More here: https://loom.ly/_1hSvFI
#raleigh #bookclub
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
December book club is here 📚❄️
Join us to discuss On the Housing Crisis by @jerusalem.bsky.social led by Jenn Truman.
📍 PRESS Coffee Raleigh
📅 Wed, Dec 3, 12 to 1pm.
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/hcf8Aq8
🌐More here: https://loom.ly/_1hSvFI
#raleigh #bookclub
Join us to discuss On the Housing Crisis by @jerusalem.bsky.social led by Jenn Truman.
📍 PRESS Coffee Raleigh
📅 Wed, Dec 3, 12 to 1pm.
👉 RSVP: https://loom.ly/hcf8Aq8
🌐More here: https://loom.ly/_1hSvFI
#raleigh #bookclub
🏘️Dear town and city councils, allow our communities to build what they need. Make infill legal✅
🛍️ Our communities want more housing and more small businesses. It's that simple✨
Thank you Incremental Development Alliance for this amazing quote🙏
#infill #urbanism #smallbusiness #yimby
🛍️ Our communities want more housing and more small businesses. It's that simple✨
Thank you Incremental Development Alliance for this amazing quote🙏
#infill #urbanism #smallbusiness #yimby
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🏘️Dear town and city councils, allow our communities to build what they need. Make infill legal✅
🛍️ Our communities want more housing and more small businesses. It's that simple✨
Thank you Incremental Development Alliance for this amazing quote🙏
#infill #urbanism #smallbusiness #yimby
🛍️ Our communities want more housing and more small businesses. It's that simple✨
Thank you Incremental Development Alliance for this amazing quote🙏
#infill #urbanism #smallbusiness #yimby
CITYBUILDER is growing🌱
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Want cheaper rent, more walkability, and a sense of community? Then you're on our team🏆
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#yimby #rent #housing #nc
8,000+ subscribers. 100,000 monthly views👀
We're the news and advocacy source of NC's pro-housing community.
Want cheaper rent, more walkability, and a sense of community? Then you're on our team🏆
👉 Subscribe today at citybuildernc.org
#yimby #rent #housing #nc
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🥐In Paris, 19 in 20 residents live within a five minute walk of a bakery.
That walkability is possible because single-stair buildings are legal🚶♂️
North Carolina could unlock similar neighborhoods by legalizing single-stair🏙️
Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/ulS2CQM
#urbanism #paris #singlestair
That walkability is possible because single-stair buildings are legal🚶♂️
North Carolina could unlock similar neighborhoods by legalizing single-stair🏙️
Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/ulS2CQM
#urbanism #paris #singlestair
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🥐In Paris, 19 in 20 residents live within a five minute walk of a bakery.
That walkability is possible because single-stair buildings are legal🚶♂️
North Carolina could unlock similar neighborhoods by legalizing single-stair🏙️
Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/ulS2CQM
#urbanism #paris #singlestair
That walkability is possible because single-stair buildings are legal🚶♂️
North Carolina could unlock similar neighborhoods by legalizing single-stair🏙️
Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/ulS2CQM
#urbanism #paris #singlestair
🏙️ Single-stair apartments could change the housing market across North Carolina.
This design shift could increase density, walkability, and housing supply🚶♀️
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/ulS2CQM
📚Learn about Single Stair NC: https://loom.ly/5fHV1Nc
#raleigh #housingmarket #yimby #singlestair
This design shift could increase density, walkability, and housing supply🚶♀️
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/ulS2CQM
📚Learn about Single Stair NC: https://loom.ly/5fHV1Nc
#raleigh #housingmarket #yimby #singlestair
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🏙️ Single-stair apartments could change the housing market across North Carolina.
This design shift could increase density, walkability, and housing supply🚶♀️
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/ulS2CQM
📚Learn about Single Stair NC: https://loom.ly/5fHV1Nc
#raleigh #housingmarket #yimby #singlestair
This design shift could increase density, walkability, and housing supply🚶♀️
👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/ulS2CQM
📚Learn about Single Stair NC: https://loom.ly/5fHV1Nc
#raleigh #housingmarket #yimby #singlestair
🍻 Join us and our friends at RaleighForward and WakeUp Wake County for a happy hour centered on housing, urbanism, and the future of Raleigh🏙️
#raleigh #urbanism #yimby #citybuildernc
#raleigh #urbanism #yimby #citybuildernc
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🍻 Join us and our friends at RaleighForward and WakeUp Wake County for a happy hour centered on housing, urbanism, and the future of Raleigh🏙️
#raleigh #urbanism #yimby #citybuildernc
#raleigh #urbanism #yimby #citybuildernc
📚Dolores Hayden reshaped how we think about cities, homes, and the stories built into our neighborhoods.
Our latest piece reflects on her ideas and why they still matter today🏙️
👉 Read here: https://loom.ly/N-T_n4Q
#urbanism #urbandesign #YIMBY
Our latest piece reflects on her ideas and why they still matter today🏙️
👉 Read here: https://loom.ly/N-T_n4Q
#urbanism #urbandesign #YIMBY
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📚Dolores Hayden reshaped how we think about cities, homes, and the stories built into our neighborhoods.
Our latest piece reflects on her ideas and why they still matter today🏙️
👉 Read here: https://loom.ly/N-T_n4Q
#urbanism #urbandesign #YIMBY
Our latest piece reflects on her ideas and why they still matter today🏙️
👉 Read here: https://loom.ly/N-T_n4Q
#urbanism #urbandesign #YIMBY
🏡 Cottage courts are cozy, community-oriented, and gaining policy traction.
Join Payton Chung on Tuesday, Nov 18 from 1-2pm for a virtual CityBuilder talk on what’s driving the trend and where it’s headed next🧺
🔗 RSVP here → https://loom.ly/qBi7zsc
#housing #urbanism #cottagecourts #triangleNC
Join Payton Chung on Tuesday, Nov 18 from 1-2pm for a virtual CityBuilder talk on what’s driving the trend and where it’s headed next🧺
🔗 RSVP here → https://loom.ly/qBi7zsc
#housing #urbanism #cottagecourts #triangleNC
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🏡 Cottage courts are cozy, community-oriented, and gaining policy traction.
Join Payton Chung on Tuesday, Nov 18 from 1-2pm for a virtual CityBuilder talk on what’s driving the trend and where it’s headed next🧺
🔗 RSVP here → https://loom.ly/qBi7zsc
#housing #urbanism #cottagecourts #triangleNC
Join Payton Chung on Tuesday, Nov 18 from 1-2pm for a virtual CityBuilder talk on what’s driving the trend and where it’s headed next🧺
🔗 RSVP here → https://loom.ly/qBi7zsc
#housing #urbanism #cottagecourts #triangleNC
🍻 Join us and our friends at RaleighForward and WakeUp Wake County for a happy hour centered on housing, urbanism, and the future of Raleigh🏙️
#raleigh #urbanism #yimby #citybuildernc
#raleigh #urbanism #yimby #citybuildernc
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🍻 Join us and our friends at RaleighForward and WakeUp Wake County for a happy hour centered on housing, urbanism, and the future of Raleigh🏙️
#raleigh #urbanism #yimby #citybuildernc
#raleigh #urbanism #yimby #citybuildernc
Suburban site plans are totally fixable. It only requires:
1) Flexible zoning
2) Talented practitioners who understand community development
3) Productive and supportive politicians and planners who want better places and are willing to do the work
via @CivicbyDesign
1) Flexible zoning
2) Talented practitioners who understand community development
3) Productive and supportive politicians and planners who want better places and are willing to do the work
via @CivicbyDesign
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Suburban site plans are totally fixable. It only requires:
1) Flexible zoning
2) Talented practitioners who understand community development
3) Productive and supportive politicians and planners who want better places and are willing to do the work
via @CivicbyDesign
1) Flexible zoning
2) Talented practitioners who understand community development
3) Productive and supportive politicians and planners who want better places and are willing to do the work
via @CivicbyDesign
🎨Sunday Sketch
Student project on townhouses and attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs)🏘️
Designed by Danytza Cisneros and Professor of Architecture Thomas Barrie at NCSU College of Design✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/NqlHI3g
#housing #design #YIMBY
Student project on townhouses and attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs)🏘️
Designed by Danytza Cisneros and Professor of Architecture Thomas Barrie at NCSU College of Design✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/NqlHI3g
#housing #design #YIMBY
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🎨Sunday Sketch
Student project on townhouses and attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs)🏘️
Designed by Danytza Cisneros and Professor of Architecture Thomas Barrie at NCSU College of Design✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/NqlHI3g
#housing #design #YIMBY
Student project on townhouses and attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs)🏘️
Designed by Danytza Cisneros and Professor of Architecture Thomas Barrie at NCSU College of Design✏️
👉 See more: https://loom.ly/NqlHI3g
#housing #design #YIMBY
North Carolina politicians are slowly acknowledging that suburban sprawl is NOT a fiscally sustainable model.
Our friends at @strongtowns tell elected officials to use "tax value per acre" as a metric for fiscal sustainability.
Does your city councilor understand the math?
#electionsmatter
Our friends at @strongtowns tell elected officials to use "tax value per acre" as a metric for fiscal sustainability.
Does your city councilor understand the math?
#electionsmatter
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
North Carolina politicians are slowly acknowledging that suburban sprawl is NOT a fiscally sustainable model.
Our friends at @strongtowns tell elected officials to use "tax value per acre" as a metric for fiscal sustainability.
Does your city councilor understand the math?
#electionsmatter
Our friends at @strongtowns tell elected officials to use "tax value per acre" as a metric for fiscal sustainability.
Does your city councilor understand the math?
#electionsmatter
🏡 Where can you build an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in Raleigh?
✨ Levent's back with part 2 to tell you where ADUs are legal, and what that means for more affordable, flexible living🏙️
📖 Read more here: https://loom.ly/z0HVZyM
#raleigh #adu #housing #CITYBUILDER
✨ Levent's back with part 2 to tell you where ADUs are legal, and what that means for more affordable, flexible living🏙️
📖 Read more here: https://loom.ly/z0HVZyM
#raleigh #adu #housing #CITYBUILDER
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
🏡 Where can you build an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in Raleigh?
✨ Levent's back with part 2 to tell you where ADUs are legal, and what that means for more affordable, flexible living🏙️
📖 Read more here: https://loom.ly/z0HVZyM
#raleigh #adu #housing #CITYBUILDER
✨ Levent's back with part 2 to tell you where ADUs are legal, and what that means for more affordable, flexible living🏙️
📖 Read more here: https://loom.ly/z0HVZyM
#raleigh #adu #housing #CITYBUILDER
On Monday, the Durham City Council concurred with Citybuilder's position that the Durham Athletic Park must be preserved in a "Baseball First" strategy.
Full Coverage on their vote at @indyweek and @9thStreetJournal https://loom.ly/Yyo-uE8
Full Coverage on their vote at @indyweek and @9thStreetJournal https://loom.ly/Yyo-uE8
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
On Monday, the Durham City Council concurred with Citybuilder's position that the Durham Athletic Park must be preserved in a "Baseball First" strategy.
Full Coverage on their vote at @indyweek and @9thStreetJournal https://loom.ly/Yyo-uE8
Full Coverage on their vote at @indyweek and @9thStreetJournal https://loom.ly/Yyo-uE8
🐂Durham’s new Unified Development Ordinance will decide what kind of city we become.
Small details like grading rules or site plan reviews can make dense, walkable housing harder to build🏘️
Here’s how to fix that ⬇️
https://citybuildernc.org/p/durhams-new-udo-small-details-have🔗
#durhamNC
Small details like grading rules or site plan reviews can make dense, walkable housing harder to build🏘️
Here’s how to fix that ⬇️
https://citybuildernc.org/p/durhams-new-udo-small-details-have🔗
#durhamNC
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🐂Durham’s new Unified Development Ordinance will decide what kind of city we become.
Small details like grading rules or site plan reviews can make dense, walkable housing harder to build🏘️
Here’s how to fix that ⬇️
https://citybuildernc.org/p/durhams-new-udo-small-details-have🔗
#durhamNC
Small details like grading rules or site plan reviews can make dense, walkable housing harder to build🏘️
Here’s how to fix that ⬇️
https://citybuildernc.org/p/durhams-new-udo-small-details-have🔗
#durhamNC
🏡 Cottage courts are cozy, community-oriented, and gaining policy traction.
Join Payton Chung on Tuesday, Nov 18 from 1-2pm for a virtual CityBuilder talk on what’s driving the trend and where it’s headed next🧺
🔗 RSVP here → https://loom.ly/qBi7zsc
#housing #urbanism #cottagecourts #triangleNC
Join Payton Chung on Tuesday, Nov 18 from 1-2pm for a virtual CityBuilder talk on what’s driving the trend and where it’s headed next🧺
🔗 RSVP here → https://loom.ly/qBi7zsc
#housing #urbanism #cottagecourts #triangleNC
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
🏡 Cottage courts are cozy, community-oriented, and gaining policy traction.
Join Payton Chung on Tuesday, Nov 18 from 1-2pm for a virtual CityBuilder talk on what’s driving the trend and where it’s headed next🧺
🔗 RSVP here → https://loom.ly/qBi7zsc
#housing #urbanism #cottagecourts #triangleNC
Join Payton Chung on Tuesday, Nov 18 from 1-2pm for a virtual CityBuilder talk on what’s driving the trend and where it’s headed next🧺
🔗 RSVP here → https://loom.ly/qBi7zsc
#housing #urbanism #cottagecourts #triangleNC
After efforts to build a Light Rail planning failed, Triangle governments and transportation agencies worked on developing a commuter rail line from Duke to Clayton.
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
After efforts to build a Light Rail planning failed, Triangle governments and transportation agencies worked on developing a commuter rail line from Duke to Clayton.
💡New research proves it: walkable cities make healthier people 🚶♂️🌳
When we build infill, sidewalks, and connected neighborhoods, we build stronger cities too 🏙️
👉 Read the full story → https://loom.ly/NTrr4UM
#walkbility #triangleNC
When we build infill, sidewalks, and connected neighborhoods, we build stronger cities too 🏙️
👉 Read the full story → https://loom.ly/NTrr4UM
#walkbility #triangleNC
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
💡New research proves it: walkable cities make healthier people 🚶♂️🌳
When we build infill, sidewalks, and connected neighborhoods, we build stronger cities too 🏙️
👉 Read the full story → https://loom.ly/NTrr4UM
#walkbility #triangleNC
When we build infill, sidewalks, and connected neighborhoods, we build stronger cities too 🏙️
👉 Read the full story → https://loom.ly/NTrr4UM
#walkbility #triangleNC
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Urbanism for Kids is on Saturday, Nov 8 from 12:30 to 2:30 PM at Gipson Play Plaza in Raleigh 🏙️👶
Bring your little city-builders for an afternoon of crayons, chalk, and big ideas.
Snacks for them, coffee for you ☕
👉 See the details here: https://loom.ly/9PhRKZY
#urbanism #YIMBY #trianglenc
Bring your little city-builders for an afternoon of crayons, chalk, and big ideas.
Snacks for them, coffee for you ☕
👉 See the details here: https://loom.ly/9PhRKZY
#urbanism #YIMBY #trianglenc
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Urbanism for Kids is on Saturday, Nov 8 from 12:30 to 2:30 PM at Gipson Play Plaza in Raleigh 🏙️👶
Bring your little city-builders for an afternoon of crayons, chalk, and big ideas.
Snacks for them, coffee for you ☕
👉 See the details here: https://loom.ly/9PhRKZY
#urbanism #YIMBY #trianglenc
Bring your little city-builders for an afternoon of crayons, chalk, and big ideas.
Snacks for them, coffee for you ☕
👉 See the details here: https://loom.ly/9PhRKZY
#urbanism #YIMBY #trianglenc
North Carolina has more than 50 years of planning mistakes to address, particularly concerning NCDOT roads. Fortunately, we have the knowledge and strategies to resolve these issues.
The best time to start fixing these problems was 40 years ago; the second-best time is now!
(🖼️ by @adamzyglis)
The best time to start fixing these problems was 40 years ago; the second-best time is now!
(🖼️ by @adamzyglis)
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
North Carolina has more than 50 years of planning mistakes to address, particularly concerning NCDOT roads. Fortunately, we have the knowledge and strategies to resolve these issues.
The best time to start fixing these problems was 40 years ago; the second-best time is now!
(🖼️ by @adamzyglis)
The best time to start fixing these problems was 40 years ago; the second-best time is now!
(🖼️ by @adamzyglis)
✅ Tuesday's election night brought major wins for housing advocates across the Triangle.
18 Pro-housing candidates can now shape more inclusive, affordable, and vibrant communities🏙️
See who won: https://loom.ly/reobQxs
#HousingPolicy #TriangleNC #Election2025 #YIMBY
18 Pro-housing candidates can now shape more inclusive, affordable, and vibrant communities🏙️
See who won: https://loom.ly/reobQxs
#HousingPolicy #TriangleNC #Election2025 #YIMBY
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
✅ Tuesday's election night brought major wins for housing advocates across the Triangle.
18 Pro-housing candidates can now shape more inclusive, affordable, and vibrant communities🏙️
See who won: https://loom.ly/reobQxs
#HousingPolicy #TriangleNC #Election2025 #YIMBY
18 Pro-housing candidates can now shape more inclusive, affordable, and vibrant communities🏙️
See who won: https://loom.ly/reobQxs
#HousingPolicy #TriangleNC #Election2025 #YIMBY
🏘️ Big wins for housing across the Triangle! Congratulations to our housing-approved candidates✅
Out of the 26 pro-housing candidates we graded as pro-housing, 18 of them won their elections🏆
#YIMBY #TriangleNC #LocalElections #HousingForAll
Out of the 26 pro-housing candidates we graded as pro-housing, 18 of them won their elections🏆
#YIMBY #TriangleNC #LocalElections #HousingForAll
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🏘️ Big wins for housing across the Triangle! Congratulations to our housing-approved candidates✅
Out of the 26 pro-housing candidates we graded as pro-housing, 18 of them won their elections🏆
#YIMBY #TriangleNC #LocalElections #HousingForAll
Out of the 26 pro-housing candidates we graded as pro-housing, 18 of them won their elections🏆
#YIMBY #TriangleNC #LocalElections #HousingForAll
The ROAD to Housing Act proves bipartisan federal solutions are possible. Now it's on local voters to do the same.
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The ROAD to Housing Act proves bipartisan federal solutions are possible. Now it's on local voters to do the same.
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
It’s election time in the Triangle 🚨 Polls are open TODAY until 7:30 PM.
Turnout is lagging behind 2023 levels; your vote will make a difference✅
🗳️ Check out our Candidate Report Cards 👉 https://loom.ly/DfDqD24
🔎Find your polling place here: https://loom.ly/eQKhOQc
#vote #housing #triangleNC
Turnout is lagging behind 2023 levels; your vote will make a difference✅
🗳️ Check out our Candidate Report Cards 👉 https://loom.ly/DfDqD24
🔎Find your polling place here: https://loom.ly/eQKhOQc
#vote #housing #triangleNC
November 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It’s election time in the Triangle 🚨 Polls are open TODAY until 7:30 PM.
Turnout is lagging behind 2023 levels; your vote will make a difference✅
🗳️ Check out our Candidate Report Cards 👉 https://loom.ly/DfDqD24
🔎Find your polling place here: https://loom.ly/eQKhOQc
#vote #housing #triangleNC
Turnout is lagging behind 2023 levels; your vote will make a difference✅
🗳️ Check out our Candidate Report Cards 👉 https://loom.ly/DfDqD24
🔎Find your polling place here: https://loom.ly/eQKhOQc
#vote #housing #triangleNC