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North Carolina's Statewide Abundance Organization.
Events. Policy. Endorsements. 🏬🏨⛪️🌆

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📚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
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 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
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 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
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 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
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 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
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 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
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 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
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 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
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 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
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 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
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 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.
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 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
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
More housing. More neighbors. A better future for all🏘️

🏙️We are CITYBUILDER

#housing #NC #urbanism
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
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 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)
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 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
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 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
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 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
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 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
November 4, 2025 at 4:35 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
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Election season is here in the Triangle🚨
Polls are open tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov 4th from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM.

See where the candidates stand with CITYBUILDER's candidate report cards 👉 https://loom.ly/L2sulug

🔎Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/eQKhOQc
#vote #housing #triangleNC #votelocal
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Only 19% of voters shaped our cities in the last local election. 🏙️

Those few ballots decide what gets built, who leads, and how we grow. Let’s change that story this year✅

Full article: https://loom.ly/FGXWRqg
#vote #housing #triangleNC #votelocal
November 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I AM a house.
CALL ME a house.

Great architecture speaks for itself. And Krier believed that traditions work for a reason.

“Lessons from Léon: Krier on North Carolina” is our series honoring Léon Krier (1946–2025).
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Has there ever been a more damning graph against car dependency?

We must build better places.
We must build more walkable places.
Our children's lives literally depend on it.

#halloween #walkability @vox @ncdot
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
November events are live 🎉
Workshops, talks, kid-friendly urbanism, and a happy hour. Also, election time. Let’s keep building a pro-housing Triangle together 🏙️

Full calendar and RSVP: https://citybuildernc.org/p/november-events-with-citybuilder
🍂
#housing #communityevents #trianglevents #YIMBY
November 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM