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As cities like consider removing their urban freeways, let us:

1) never forget what we lost to "urban renewal", and
2) develop a better future for all

The photo here shows City's North Loop freeway (right), and the neighborhoods that it displaced (left).

Our friends at North Loop Neighbors have a vision of what this amazing space could become 🏙️

Should Durham, NC get rid of the Durham Freeway?

What does an Accessory Dwelling Unit actually look like?

On Saturday, June 6, CITYBUILDER, WakeUP Wake County, and RaleighForward are hosting Raleigh's first ADU Sustainability Tour.

ADUs, often called backyard cottages or garage apartments, have been legal citywide since 2020. Come see some some of the first to be built!

Join us for a morning workshop and an afternoon tour of completed ADUs across Raleigh. Meet homeowners, designers, and builders. Learn what worked, what was challenging, and what lessons can help future projects succeed.

👉 Register here: https://tockify.com/eventsbycitybuilder/pinboard
👀 Read more about ADUs: loom.ly/oew3iVg

🕘 Training: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🏡 Tour: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Raleigh, NC

This abandoned network of alleyways in Middleborough, UK was transformed into a pedestrian street for neighbors and their kids to connect and play.

But it wasn't the city that did this. Mavis Arnold, 75, led the charge to turn these derelict alleyways into gathering spaces piece-by-piece. The first photo is only a few blocks from the second... but separated by 8 years of hard, community-initiated work 🔨

Where are the best alleys in ? Any candidates for transformation?

June's CITYBUILDER events include an ADU Tour, Summer films, and a Policy Talk! 🌺

👉 See our full events post: loom.ly/K7V239w

Cities should have all types of housing, from townhomes to triplexes to apartments! More of everything please :)
More housing. More neighbors. A better future for all 🏘️

🏙️We are CITYBUILDER
👉 Read more at loom.ly/YM28N00

NC Governor Josh Stein just signed an Executive Order on Housing. But what does it actually do?
Executive Order 36 has three sections:
Section 1: Establishes a new Senior Advisor for Housing in the Office of the Governor
Section 2: Efficient Deployment of State Resources Through Technology and Data
Section 3: Further Integrate Housing Initiatives at Department of Commerce.

Our new article break it down for you.
👉 Read more: loom.ly/AkaN2Lc

Had an amazing book club this afternoon. We talked housing types, historical architecture, and what Raleigh's neighborhoods could look like in the coming decades!

Thank you to everyone who joined us!

👉 Our upcoming events: loom.ly/Rax-Cas

Join CITYBUILDER for our book club on A Paradise of Small Homes by Max Podemski, led by Payton Chung 🏙️
We’ll meet at PRESS Coffee Crêpes Cocktails in Raleigh on Thu, May 28 from 12 to 1pm.
👉 RSVP: loom.ly/_ydFno0
👀 Read more about the book: loom.ly/H0ZLuSE

As always, we'll pay for your (non-alcoholic) beverages ☕

We believe in supporting all the little things! Housing doesn't have to look like big 5-over-1 apartment blocks. That's why we advocate for single-stair buildings, townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, and apartment buildings of all shapes and sizes.

Thanks to Jon Jon the Happy Urbanist for this great sketch!