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

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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.
Sunday Sketch🎨

Village Parish at St. John the Beloved in McLean, Virginia ⛪🏘️

Designed by Grenfell Architecture✏️

👉 See more: https://loom.ly/9Bsig0w

#architecture #housing #design #YIMBY
December 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
👀 Another lawsuit, another delay ⏳

Hundreds of apartments on Peace St are tied up because a few neighbors can afford legal challenges.
The site sits downtown near a park, a grocery store, and future BRT🌳

👉 Read more about the Peace St rezoning: https://loom.ly/Y2x8l9E

#raleighnc #realestate
December 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Antiquated zoning codes and redundant regulations keep housing scarce and expensive 🔒

Transparent policies and open public discourse are essential to building more homes and lowering rent 🏘️

👉 Join the conversation, come to a CITYBUILDER event: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas

#nc #politics #housing
December 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Why do so many new buildings look boring? 🤔

The truth is, local codes force big buildings, then ask architects to decorate the problem away 🏢

The solution is simple: allow smaller buildings 🤏

👉 Read the full story → https://loom.ly/L-wFY0k

#housing #architecture #design
December 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
More housing. More neighbors. A better future for all🏘️

🏙️We are CITYBUILDER
👉 Read more at citybuildernc.org

#housing #NC #urbanism #citybuilder
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🏘️ Families are struggling to afford homes; but single-stair apartments could change that.

This design shift could create walkable neighborhoods, shorten commutes, and ease the housing crunch📈

👉 Read more here: https://loom.ly/QEA0a2c
📚Learn more from Single Stair NC: https://loom.ly/5fHV1Nc
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The complete North Carolina Railroad System Map.

The network comprises a @NCRR spine, with spurs owned by @NorfolkSouthern @CSX, and various Short Lines.

Where should passenger rail go next? And why?
December 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The S Line will deliver relatively high-speed passenger rail service between #WashingtonDC and #Charlotte🚆

The Raleigh-Richmond segment will support speeds up to 110mph (existing routes are 70mph) Completion date 2030🔨

👉 Comment your support to our elected officials: https://loom.ly/Hn43BEY
December 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
👀Durham’s housing rules make it hard for the people who power our restaurants and bars to live in the city they serve📉

Jason Cox argues for why hospitality owners should back reforms that support small scale housing🍽️🏘️

👉 Read the full story here: https://loom.ly/cTf255g

#durham #food #yimby
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
👉 Check out CITYBUILDER events: https://loom.ly/Rax-Cas

Why should everything be a single-family home?
Legalize housing choices so that everyone can choose where they want to live
🏙️🏘️

📸 Video credit: Hannah Moell (@colorandclaritystudio)

#events #housing #yimby
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In case you didn't hear, all 3 NYC pro-housing measures passed by big margins last month, making way for much-needed housing🏘️

What should North Carolina's next big pro-housing legislation be? 👀👇

#housing #yimby #nc
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🏘️ Single-stair apartments could change the housing market across North Carolina.

This design shift can improve neighborhoods, support local developers, and ease the housing crunch📈

👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/bAr8dcM
📚Learn about Single Stair NC: https://loom.ly/5fHV1Nc
#housingmarket #yimby
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Durham's zoning code regulates everything from home businesses to ice kiosks.
It regulated affordable housing out of existence💀

Bull City is currently writing a new UDO.
👀 Read our piece on what's in it: https://loom.ly/9z28dGg
👉Tell our leaders to allow more housing: https://loom.ly/dZW4ew0
December 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reposted by CITYBUILDER | North Carolina
An incomplete list of cities where housing abundance was a major campaign issue & pro-housing candidates held or expanded majorities:
- Bozeman, MT
- Cambridge, MA
- Durham, NC
- Kalispell, MT
- Littleton, CO
- Manchester, NH
- Missoula, MT
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Seattle, WA
- Wilmington, NC

💪
We'll post a list sometime soon but in addition to all the D vs. R stories tonight, in basically every nonpartisan election in the country today, the more pro-housing candidate won.
November 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🎨Sunday Sketch

Student project on duplexes and triplexes🏘️

Designed by Lakkshita Indradanu and Professor of Architecture Thomas Barrie at NCSU College of Design✏️

👉 See more: https://loom.ly/y_fiCIk
December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
👀Meet neighbors who care about housing and community at this month’s Yes In My Triangle meetup 🍻

Come to Parts & Labor for good conversation, connection, and ideas that will shape the Triangle’s future💡

👉 More info and RSVP: https://loom.ly/rHIL70k

#community #triangle #housing #meetup
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
At Urban Three (in #Asheville), Joe Minicozzi crunches the numbers for politicians to advise them on the long-term financial health of their land use decisions.

Here is a 1-hour presentation from the @strongtowns library. hhttps://loom.ly/Gz-xsKw

Do your politicians get it?
#electionsmatter
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Steven Zittergruen is a city councilor and @StrongTowns member from Decorah, Iowa. In this Bottom-Up Short, he joins Norm to discuss the ways he’s making his community stronger.

#electionsmatter
https://archive.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/4/15/steven-zittergruen-bottom-up-shorts
Doing the Math as a City Council Member
Steven Zittergruen is a city councilor from Decorah, Iowa. He joins Norm today to discuss the ways he’s making his community stronger, including revamping the city’s budgeting process. (Transcript included.)
archive.strongtowns.org
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
More housing. More neighbors. A better future for all🏘️

🏙️We are CITYBUILDER
👉 Read more at citybuildernc.org

#housing #NC #urbanism #citybuilder
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Topher Thomas turned a vision into real, affordable homes for Durham neighbors 🏘️💙

His organization Coram Houses shows what happens when residents step up and build solutions💡

👉 Read more about Topher’s journey: https://loom.ly/86kxmSc

#affordablehousing #durham #community #yimby
December 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
🌱 Got an idea about how to improve your community? Better public spaces, more usable transit, or vibrant local businesses? 🛍️

Strong Towns has shared some practical policies that everyone can use to strengthen communities ✅

👉 Read here: https://loom.ly/80rWibw

#housing #strongtowns #yimby
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🔧 Join CITYBUILDER, WakeUp Wake Co, and RaleighForward on Dec 4 from 5:30-7:30pm to discuss repairing our housing system.

🎤Dr. Jenny Schuetz (@jennyschuetz.bsky.social) will lead the conversation about how we'll build a better path forward.

Ticket & Details 👉 https://loom.ly/YS0rHGk

#yimby
December 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Housing shapes every part of our lives🌱

This Giving Tuesday, your donation will support pro-housing advocacy, events, and storytelling that makes room for more neighbors🏡

👉 Support us: https://loom.ly/WMLc-pM

📖Learn more about our work: https://loom.ly/ObEBU5Q

#givingTuesday #yimby
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 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
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
December is filled with ways to connect, learn, and build a more welcoming, walkable Triangle together❄️🏙️

From our monthly Book Club to an Annual Reception, we have some amazing events to close out the year🎁

Full list of events and RSVP below ⬇️
https://loom.ly/-AuWIPQ

#housing #events #YIMBY
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM