Downtown Raleigh has made great progress over the past 10 years. What a contrast to the days when people came downtown only to work during the day, speeding back home at 5PM to their suburban neighborhoods. Not any more. Today downtown is attracting new residents by the thousands, and areas like Fayetteville St, Glenwood South and the Warehouse District are popular areas from weekday nights right through the weekends.
The DLA welcomes you to decide what’s best for downtown Raleigh.
So what are the next 10 years likely to bring? You’ve probably said to yourself at one time or another, “They really ought to ______?”, or “I wish they had ______?”. Now’s the time. You can get involved in shaping the growth in ways that offer the most benefits to you and your friends.
People like you who spend much of their time downtown are in a unique position to make a big difference, so the DLA wants to help you turn your ideas into reality.
The DLA launches a new process to promote and advocate for resident ideas.
It’s a simple process, really. We use the DLA’s connection with thousands of residents to share ideas and provide a platform for residents to communicate online to develop each others’ ideas. Then we organize those attracted to those ideas to work together to get them accomplished.
You can quickly learn how it works by going to our website, where we have set up an online process to (1) submit your idea, (2) engage with others to further develop the concept, and (3) participate on a project team to execute steps toward accomplishing your dream.
Each idea will have its own Facebook Group for residents to add their views. Groups have already been set up for these ideas . . Take a look!
- Pedestrian Plaza in Glenwood South
- Downtown walkability rating by block
- Water fountains in downtown
- Defining outdoor eating space
- Miniature Urban Art
- Book Sharers
Ready to get involved?
Just ask to join one of these groups or submit your own idea using our online form. We will immediately set up your Facebook Group and let others know about your idea. If there is sufficient interest from the community, the DLA will help group members to get organized and plan how best to manage the process of making your idea a reality.
There’s a reason you’re drawn to living or playing downtown, and it probably indicates that you’re a bit of a trend setter. You like things that are unique, connective and responsive to the needs and tastes of an urban population. Share with us what that means to you. Together we can create a city that is as quirky, creative, vital and visionary as all of you are.
The DLA is ready to help give your ideas a voice!
