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DLA Supports A Destination Park At Dix

December 3, 2012 /

The Downtown Living Advocates support making the 306 acres of the former Dorothea Dix campus into a destination park.

A park at Dix would be a huge shot in the arm for urban fans in Raleigh as resulting development around the park, therefore adjacent to downtown, would be denser. This results in more walkable, bikable neighborhoods and more Raleighites thinking more on their feet than within their car.

             Quote from DLA member Leo Suarez.  

Downtown Raleigh skyline as seen from Dix Campus

Downtown Raleigh has little open space today as the historical design that included 5 green spaces has dwindled to just two small parks.

The Dix campus would make an excellent central park for Downtown Raleigh visitors and residents to enjoy, and a catalyst for attracting businesses and tourism revenue to our city.

The NC Council of State will decide the fate of the Dorothea Dix Campus.  The vote on whether to enter into a lease agreement with Raleigh for the property is scheduled tomorrow, Tuesday December 4.

Please join the DLA and contact Governor Perdue and our Council of State today and ask them to vote to lease Dix Park to Raleigh!

Read more about What A Destination Park on the Dix Campus Means for Downtown on the dtraleigh.com blog.

 

DLA Adopts Downtown Bus Shelter: early adopter of new city-wide program

November 17, 2012 /

The Downtown Living Advocates has adopted the R-Line (R9) bus shelter located at the corner of Dawson and Morgan Streets.

The City’s shelter adoption program began in September, and the DLA quickly volunteered to be one of the first adopters.

 

About the Adopt-A-Shelter Program

Adoption requires maintaining the shelter and assisting in removing trash in and around the shelter area on a monthly basis.  The City of Raleigh provides trash bags, disposable gloves and safety vests to assist in the trash removal around adopted shelters.  Volunteers are also asked to notify City of Raleigh staff of any special maintenance needs and report vandalism or suspicious activity.

Residents can sign up for a one-year commitment to keep the adopted bus shelter clean for CAT riders, and all of the 184 bus shelters throughout the City of Raleigh are available for adoption.

Code for American web application makes signing up easy

Code for America has stepped up to offer an interactive web web application to encourage participation in this City program.  The online application displays which Capital Area Transit (CAT) bus shelters are available for adoption.

The URL for the app is http://adoptashelter.raleighnc.gov/

Code for Raleigh includes volunteers from CityCamp Raleigh, who advocate for existing applications and technology created by Code for America, a national non-profit focused on improving government through technology.
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Race for Reuse Campaign targets 20 adopted shelters by December 6th

The Raleigh brigade has entered the Code for America Race for Reuse campaign, which is looking to have 20 new shelters adopted by December 6 to meet its success criteria.

We think we can double the existing adoption rate from 20 adopters to 40 adopters during the campaign,” said Jason Hibbets, a Code for Raleigh brigade captain. “Over the coming weeks, we hope to drive awareness of the bus shelter adoption program and host a ‘civic-athon’ on December 1 to sign-up new users, add new features and create Triangle Wiki pages about each adopted shelter.

Civic-athon Event December 1st

Register today and save the date for Saturday, December 1 to Adopt a Raleigh bus shelter and address bug/feature requests to the web application.  The event will be located in downtown Raleigh, but the exact location has not been announced.

Downtown Community Health Event Tomorrow

November 12, 2012 /

Free Health Screenings

When:  Tuesday, November 13 from 8:00am-1:30pm
Where:  Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett Street

You’re invited to a free community health event on Tuesday at Marbles. This event is open to the public and attendees can access free health screenings for cholesterol, blood glucose, and body mass index, as well as education materials about the importance of medication adherence, access to Kerr Drug pharmacists to review medications, and discussion sessions with diabetes educators and health coaches.

Script Your Future, a national medication adherence campaign, is teaming up with the North Carolina Alliance for Healthy Communities, Kerr Drug, NC MedAssist, and many others to provide this free community health event in downtown Raleigh. Drop in anytime between 8am and 1:30pm.

Couture for a Cause Fashion Show & Auction This Saturday

November 9, 2012 /

Couture for a Cause, a fashion show to benefit local nonprofit Activate Good, expects to draw a crowd for their fourth annual fundraiser.

When: this Saturday, November 10, Doors open at 7:30

Where:  Marbles Kids Museum.

Tickets: advance tickets are $25; at-the-door tickets are $30. VIP tickets will be available for $75.

Whether you’re a lover of fashion or philanthropy (or both!), this event is not to be missed! The fashion show pairs local designers with Activate Good’s nonprofit partners to create looks inspired by each cause’s mission. There will be 19 designers, creating a total of 38 pieces (one “ready-to-wear” and one “art-to-wear”) that represent 17 Triangle-area nonprofits.

In addition to admiring the work of these designers and the causes of the various nonprofits, there will be a live and silent auction, Hollywood-style red carpet entrance, VIP lounge with cuisine provided by Zinda, cash bar and hors d’oeuvre. As a new and exciting element this year, the audience will also be asked to vote for their favorite design, and their votes will be tied into designers’ scores. Jamie O’Brien of The CW22 will be emceeing and Gary Davis will be auctioneering.

As if it couldn’t get any better, this event’s proceeds go to Activate Good, a volunteer center that activates volunteers to help causes in Raleigh and the Triangle. Activate Good works with more than 100 nonprofits in the area to connect more than 2,000 volunteers (and growing) to causes they care about. Activate Good’s signature fundraiser reflects its unique mission as a nonprofit that serves other nonprofits.

For more information about Activate Good and how you can get involved, visit www.activategood.org. For more information about Couture for a Cause and to purchase tickets for the event, visit www.activategood.org/coutureforacause.

 

About Activate Good

Activate Good is a Volunteer Center based in Raleigh, NC. Activate Good activates volunteers to help causes in our local community. We connect individuals, groups, and companies to volunteer needs with nonprofits around Wake County and the Triangle.

 

Triangle Wiki: Your crowd-sourced hyperlocal city guide

November 3, 2012 /

We are lucky to have such a diverse selection of downtown Raleigh blogs to capture the history, local knowledge and the vibrant momentum happening right now.  At the end of the day, all the weight and responsibility is on the local blogger to make it happen, so we can consume.

What if we had a a crowd-sourced hyperlocal city guide where anyone could be a local downtown Raleigh blogger?  We do, it’s called Triangle Wiki.
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Triangle Wiki is a grassroots initiative forming right here in the Triangle, a website about the Triangle that anyone can edit.  Whether you’re new to the area or a native, you have knowledge and perspectives you can share with and learn from your neighbors on the Triangle Wiki.  Simply browse the site or go to a random page.  If you’re interested in getting more involved with the project, brainstorm ideas for content development, or if you’d like to meet the team that’s heading up the efforts to build momentum, head on over to the Triangle Wiki Discussion Group on Facebook and check out the wiki community.
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Reid Serosi is the guy behind Triangle Wiki.  Check out what he has to say in this recent article published in www.fastcoexist.com.
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