• Request for Qualification: This is the process of selecting a consultant to assist staff with the study. RHI, a private planning firm, was selected to assist with the project.
• Communications Preference Survey: This survey has informed the planning team on how participants preferred to engage in the study. This survey will remain open to inform our engagement outreach as new people join the conversation!
• Listening Sessions: A series of 7 public meetings were hosted to introduce the project team and the study to the community. A summary of the sessions is now available for viewing.

Couldn't make the meeting? Watch the recording below.

The Listening Session presentation is also available in Spanish below.

Neighborhood Ambassadors

We are currently seeking a fluent Spanish speaker to join us as a Neighborhood Ambassador! The time commitment is 10-15 hours a month, and it pays $15 an hour. If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador, please fill out the application.

The Neighborhood Ambassadors are community members who help with outreach and engagement and act as a bridge between the community and the government.

Dieneaker Shaw

Dieneaker lives in Gateway Park in the Dix Edge Study Area. She became a Neighborhood Ambassador to support community changes and to help communicate the community voices by assisting with public meetings and surveys. Dieneaker says, “Getting involved in public meetings is a great way to communicate your concerns and ideas.” If you would like to speak with Dieneaker about the Dix Edge Study and how you can participate, please email Dieneaker Shaw.

The goal of the Visioning Workshops was to gather community member input on any worries they have and what they would like to keep, change, and plan for their community. The results of that feedback were used to shape the next steps in the study.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Visioning Workshops! A meeting summary of these workshops is now available as well as a survey summary. You can also view the presentation materials in English and in Spanish.

Thank you to all those who attended the Affordable Housing summit! If you were unable to make it, here are the daytime presentation and the nighttime presentation. The goal of the summit was to learn more about the issues that renters, homeowners, and housing developers face when it comes to affordable housing. Read the Affordable Housing Summit White Paper to get a summary of the topics discussed and the next steps in the planning process. Do you have comments, feedback, or questions on the white paper? Tell us about it here!

Thanks to all of those who took the Phase Now Survey and participated in the workshops! The survey closed out with 512 combined online responses and paper surveys distributed to community partners in the study area, here is a summary of the results and the full survey. The workshops wrapped up with about 70 participants, and you can view the summary of the discussion or if you didn’t make the meeting, view the Affordable Housing and Infrastructure presentation, and the Connectivity and Urban Design presentation.

The Issues & Opportunities Report documents what is working, what is not working, and what should be planned for as the study moves forward. Inside you will find the four main themes of the study;

Retain - maintain the unique spirit of the community
Stitch - Connect the neighborhoods together, and to greater Raleigh
Grow - Ensure housing options for all are available
Collaborate - Shape a shared future with the community

The Phase Soon planning process wrapped up in June and focused on affordable housing and connectivity. Workshops on both topics occurred the week of May 17, and summaries of each will be available on the website soon. Couldn't make the meeting? View the presentations on Future Land Use and Housing for All and Connectivity, or read the Connectivity recommendations.

Thanks to all who took the Phase Soon Survey! The survey results and the survey summary are now available.