Warren Shares Insights on Affordable Housing in Downtown Raleigh

It's another season of self-congratulation for Raleigh. We're No. 1 on this year's Forbes list of "Best Places for Business and Careers." We're No. 2 for "Most Educated Cities," trailing only Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Durham is third.) Concurrent with these accolades, Raleigh rolled out a new downtown plan, modestly dedicated to "supporting creativity, entrepreneurial growth and innovation in the most walkable and civic-minded downtown."For those who remember the downtown of, say, 15 years ago, with its dead streets and ghostly pallor, the notion that it's poised to become "a dynamic, diverse city-center neighborhood anchoring tourism and culture for all generations" is almost too much to fathom. Take a moment. Pinch yourself.But not too hard, because for all our progress, it's also true what Gregg Warren said a few days ago. "Newsflash!" Warren began, as a cartoon light bulb popped on the screen behind him. "We're not No. 1 in everything!"  Read more on this topic in the Independent Weekly.