Jonathan Lambert-Melton
@lambertmeltonnc.bsky.social
🏡 🚲Raleigh City Council Member 🏳️🌈 Founder Stonewall Sports Raleigh ⚖️ NC Board Certified Family Law Specialist (Personal account, views are my own)
I’m excited to share that I’ve joined Soni Brendle as a partner to lead the new Raleigh office. As of 8/1, our firm is Soni Brendle Essick Melton, providing family law services to clients across North Carolina. Get in touch: 📧 jonathan@nclawattorneys.com 📞 984-241-1500
In 2022, Raleigh eliminated minimum parking requirements. Critics called it “helping developers.” Now, North Carolina has adopted the same policy statewide with bipartisan support. Data shows it helps reduce the cost of housing and environmental impacts. www.newsobserver.com/news/busines...
NC just ended most parking requirements for developers. Here’s what it could mean.
North Carolina's HB 162 removes most local parking minimums starting 2027, cutting development costs and easing flooding risks.
newsobserver.com
The next two Saturdays in Raleigh are going to be awesome. Saturday 6/20: Carolina Hurricanes parade! 🏒 Saturday 6/27: Out! Raleigh Pride 🌈 TBH, this feels very “Heated Rivalry” coded. 🤣 Hope to see you all there. Say hi!
The Carolina Hurricanes are Stanley Cup champions for the second time! Let’s go Canes!!!
My parking reqs got nixed My bike lanes got fixed My zoning is mixed MY CANES IN SIX 🏒🏘️
The Pride content won’t stop all month 😎🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Kicked off Pride Month with Run for Love 5k at Dix Park. 🌻
Officially Pride Month in Raleigh! Thank you Mayor Cowell for your support. I hope to see you all at Pride Month events happening all month, including OUT! Raleigh Pride, June 27. Full Pride Month calendar: www.raleighpridenc.com #ralpol 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 I’m grateful to live openly and serve my city. Pride Month is an opportunity to celebrate. It’s also a time to thank the folks who came before us, fought for progress, and made it possible for so many people to live more authentically today. Love rules.
Adopting a Vision Zero plan was one of my top priorities. Raleigh started implementing the plan in 2021, and data shows meaningful improvements with fewer pedestrian injuries and deaths. I believe we have a responsibility to keep investing in proven strategies that save lives. #ralpol
If you’ve got 3 mins, please watch this video by @pewresearch.org - a real story about how building more housing helps more folks find stable housing. It’s very powerful. youtu.be/QQYMUMTI7fk?...
Building More Housing Creates 'Moving Chains' of Affordability
YouTube video by Pew
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Raleigh FY2027 proposed budget is now available to review: budget.raleighnc.gov
Budget and Management Services
budget.raleighnc.gov
Cars are expensive! Since elected, I’ve worked to give folks more options. Better transit, more bike lanes and greenway connections, micromobility options, and an e-bike rebate program. We’ve made good progress but so much more work to do! #ralpol www.axios.com/local/raleig...
It's gotten more expensive to own a car in North Carolina
New car payments now average $742 per month in North Carolina, according to Edmunds.
axios.com
As my time on City Council winds down this year, I’ve been reflecting on what we’ve accomplished. Sometimes I see reminders, like today when I saw these tenant notification signs, an initiative CM Stewart and I spearheaded my first term to include renters in city decisions.
🧵This corner market and restaurant is packed most weekends. There’s no dedicated onsite parking, and most people walk, bike, or scooter from nearby. It adds tremendous value and character to the neighborhood.
Beer tastes better without bigotry. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 I’m proud of the community for organizing and showing up. So many breweries here pouring for equality. A portion of the proceeds will benefit LGBT Center of Raleigh #yallmeansall🌈
Q1 2026: Raleigh City Council meetings summary. #ralpol www.jonathanmelton.com/blog/q1-2026...
Rents are falling because new supply is absorbing demand. “Raleigh and other Sunbelt cities are experiencing a concept known as "filtering," and it's happening quickly due to the country's fastest rate of apartment construction in nearly a half century.” www.axios.com/local/raleig...
Rents at Raleigh's oldest apartments fall amid record new apartment openings
Rents at Raleigh's oldest apartments have fallen 7% in the past year.
axios.com
Have you checked out the Wake Dems event calendar lately? It’s a great way to connect with your neighbors, hear what’s happening on the ground, and find easy ways to get involved while hanging out over a drink.
Pretty neat to watch something you helped facilitate rise out of the ground 🏘️ Cottages of Idlewild: 18 permanently affordable homes on land previously owned by the city. We initiated this project in 2020 and missing middle housing reform changes also made it possible. #ralpol
Today is Election Day. I'd be honored to earn your vote for Wake County Commission. Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. If you haven't voted yet, there's still time. Thank you to everyone who has supported me. I am proud of the campaign we've built across Wake County.
Tomorrow is Election Day. Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. You can look up your polling place and voter information here: 👉 vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ This race will be decided by turnout. Make a plan. Bring a friend. Vote. I’d be honored to have your support.
Today I traveled to Wilmington, North Carolina to deliver a victim impact statement in the case against an individual who has stalked, harassed, and threatened me and many others in our community for several years. www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/dera...
Deranged cyberstalker threatened gay Democrat for years. Now he could go away for decades. - LGBTQ Nation
Investigators said the messages were extreme enough to put the elected official in reasonable fear of death and serious bodily injury.
lgbtqnation.com
Thanks @citybuilder.bsky.social “Jonathan understands that supply, subsidy, housing stability, and transit all work together, and has backed housing first programs, tenant protections, and transit oriented growth.” Read more: citybuildernc.org/p/wake-count...
I’m honored to have earned endorsements from leaders across our community: environmental advocates, voting rights champions, students, neighborhood leaders, the largest LGBTQ+ political organization in the country, and the editorial board of our region’s largest newspaper.
Have you voted yet? 🗳️ During early vote, you can go to any location in your county! It's the perfect time to go with a friend. Meet the candidates on your ballot and make a plan to go vote at ncdp.org/candidates
I am honored to receive the endorsement of the The News & Observer. As Wake County navigates rapid growth and a shifting federal funding landscape, experience matters. I’m ready to continue putting my local government experience to work for every resident of Wake County.
