Learn more about the Affordable Housing Bond Referendum on the ballot in Raleigh this election. While it has been a tough year for all of us, things have been especially hard for our friends and neighbors who were already being impacted by Wake County’s persistent housing affordability crisis. Please join …
Are you hearing a lot about Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and not sure if it really works and if it can work in Wake County? Join WakeUP Wake County and CAFT at Noon on October 9th, to discuss Transit Oriented Development (TOD): What is it & How Does it Work? …
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association Leads the Way on Neighborhood Sustainability Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change brought on by human activity is the most serious long-term threat to our world and our local communities. As WakeUP has written before, there are a number of reasons COVID-19 …
New ‘Business-Centered’ Transit Plan Forgets One Thing — People Thoughtful urban planning is the cornerstone of good growth and social mobility. It’s only through planning that’s responsive to the needs of diverse communities that we can hope to ensure the most disadvantaged among us enjoy safe, reliable access to housing, …
GoRaleigh Buses Used During Black Lives Matter Protests On Saturday, May 30th, our Associate Director, Nathan Spencer, received a text message from his wife. The message included a picture of Raleigh police in riot gear boarding a GoRaleigh bus bound for Downtown. Throughout the next couple days, during the height …
WakeUP Receives Community Health Grant from the American Heart Association & BCBSNC We’re excited to announce today that WakeUP Wake County has been awarded a community health mini grant by the American Heart Association and Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC! In addition to WakeUP, other local recipients include Durham …
10 Ways to Support Sustainable Communities During COVID-19 Amid the coronavirus pandemic, in this new age of social distancing and sheltering in place, we’re all having to figure out new ways to live. At a time when many of us feel like we’re just trying to make it from one …
Why the COVID-19 Pandemic should have Us All Thinking about Climate Change After more than three weeks of school closures, shuttered businesses, and social distancing, the novel coronavirus continues to sweep through the U.S. and North Carolina. As of Tuesday, April 7, there are over 366,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 …
