WakeUP Wake County recently spoke at the Raleigh City Council public hearing on amendments to the Raleigh Comprehensive Plan. Tappan Vickery, WakeUP’s Outreach Director, spoke encouraging the Council to consider key good growth priorities in applying urban frontages for high growth centers on major corridors. These priorities include the public …
Can transit in Wake County be successful? For those that say no, we urge you to look at recent reports of growth in bus ridership in the county and train ridership across the state. Ridership of buses in Eastern Wake has seen an unprecedented rise in the last year with …
The Federal Railroad Administration, Mayor Nancy McFarlane, and NCDOT Secrtary Conti announced additional funding for Union Station at a press conference Friday. Raleigh Union Station “will ensure one of America’s fastest growing regions will have transportation to sustain it for years to come,” said Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo at the announcement …
On August 7th, the Environmental Advisory Board(EAB) and Stormwater Management Advisory Commission(SMAC) presented a report to City Council on curb and gutter requirements. Members of both EAB and SMAC dedicated tremendous amounts of time and energy to researching and analyzing existing city curb and gutter codes and alternative stormwater management devices. …
Have you ever gone to the polls on election day and had no idea who you were voting for or what their opinions were on important issues in your community? If so, WakeUP Wake County and League of Women Voters of Wake County want to help you become an informed …
WakeUP Wake County and the League of Women Voters of Wake County co-sponsored a series of four candidate forums in 2012. Events included Wake County Commissioner Forums in Garner, SE Raleigh, Cary and North Raleigh and our first forum for state office, North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction. WakeUP and the …
On September 10, 2012 WakeUP hosted a WakeUP After event to discuss the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The panel topic was Redeveloping Raleigh: What’s Too Small, What’s Too Big and What’s “Juuust” Right. Special thanks to Amplified Art Gallery for hosting this event in their prime City Market location.
According to U.S. Census statistics for 2010 and 2011, the growth rate for both Cary and Raleigh is in the top ten for cities with over 100,000 residents. What does this mean for Cary and Raleigh residents? More cars on the road, more traffic congestion, new developments, and possibly higher …
