WakeUP 2012 Annual Meeting
Raleigh’s Chief Planning Officer presented at WakeUP’s 2012 Annual Meeting.
2011 Candidate Forum Series
In the fall of 2011 WakeUP Wake County and the League of Women Voters of Wake County co-sponsored a series of seven candidate forums. These included Wake County Board of Education Districts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 as well as Raleigh City Council and Mayoral and Cary Town Council …
WakeUP After 5 Smart Growth and New Development Code
WakeUP held a WakeUP After 5 to educate the public on Smart Growth and the New Development Code (UDO). Special thanks to 18 Seaboard for hosting this event!
PROTECTING YOUR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY – WakeUP Represented at Falls Lake Public Hearing
Falls Lake, Wake’s main drinking water supply, is badly polluted and Wake citizens are concerned. The State Environmental Management Commission recently held public hearings in Durham and Wake counties in efforts to collect public input on the Falls Lake Rule Process. WakeUP Wake County was well represented at both Falls Lake Public …
Downtown Raleigh Intermodal Facility Phase II Conceptual Study
The 2002 study of the proposed multi-modal facility added a new user group to the mix, freight. Freight train runs along the tracks of the Boylan Wye at all hours of the day and are a user group that should be given serious consideration when discussing using the tracks for …
Downtown Raleigh Intermodal Transportation Center Feasibility Study
It was determined that with approximately 9,640 weekday arrivals and departures expected by 2020(primarily CAT and TTA DMU riders), ridership in the Raleigh Metro region is high enough to warrant a multi-modal station. This study also analyzed multiple sites throughout Raleigh to determine the best location for a multi-modal station. A …
DOT Study Completed
The Department of Transportation did a study of rail service and found that the NCDOT should promote intermodal stations wherever possible and recommended an examination of new high-speed ground transportation technologies that could meet intercity passenger demand at these intermodal locations!