Keep your eyes open for WakeUP’s new PSA, all about public transit in Wake County! You can catch it running on WRAL and Fox 50 between now and early September, or just view it here. We’re incredibly excited about this new video, which really shows the impact of Wake County’s …
Monday’s community forum Wake Transit: Moving us all forward was a huge success! Over 300 people heard from speakers ranging from local leaders to national elected officials and the US Secretary of Transportation, and left the event more fired up about transit than ever before. We’re proud to have hosted …
Can’t make it out to Wake Transit: Moving us all forward on Monday night? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! The event will be live streamed on WRAL.com and will be filmed and re-aired on Raleigh Television Network (RTN) local cable. We’re incredibly excited to have these additional opportunities for …
The state budget approved by the General Assembly will have a profound impact on issues critical to growing counties like Wake. North Carolina legislators have finalized the budget, which includes a pay raise for teachers, but limits passenger rail funding and delays scheduled steps to clean the county’s water reservoirs. …
This is the key year for improving public transit in Wake County! That’s why on June 20th, WakeUP is hosting Wake Transit: moving us all forward, a community forum all about the Wake County Transit Plan and the incredible benefits of public transit. We are excited to announce that the …
For two years Jordan Lake has been full of SolarBee mixers, stirring the water to prevent algae from growing on the surface of the lake. For two years DEQ’s data has shown that those mixers have been unsuccessful in cleaning the drinking water for 300,000 residents of Wake County. Finally, …
The City of Raleigh is in a tough spot. Since the drought of 2007-2008, Raleigh Public Utilities (and WakeUP) has been encouraging water conservation by residents, and the program has resulted in less water being used per person today than ever before. That’s great for protecting our drinking water and …
The Department of Environmental Quality has released a report concluding that the SolarBee mixers in Jordan Lake are not removing pollution from our drinking water. WakeUP has maintained that in order to clean up Jordan Lake, municipalities need to follow the state-approved clean up plan. However, the General Assembly voted …
