TODAY the Raleigh City Council discussed a bike share program in a room full of bike share supporters including WakeUP! Councilors had questions about financial support for the program and logistics which were answered by Raleigh Transportation Director Eric Lamb, Councilman Bonner Gaylord, and Commissioner Sig Hutchinson. Representatives from Citrix, Rex …
WakeUP was fortunate to have UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus David Godschalk speak at our Annual Meeting in January. The presentation was informative and inspiring, but if you weren’t able to be there, don’t fret! His keynote presentation was filmed by Raleigh Television Network (RTN) and is being broadcast several times …
After a year of analysis and extensive community input, transportation planners and transit experts designed a final (still draft) Wake transit plan released December 8th by Wake County and the area transit authorities. Those attending the expo event got the first glimpse of maps detailing the four “big moves” intended …
Great Schools In Wake hosted three community meetings this fall. The coalition brought together elected officials from the school system and the board of commissioners with citizens to create a new vision of how to keep Wake schools the TOP choice for Wake County families. The group work focused on renewing …
The US Army Corps of Engineers is considering a request from the City of Raleigh to increase the amount of water the City can take from Falls Lake. As one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, Wake County needs a lot of drinking water. The City of Raleigh’s Public …
WakeUP is looking for a full-time transit grassroots organizer, to start in mid-January. If you’re interested or know someone who is, check out the full job posting here.
The Department of Environmental Quality released a preliminary report from the SolarBee water mixers pilot project last week, and the results are clear: The mixers are NOT improving water quality in Jordan Lake. The report shows that pH and chlorophyll A levels (two indicators of water quality) have not changed …
Raleigh has been working on planning for future growth for several years, beginning with a new vision in the Comprehensive Plan, then followed by approval of ordinance changes to help implement the Comp Plan vision. Rapid population growth presents both challenges as well as opportunity to envision the kind of …
