The Airport Authority and Wake County have both approved a proposal that will automatically renew the lease on 148 acres of trails each year until 2025 (unless one party gives 45 days notice of non-renewal). Lake Crabtree County Park, located adjacent to RDU airport, has recently made headlines. The park includes …
Soon you’ll see a new face on buses around the Triangle! On October 7, 2014 the Raleigh City Council officially approved GO Raleigh, a new branding and naming convention for Capital Area Transit (CAT). Now that the Raleigh Transit Authority (RTA) has approved the new naming convention, “GO” will be in use for all …
.vfdgfdgfgdgf Raleigh is now in the final phase in implementing a Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) which officially took effect last September. Over the course of the past few weeks, the City of Raleigh has been accepting comments from local residents regarding their feedback on the City’s Zoning District Remapping Project. By it’s …
This fall, Wake Forest is preparing its’ voters for a $25 million bond referendum. This includes heading a ramped up public education campaign, helping to inform voters about the important questions impacting the November 2014 ballot. The purpose of this referendum is to help pay for a number of necessary …
Greenwire, the national energy and environment online news agency, recently released a report on transit challenges in Mecklenburg and Wake Counties. Reporter Sean Reilly links lack of transit revenue and political roadblocks to the NC General Assembly. The story highlights growing demand for transit in fast- growing Charlotte, but notes …
Charlotte and Raleigh are expected to grow faster than any other large cities within the United States within the next 15 years, according to a UNC-Charlotte analysis of the U.N.’s World Urbanization Prospects report. More specifically, each city is projected to grow a whopping 71 percent over the next decade and …
After two years of delays, Wake County’s Board of Commissioners held a work session July 21 to discuss next steps for transit in our county. The room was packed with eager listeners! Jim Hartmann, Wake’s new county manager, spoke about the need and challenges for regional transit, and the importance …
Although the legislative short session is nearing the close, a new bill that has been introduced poses a serious threat to counties across the state. House Bill 1224 aims to cap the total sales tax that a county government can collect at 2.5%, and puts limits on what that money …
