The Army Corps of Engineers has finished their review of the SolarBee test project, and the comments community members sent in, and has decided to let the project proceed. WakeUp Wake County will continue to watch this project and encourage our legislators to reinstate the Jordan Lake rules, so our …
WakeUP Wake County board member, Danny Kadis, was recognized in the News & Observer with an editorial regarding the community vision. His article provides discussion about good growth in light of the BOC budget and legislature. Click here to read the full article.
WakeUP Wake County was busy speaking UP for good growth planning at the public hearings on the FY 2015 budgets for Wake County and Raleigh City Council. Some of the topics included: funding teachers’ pay raises, increasing bus system funding, cleaning up Moore Square Station, supporting water and sewer fees …
Americans took a record 10.7 billion trips on mass transit last year this is a 37 percent increase since 1995 and far outpacing population growth. A recent article discusses the decreasing interest in cars by the newer generations. Formally, obtaining a license and car was a rite of passage, yet …
Monday, May 19th, marks the beginning of the public comment period on the City’s Zoning District Remapping Project. The period will end on September 3oth. This project is the final phase of implementing the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that took effect last September. Over 30% of Raleigh’s land area is …
NC Center for Voter Education has released their 2014 voter guide! Find out everything you need to know about the 2014 elections here.
A new national study has been released by Smart Growth America, in which 221 metro regions around the country were scored according to their level of sprawl or density. Metro regions in the Triangle all rated near the middle of the list, but are scored as being sprawling. The study …
The Wake County Board of Commissioners held their annual retreat on Feb. 28th. Although expectations were high for them to discuss next steps on transit, the conversation fell short. While addressing their goals for the year, Commissioners merely agreed to have a work session sometime in May or June to discuss …
