Apex Wants to Become a More Bike Friendly Community As we’re no doubt used to hearing by now, Wake County is one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Indeed, it’s been reported that, on average, roughly 63 people move to Wake County every day. And while there’s little …
Lorena McDowell, Wake County Director of Housing Affordability & Community Revitalization, and the department’s Division Directors, Alicia Arnold and David Harris presented a status update on the implementation of the Wake County Affordable Housing Plan. Following, was an overview of the potential affordable housing bond and other affordable housing efforts …
WakeUP is a proud partner in today’s Bike to School events. This morning, we biked to Powell Elementary School from the nearby Food Lion with over a hundred kids, their parents and community leaders. This 3-4 minute drive is still only 4 minutes by bike! Nicole Stewart, Raleigh City Council …
Imagine for a minute that you could build your neighborhood from the ground up – and you have to start with how you move around it! Where would you start? With walking your dog? Floating to your friend’s house on a lazy river? Catching the next roller coaster to work? And what …
Wake County Commissioners and the Wake County Board of Education held a joint meeting on April 24, 2019 to discuss the proposed budget for the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). The first presentation from staff focused on the Joint Facilities Core Team that is made up of Wake County …
The Durham-Orange Light Rail is Dead, So Now What? More Traffic and Congestion For One Thing To the disappointment of transit supporters throughout our region, the Durham-Orange Light Rail transit project is now officially dead. On March 27th, the GoTriangle Board of Trustees voted unanimously to discontinue the project. Shortly …
The City of Raleigh is looking at options to improve our floodplain regulations. This will help reduce flooding impacts and safety concerns in our communities, especially in areas near creeks that are expected to flood during large rain storms. A stakeholder group has been selected to review potential regulation changes …
Since the release of the News & Observer article stating Wake schools grew by only 42 students this school year — not the 1,898 newcomers projected, we at WakeUP have been on the issue as of why? The outlook now seems to point that Wake’s enrollment will start shrinking starting in …
