Brian Burnett, native of Southeast Raleigh and owner of Glenwood South Tailors & Men’s Clothing once shared “my grandmother and I would ride the City Kitty around town growing up. Routes were set up to take women like her to nanny and maid positions in white neighborhoods.” The story of …
Driven to Change: A Virtual Summit on Transportation, Housing, and the Climate Crisis in Our Region February 17th & 18th Sponsored by Sustainability Partners Sponsor This Event WakeUP Wake County is excited to present Driven to Change. A two-day virtual summit bringing together advocates, globally renowned scientists and planners, policymakers, …
Dear Friends, For the past two years, I’ve had the privilege to serve as the Chair of the Board of Directors for WakeUP Wake County. As Wake County’s leading advocacy organization for sustainable growth, WakeUP excels at creating connections between people and places and fostering safe, vibrant communities for all. …
2020 has been a year of discovering new experiences and talents and realizing things that we had forgotten were so important to us. From struggling with quarantine, baking bread, and virtual school to greenways, kindness, and our neighbors. We’ve had to depend on each other, at a distance, to make …
Learn more about the Affordable Housing Bond Referendum on the ballot in Raleigh this election. While it has been a tough year for all of us, things have been especially hard for our friends and neighbors who were already being impacted by Wake County’s persistent housing affordability crisis. Please join …
Are you hearing a lot about Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and not sure if it really works and if it can work in Wake County? Join WakeUP Wake County and CAFT at Noon on October 9th, to discuss Transit Oriented Development (TOD): What is it & How Does it Work? …
How Will Recent Statewide Funding Cuts Impact Transportation Projects in Wake County? Join Capital Area Friends of Transit (CAFT) on Friday, July 17th, in a conversation about the state of transportation funding in our county and throughout North Carolina. During this free virtual event, we’ll be joined by NC Senator …
Let’s Talk Greenways Learn about the Raleigh Greenway Master Plan Update For the first time since 1989, Raleigh is updating it’s Greenway Master Plan. With over 100 miles of mostly interconnected trails and pathways, the Capital Area Greenway system has grown and evolved considerably over the past 30 years. As …
