GoRaleigh Buses Used During Black Lives Matter Protests On Saturday, May 30th, our Associate Director, Nathan Spencer, received a text message from his wife. The message included a picture of Raleigh police in riot gear boarding a GoRaleigh bus bound for Downtown. Throughout the next couple days, during the height …
WakeUP Wake County and Bike DurhamJoin National Alliance To Tell White House:Transit Workers Need Better Protection From COVID-19 WakeUP Wake County and Bike Durham joined a broad alliance of labor, business, and community advocates demanding the White House and CDC supply better protective equipment and guidance to safeguard the transit …
Triangle Residents See Reasons to be Optimistic About Our Future. But Achieving A Shared Vision for 2040 Will Require Bold Action in 2020. A lot can change over the course of 20 years. Back in 2000, you might have come across this post in your inbox after connecting to the …
The Numbers Don’t Lie: Rapid Growth Pressures Wake County Over the past few decades, the Triangle has undergone remarkable growth. Wake County is the second fastest growing county in the U.S. today, and although such growth can be exciting, it can also put strain on our way of life by …
If you’ve never contributed to WakeUP, here are a few reasons why we think you should! When you support WakeUP Wake County, you are supporting smart growth alternatives. Heather Keefer, our Executive Director, leads efforts to change how we take action on and combat Wake County’s housing crisis. She’s adept …
WakeUP Wake County welcomes a special guest blog by Leo Suarez of Raleigh 4 All about the roles of city council. In the example given, we use Raleigh city council, but many town councils or board of commissioners for Wake County have a different setup but the same basic function. …
In 2016 the voters approved a referendum to design and build a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system spanning 20 miles from downtown Raleigh in four directions. At the time, there was a fair amount of debate about whether we wanted light rail or BRT. In the end, BRT won out …
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 …
