2014 Voter Guide
NC Center for Voter Education has released their 2014 voter guide! Find out everything you need to know about the 2014 elections here.
Smart Growth America report ranks Triangle as sprawling
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 …
Wake County Commissioners Still Stalled on Transit
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 …
Forbes Names Raleigh 2nd Fastest Growing City in America
Forbes Magazine has recently released its annual list of America’s fastest-growing cities. This year, Raleigh is ranked number 2 in the nation, based on its rate of population and economic growth. Raleigh jumped two spots from last year’s number 4 position on the list, and the growth rate is only …
WakeUP Speaks Up to DOT on Division 5 Transportation Priorities
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) recently sought public input on the transportation priorities across the state. WakeUP Wake County contributed comments to Division 5, which includes Wake County. WakeUP’s comments encouraged NCDOT to include population growth and its potential effects on transportation in their list of priorities. Read …
WakeUP Executive Director SpeaksUP on SolarBee mixer and Jordan Lake Policy
State leaders should be trying to clean up polluted Jordan Lake as fast as possible. Instead, they have chosen to allow pollution to mount and to award a no-bid contract to a company for installing a product that won’t clean up our drinking water. Especially troubling is that legislators actually …
Wake and North Carolina Continuing to Grow
North Carolina will soon be the 9th largest state in the US. We are moving upwards in population with a current census of 9,850,000 — only 48,000 fewer than Michigan (read more). The Triangle is experiencing much of this growth, and with it comes the need for more development. Towns …
Strong Message Advocating for Clean Water at Triennial Review
A variety of perspectives were represented at the Triennial Water Quality Public Hearing with DENR last week. The hearing took place in the Archdale Building downtown on November 19th at 1:30pm With twenty seven people speaking out for clean water and many more in attendance and agreement, the hearing definitely …