On Nov. 12th, the Wake Board of Comissioners heard from a panel of transportation experts who gave comments about the transportation needs of Wake County. These pre-selected consultants (who are known for their bias towards bus transit) recommended that Wake County move incrementally on transit, with expanding bus service first. One …
The Transit Summit: Transit Makes $en$e was a huge success with many transit leaders in attendance and an active communication of social media hits. Case studies were reviewed from Charlotte, St. Louis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Cleveland. Supported by Citrix, TransLoc, Workplace Options, and North Carolina State University the event was …
Wake County’s Transit Plan sparked a fiery discussion at the Wake Board of Commissioner’s meeting Tuesday. By a unanimous vote the the board decided to suspend action on the Wake Transit Plan that was proposed to them in November 2011, in order to assemble a transit panel to examine the county’s transportation needs. Commissioner Betty Lou Ward expressed her …
Are you ready for election day on Tuesday, October 8, 2013? The local elections held that day include the Wake County School Board, City of Raleigh and Town of Cary Elections. Throughout September, join WakeUP Wake County for a series of Candidate Forums to meet your candidates and ask them …
If you are a Raleigh resident, you will have the opportunity to vote for or against a $75 million transportation bond on October 8, 2013. If the bond is approved, the tax rate will increase by 1.12 cents, which will also cover maintenance for the proposed projects once completed. The …
In response to current state legislation that would repeal the Jordan Lake rules, WakeUP Wake County is holding outreach events and communicating with local elected officials. The goal is to defeat Senate Bill 515, which would end the current Jordan Lake clean-up process. On Friday, May 24 a press conference …
Imagine Cary, multi-year long range planning effort by the Town of Cary is currently underway and was kicked-off last Thursday, May 2 with a widely attended public event, The Summit on the Future. The Summit attendance reached capacity as nearly 1,000 registered attendees shared their thoughts and opinions on a …
A multi-year long-range planning effort by the Town of Cary, the “Imagine Cary” project, is underway! Imagine Cary is an ambitious effort initiated by the Cary Town Council to encourage widespread, transparent public input in developing a Cary community plan. The community plan will address a future vision for development, …
