75 more people each day. That adds up to a whopping 43.5% growth rate for Wake County this past decade. New census data confirms what our communities know is true – that we’re growing faster than national averages, and we’re experiencing the challenges of growth every day — from traffic …
cording to census data released March 2, 2011, North Carolina’s suburbs and urban areas experienced unprecedented growth rates, particularly in Wake County. A significant portion of newcomers to NC were senior in age, including retirees, and were more ethnically and racially diverse: Despite the bursting of the dot.com bubble in …
Wake County Commissioners have decided to delay a voter referendum planned this fall for a half-cent sales tax that would fund new transit – light rail, commuter rail, and bus improvements throughout Wake County. “It’s not going to be this fall because there is no plan yet,” Tony Gurley of …
WakeUP Wake County reporting from the National Smart Growth Conference, held February 3-5, in the Queen City. Communities all across the country are increasingly attuned to the reality that quality of life is directly connected to how we grow and develop. Smart growth, a public policy planning innovation, focuses on …
Falls Lake rules take effect January 15, 2011, and Durham is not happy considering the city’s future plans for the Falls Lake watershed. As Durham gears up for major new development in both the Jordan and Falls Lake watersheds, the city will not be able to address pollution reduction goals …
Good news! A plan (or “rules”) for making Falls Lake water cleaner is set to begin January 15, 2011, following 18 months of negotiations among local governments, agriculture, civic groups and homebuilders. Why does this matter? Because Falls Lake is Raleigh and Eastern Wake’s main drinking water source (so probably …
This article by Cash Michaels appeared earlier in the week in THE CAROLINIAN: WHY ARE THERE CONCERNS ABOUT TATA? by Cash Michaels editor Over his distinguished 28-year US Army career, Anthony Tata may have dealt with many an enemy in places like Bosnia and Afghanistan, but if the response to …
North Carolina is now the tenth largest state in the nation! We live in the fastest growing state in the southeast and our elevated ranking offers new access to federal funding opportunities for transportation, education, and other regional improvement initiatives. As one of the largest states in the nation, North …
