Category: <span>News: WakeUP to Good Growth</span>

Category: News: WakeUP to Good Growth

Green Stormwater Infrastructure – beauty with a bonus

In any neighborhood, having a sense of place enhances quality of life. You may be surprised to hear that stormwater management can actually contribute to this! Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) is a innovative way of managing stormwater to reduce flooding and keep our streams and lakes healthy. GSI can be simple, …

WakeUP honors community leaders at 2017 Annual Meeting!

On January 27, 2017 WakeUP held its Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony  featuring the presentation of annual awards to folks who have impacted this community in 2016 and an exciting keynote presentation about affordable housing by Wake County Commissioner Jessica Holmes. Our awardees included Anne S. Franklin (Thomas Crowder Visionary …

WakeUP and 75+ businesses, orgs and leaders endorse transit referendum!

Every day more businesses, organizations and civic leaders are endorsing the Moving Wake County Forward campaign. Since WakeUP Wake County’s Board of Directors voted to endorse the referendum earlier this summer, our organization has helped garner official endorsements from a diverse group of supporters. There’s still time for YOU to …

Moving Wake County Forward campaign officially launched!

It’s official! On September 8th elected officials, community members and reporters packed a room at Shaw University for the kickoff of the Moving Wake County Forward campaign in support of the 1/2 cent sales tax referendum for public transportation. Four campaign co-chairs spoke at the event, touting the benefits of …

WakeUP hosts major transit forum to advance transit plan!

Monday’s community forum Wake Transit: Moving us all forward was a huge success! Over 300 people heard from speakers ranging from local leaders to national elected officials and the US Secretary of Transportation, and left the event more fired up about transit than ever before. We’re proud to have hosted …