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WakeUP would like to remind you to mark your calendars for several upcoming events focusing on two key growth topics, water and transit. Don't miss out on these exciting events! (don't forget to scroll all the way down).
"WAKEUP Growth Issues Happy Hour: Topic -
FALLS LAKE POLLUTION"
Jan. 19, from 5:30-7pm
Sitti in Downtown Raleigh (cash bar)
Join WakeUP on Tuesday, Jan. 19th for another Growth Issues Happy Hour at Sitti in Downtown Raleigh to discuss Falls Lake water quality challenges and learn more about the implications of stormwater runoff. A casual event to foster discussion about events affecting our community. Note: cash bar.
Questions? Contact Andrew Campbell at accampbe@ncsu.edu
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"TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA"
Jan. 21, from 6-8:00pm
Progress Energy Center of the Performing Arts in Raleigh
6:00pm - Check-in and Registration
6-8:00pm - Presentation, Panel Discussion, and Question & Answer Period
- What will the new national transportation policy look like?
- How can Raleigh be ready to take advantage of national transportation policies and emerging resources?
- What examples are there of American cities that have adapted to the new transportation realities?
- How will high speed rail affect Raleigh?
Answers to these questions and many more! For more information and to pre-register to attend email:
trisha.hasch@ci.raleigh.nc.us or call 919.807.8480
Brought to you by the Raleigh Department of City Planning & Transportation for America.
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"TRANSIT IN THE TRIANGLE: THE BENEFITS FOR YOU AND THE REGION"
January 28, 2010, from 5-8 pm
McKimmon Center in Raleigh
This free public forum will be an excellent opportunity to learn about the importance of transit for the Triangle region, how your life could be improved with transit, what does transit look like today, and how other metro regions have benefited from transit and transit-oriented development.
Brought to you by the Institute for Emerging Issues, in conjunction with WUNC TV, and Blueprint America. The Capital Area Friends of Transit, the Durham-Orange Friends of Transit and WakeUP Wake County are partners in the forum.
Click Here to Register!
Agenda:
- 5:00 - 5:30 Networking
- 5:30 - 5:35 Welcome
- Anita Brown-Graham, Director, Institute for Emerging Issues
- 5:35 - 5:45 Introduction to Blueprint America
- Shannon Vickery, Director of Production, WUNC-TV
- 5:45 - 6:15 Transit and Our Quality of Life
- Nina Szlosberg, President, Circle Squared Media
- 6:15 - 6:35 Transit Options for the Triangle
- David King, CEO and General Manager, Triangle Transit
- 6:35 - 7:05 Build it and They Will Come
- Paul F. Morris, FASLA, President, Greenleaf Strategies, LLC
- 7:05 - 7:25 HB 148: Tools for Making Transit Happen for Us
- Representative Deborah Ross, NC General Assembly
- 7:25 - 7:30 Closing
- Anita Brown-Graham, Director, Institute for Emerging Issues
- 7:30 - 8:00 Networking
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"REALITY CHECK ONE YEAR LATER"
Feb. 24, from 4-5:30pm
Progress Energy Center of the Performing Arts in Raleigh
The Research Triangle Region is projected to grow by 1.2 million people and 700,000 jobs over the next 20 years. Accommodating that growth as a region is the primary focus of a regional quality-growth initiative... (read more)
Click Here to Register! This event is free and open to the public.
Brought to you by Triangle Tomorrow, the Research Triangle Regional Partnerships' Quality-of-Life Program, and Triangle District Council of the Urban Land Institute.
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"IS OUR DRINKING WATER IN DANGER? FALLS LAKE POLLUTION, OUR WATER SUPPLY AND EFFECTS OF GROWTH" - A WakeUP Public Education Forum
Feb. 27, from 9:30am-noon
McKimmon Center in Raleigh
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 27 as WakeUP will hold a public education forum focusing on pollution in one of Wake County's key sources of drinking water: Falls Lake. Several leading voices will outline the challenges we face with our drinking water supply and offer greater insight to potential solutions that could be presented during the Falls Lake Stakeholder Process. Ever wondered what stormwater runoff is and why it's a key problem for our drinking water? Come learn from the experts!
Tentative Agenda:
- Welcome - Karen Rindge, Executive Director, WakeUP Wake County
- State of Falls Lake (and short history of projected problems of lake) - Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Applied Aquatic Ecology, NC State University
- Impact of Development and Stormwater Runoff - Kimberly Brewer, A.I.C.P., Associate Director, Tetra Tech
- Solutions to Polluted Runoff: Low Impact Development - Kathy DeBusk, Extension Engineer, NC State University
Questions and Answers
10 min. break
- Costs of Lake Pollution - Kenneth Waldroup, Assistant Public Utilities Director, City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department
- Falls Lake Rulemaking Process: What's at Stake - Elizabeth Ouzts, State Director, Environment NC
- Concluding Remarks: Past & Future Challenges - Sen. Josh Stein & Sen. Floyd McKissick (invited)
Questions and Answers
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! This event is free and open to the public.
Brought to you by WakeUP Wake County with support from the Conservation Council of North Carolina and Environment North Carolina.
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