Thursday, June 26^th, 2008 - WakeUP Wake County transit forum

Approximately 275 people attended WakeUP Wake County's transit forum, which was covered by WRAL, ABC11, and NBC17.

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Thursday, June 19^th, 2008 - News & Observer: Automobile dependence

My letter to the editor about auto dependence was published by the local paper.

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Wednesday, May 28^th, 2008 - The Independent: Take the lane

Bob Geary wrote an excellent article about bicycling safely.

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Wednesday, May 21^st, 2008 - STAC report released; Multimodal bills introduced in the NC House & Senate

After a year and almost 20 meetings, the Special Transit Advisory Commission delivered its final report at a joint meeting of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro (DCHC) MPO at the conspicuously auto-oriented RBC Center. The report lays out a 2035 blueprint for transit technologies and corridors in the Triangle region.

The same day, an outstanding transit proposal made last month by the 21st Century Transportation Committee's Intermodal Subcommittee was introduced as companion bills in the North Carolina House and Senate. Rep. Becky Carney (D-Charlotte) introduced H.B. 2363 and Senator Richard Stevens (R-Cary) introduced S.B. 1893 (Congestion Relief/Intermodal Transport Fund.) These bills would provide a dedicated funding source for matching grants for transit, and authorize the local option funding needed in the Triangle, Charlotte, the Triad, Asheville and Wilmington in order to get matching federal funds.

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Friday, May 16^th, 2008 - Community Leaders & Public Bicycle Ride

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CAMPO) Bicycle and Pedestrian Stakeholders Group (BPSG) organized a a bicycle ride around the Capitol building to raise awareness for bicycle commuting, its benefits and obstacles, and to showcase using bicycles as an alternate form of transportation. This event was part of National Bike to Work Week, May 11-17, 2008.

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Sunday, May 11^th, 2008 - Graduation from UNC-Chapel Hill

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at chapel Hill today with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, including city planning and public policy courses. Now, back to the revolution...

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Thursday, May 8^th, 2008 - Complete Streets / Multimodal Transportation Roundtable Discussion

The City of Raleigh is hosting a roundtable discussion on the inclusion of Complete Streets street design concepts into the Raleigh 2030 Comprehensive Plan.

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Tuesday, April 22^nd, 2008 - News & Observer: A vision for urban living

Barry Saunders wrote a very flattering article about my involvement in advocacy for downtown revitalization, urban living and walkability in Raleigh and North Carolina.

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Tuesday, April 15^th, 2008 - Progress in Raleigh's Urban Renaissance

Today I spoke before the Raleigh City Council about all the positive efforts underway by the city government to bring downtown Raleigh back to life.

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Monday, April 14^th, 2008 - Smart Commute Challenge

Tuesday, April 1^st, 2008 - Raleigh Bicycle Plan newsletter

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Friday, March 7^th, 2008 - Mr. Mayor, tear down these walls!

GoGoRaleigh.com looks at the streetscapes in downtown Raleigh, NC in part II and part III of the series Designing A Better Downtown.

Wednesday, March 5^th, 2008 - Carolina loses a special person

Tuesday, January 22^nd, 2008 - Raleigh City Council agrees to include Complete Streets in the City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan

Today I petitioned the Raleigh City Council to include Complete Streets as a component of the city's master plan, the Raleigh 2030 Comprehensive Plan.

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Tuesday, January 8^th, 2008 - Ideas for the 2007-2009 Raleigh City Council

For the first time, I spoke before the Raleigh City Council, sharing ideas about how to make walking and bicycling more practical in the city.

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Tuesday, January 1^st, 2008 - First Night Raleigh 2008

Good weather prevailed, and 40,000 people attended First Night Raleigh downtown this year.

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