Wake County’s draft transit work plan outlines big-impact investments for the county and at the top of that list is a $67 million project for the next fiscal year, which will fund the county’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor along New Bern Avenue in East Raleigh, N.C., with an expected completion at the end of 2023.
Plans for a 100-acre development in Research Triangle Park took a big leap forward this week with the launch of a new partnership set to build up to 1 million square feet of new office space in what will be the first high-rise buildings in RTP.
Raleigh ranks second on Numbeo’s Quality of Life Index for 2020 – moving up one spot from number three last year. The index assesses 227 cities internationally.
Unemployment in Wake County is among the lowest in the nation (3 percent), but the county ranks 95th out of the 100 largest U.S. metros for economic mobility—meaning nearly everyone has a job, but few people are moving up in the ranks. Wake Works, a new partnership between Wake Tech and the county government, hopes to change that. The program, which offers tuition-free trade education through a salaried apprenticeship program, aims to not only help residents get a foot in the door but also to take a step up the economic ladder.
