The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the largest environmental advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the Southeast, today released its fifth annual list of the top 10 places in the South that face immediate, potentially irreparable, threats in 2013. Included on the list is Goforth Creek Canyon, Tennessee: A scenic spot on the Ocoee Scenic Byway will [...]
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WaysSouth Strategy Moving Forward: Updated Strategic Plan
Read the updated WaysSouth Strategic Plan here. February 8, 2012 To the Supporters of WaysSouth: Our sincere thanks to you the supporters of WaysSouth for your generous donations of personal energy and dollars over the past year. The work of WaysSouth has been able to continue because of your continued interest and involvement. The Stop [...]
Action Alert—Corridor K Comments Needed
. Public Hearing May 17 in Robbinsville or Written Comments by June 20 We need reasonable improvements, not a 4-lane through our mountains . The North Carolina Department of Transportation has scheduled a public hearing on May 17 at Robbinsville High School regarding Corridor K, and afterwards will accept written comments until June 20 (see [...]
I-3 alternatives threaten Southern Appalachians. Your comments needed now!
As you know, the Federal Highway Administration has begun the long-anticipated study for I-3, and WaysSouth is serving as the only nongovernmental representative to the Expert Working Group that is monitoring the progress of the study. The good news is that there are many obstacles to building this devastating project; the bad news is that [...]
Tell Congress to Cut Highway Funding, Not Economic Development!
Recently, as part of the new Congress’s efforts to rein in federal spending and cut the deficit, there have been proposals to cut funding to the Appalachian Regional Commission. Many of us transportation advocates know ARC as the agency that enables highways like Corridor K in North Carolina and Tennessee and Route 515 in Georgia. [...]
WaysSouth Urges Tennessee to Improve Existing Roads in Polk County
For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Jim Grode, WaysSouth Executive Director, 706-508-3711 (June 24, 2010) — WaysSouth Urges Tennessee to Improve Existing Roads in Polk County New Road Not the Answer to Community’s Needs The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s quietly released Transportation Planning Report (TPR) for proposed improvements to the U.S. Highway 64 corridor, [...]
Learn About I-3
October 30th fundraiser at Ezzard Farms in Tiger, GA Take a beautiful October sky, add autumn leaves at their peak on the mountain behind the farm, four magnificent bands each playing a different type music from the others, four authors with great books to sell, good food, news of the Stop I-3 and other WaysSouth [...]
North Carolina to Consider More Appropriate, Less Destructive Approach to Corridor K
For Immediate Release For more information, contact: Jim Grode, WaysSouth Executive Director, 706-508-3711 Lucy Bartlett, WaysSouth Chair, 706-782-7262 North Carolina to Consider More Appropriate, Less Destructive Approach to Corridor K (Asheville, February 4, 2010) — The Army Corps of Engineers has sent North Carolina transportation planners back to the drawing board and requires them to evaluate [...]