Deskripsyon
The 15-MPH cautionary signs that were put up have done nothing to curb the speeders at the sharp corner on Pineview.
Could the city please consider one of the following:
1) Park a police car on the street to ticket speeders, several of us are happy to volunteer our driveways
2) Setup a permanent sign that flashes the violator's speed next to the recommended speed
3) Go back to having Pineview Drive as a dead-end where it meets Swift Drive (Note, this eliminates another issue reported presently on the site).
We have too many walkers on their way to Lake Johnson and too many students on their way to Athens Drive High School to compromise on safety. This road is too narrow. It was never meant for thru-traffic.
We have submitted this issue three times to the city. Please help us. As neighbors and parents we have met and decided that without resolution will consider submitting this issue to Diane Wilson, the WRAL Troubleshooter.
16 Komentos
Bob (Panauhin)
Kinilala City of Raleigh 3 (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
Ross (Panauhin)
Bob hit the nail on the head. Our street was never meant as a thoroughfare and we do not want it to be.
I disagree with one point: major engineering. We do not need it or want it. Cement barriers are cheap and easy to install. So are speed bumps. We dont want road widening (makes it less safe) or sidewalks (which does not somve the problem. We want our current road managed better than it is by going back to what it once was: safe, calm, and slow.
City of Raleigh 3 (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
City of Raleigh 3 (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
Per Public Works: As far as a redesign, the only redesign we can think of for the sharp curve would be to flatten it to meet the design speed, however, this would likely only increase vehicle speeds along the corridor from what they are today. This is a local street so there shouldn’t be any plans for future widening. It could be petitioned for curb and gutter, sidewalk, or traffic calming (or a combination). As far as restricting traffic or permanently closing a portion of the roadway, that decision would probably need to come from either the Public Works Director, Planning Director, or City Council.
The easiest solution would be to wait until the project comes up to the top of the minor projects list. Speed bumps on both sides of the sharp curve would probably be a good solution.
Bob (Panauhin)
Tom and I have spoke previously and I plan to request another calming evaluation once the six month wait period is over in December. With another evaluation targeted for late Jan, NCSU student traffic will be accounted for in the evaluation, which was not the case in June. Speed is an issue for ALL of Pineview, not just the 90 degree curve.
The redesign I was referring to would eliminate Pineview as a thoroughfare, moving that traffic to another artery. However the subdivisions were built with few primary collector streets between Avent Ferry and US1. Athens is the logical choice using Kaplan to access US1. However Pineview is, unfortunate to us, the most direct since it continues from Lake Dam and the area generating much of our traffic.
Speed bumps MAY cause enough pain for anxious drivers to use Athens/Kaplan to get on US1. Another option will be a council petition by Pineview property owners for street closure. And maybe a Lake Dam-Athens connector! I.E. traffic engineering studies, which I referred to in my original post.
City of Raleigh 3 (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
Pineview Drive Homeowner (Panauhin)
Resident (Panauhin)
City of Raleigh 3 (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
ncjks (Rehistradong User)
Bob (Panauhin)
A neighborhood calming study should have been completed in Feb., but due to the weather it once again may not represent a true picture of the situation. But it seems to be the only process that will get the PW Director to act, short of a Council petition.
Ross (Panauhin)
City of Raleigh 3 (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
Pineview Drive (Panauhin)
Met with City officials over two months ago. They suggested posting an officer on-site.
Is this the best use of our police resources? I think not. Why not put in a few stop-signs like we used to have? So far the City of Raleigh has passed the buck to Raleigh PD without suggesting any long-term solutions that don't involve having an officer posted 24/7
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