12 Aug
2011
12 Aug
'11
11:31 a.m.
Howdy,
Anyone who has navigated the street parking situation near the intersection of Barksdale
and Raleigh Blvd. knows it can be congested & downright dangerous at times. Local
traffic, a steep hill and a bus stop makes this area congested without the addition of
street parked vehicles.
Here's some common parking violations copied from the Lineberry/Ramsgate Community
watch blog:
o Parking within 25 feet of an intersection,
o Parking within 5 feet of a driveway,
o Parking on any part of a sidewalk (including any part of the sidewalk that crosses a
driveway), and
o Parking where signs indicate that parking is not allowed.
Please call 911 to report any car parked in violation of these laws. The police will
ticket for any of these offenses. You are not required to leave your name or number.
In addition to calling in violations, perhaps No Parking signs could help too? Just around
the corner, Rumson Road has a pair of No Parking signs between the top of the blind hill
and the bus stop too.
On Aug 12, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Sue Sturgis <suesturgis(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Just FYI, this is not the first time this issue has
come up: Neighbors have been expressing concern about this intersection and the parking
situation on Barksdale for years now. The parking problem isn't so much with the
residents of the house at the corner, but with the large number of guests they have there
for frequent gatherings. It does seem like that first block of Barksdale between Raleigh
Boulevard and Rumson Road should be marked no parking on either side of the street to
protect against the bad accident that's just waiting to happen.
On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Mark Turner <cac-chair(a)eastraleigh.org> wrote:
Logan, Here's one of many parts of Raleigh's parking laws:
Sec. 11-2171. - PARKING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN PLACES.
(a) Obstructing traffic.
It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park any vehicle
upon a street, or alley, in such manner or under such conditions as to
obstruct the free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a driver
may stop temporarily during the actual unloading of passengers or when
necessary to obey traffic regulations or signs or signals, or signals of
a police officer.
While there isn't any restriction as to how closely one can park to an
intersection, this rule against obstructing traffic should cover it.
If there's a recurring issue with a particular corner, I would file a
report at SeeClickFix.Com, requesting a "No Parking" sign.
If there's an immediate issue, knock on your neighbor's door, introduce
yourself, and politely ask them if they can move the cars. If that
doesn't work and the cars are posing a threat to public safety, call 911
and have an officer get it cleared.
Thanks!
Mark Turner
East CAC Chair
741.6329
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: traffic danger @ Barksdale Dr.
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:31:25 -0400
From: Logan Q <loganqqq(a)gmail.com>
To: East-CAC-Announce(a)eastraleigh.org
Tonight while I was trying to exit the neighborhood via Barksdale Dr.
onto Raleigh Blvd., a Raleigh city bus that was trying to turn in got
stuck and completely blocked 4 lanes of traffic on Raleigh Blvd.,
because he was unable to turn into the neighborhood. And the three cars
in my cluster were unable to move out of the way for him because of the
parking along Raleigh Blvd. It took us 5 minutes to untangle the mess
while the bus was at risk of an accident.
And on the nights when there is a party at the house at the corner of
Barksdale Drive, I can barely get back into the neighborhood because of
the cars parked (or trying to park) on that narrow strip of road.
Does anyone agree that allowing parking at that corner is hazard? If
so, what needs to be done for the street to be evaluated for a "no
parking" sign?
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