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Jayne Kirkpatrick, Director, Public Affairs
Prepared by: John Boyette, Public Affairs Specialist

For more information: Thomas Fiorello, Traffic Calming Coordinator, Public Works Department, 919-996-4066

The Raleigh City Council will be accepting comments from residents on seven planned minor traffic-calming projects at a design review session on Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in the council chamber at the Avery C. Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett St. 

Traffic-calming projects are designed to reduce speeding on neighborhood streets. They include a combination of public education, police enforcement and changes to the roadway in order to reduce speeding by motorists traveling through neighborhoods. The roadway changes may include a reduction in the posted speed limit and/or the installation of curb extensions, bulb-outs, median islands, speed humps or traffic tables.

The Fiscal Year 2011-12 minor traffic-calming projects for which the design review will be held on Nov. 6 were approved by the City Council in 2011. The projects have gone through the City process for traffic- calming work, including submittal of a citizen petition signed by at least 75 percent of the impacted properties. Also, the City has held public workshops and preliminary design reviews and comment periods for each of the projects.

The seven minor traffic-calming projects are:

• Lake Boone Trail from Dixie Trail to Brooks Avenue;
• Southgate Drive (East) from Star Sapphire Drive to Red Quartz Drive;
• Southgate Drive (West) from Rock Quarry Road to Red Quartz Drive;
• Beverly Drive from Little John Road to Poole Road;
• Neuse Crossing Drive from Cashew Drive to Mitchell Mill Road;
• Marcom Street from Stovall Drive to Varsity Drive; and,
• Rumson Road from Barksdale Drive to Marlborough Road.

For more information about the City of Raleigh’s traffic-calming efforts, contact Traffic Calming Coordinator Thomas Fiorello at 919-996-4066 or Thomas.Fiorello@raleighnc.gov; or visit the City’s website at http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTIxMDIzLjExNDIxNTkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEyMTAyMy4xMTQyMTU5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MjEzOTI5JmVtYWlsaWQ9Y2hhcmxlbmUud2lsbGFyZEByYWxlaWdobmMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1jaGFybGVuZS53aWxsYXJkQHJhbGVpZ2huYy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.raleighnc.gov/.

 

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