Mordecai CAC Community

Where Holden Street meets Brookside Drive, there is a section of overgrowth that is not ideal. Garbage, vines, weeds, dirty signs, and erosion combine at the entrance to our neighborhood. We are also noticing this is a location for loitering at night due to low lighting and low visibility. With a little bit of planning and cooperation with neighbors and the city of Raleigh, we can transform this plot into a beautiful entrance to Oakdale.

We need the City of Raleigh's help with the following, please:

- Schedule time with a Parks and Rec Tree representative to instruct on what volunteers are allowed to do with regards to trimming brush, vines and trees along the right-of-way. (Yes, we already have permission from the property owner) Also, instruct us on what plants such as bushes, trees, perennials to plant.

- Who can work with us to have mulch delivered, so volunteers can spread it along the right-of-way.

Project website and other volunteer tasks: https://trianglewiki.org/Holden_Street_Project

A pedestrian crossing is needed for crossing Wake Forest Road at Chestnut Street. There are lots of people who need to cross Wake Forest here - families walking to Conn Elementary, pedestrians walking to the bus stop, the post office letter carrier. There is a lot of traffic on Wake Forest, and I have seen people crossing at this spot in dangerous situations at all times of the day. It is just a matter of time before someone gets hit by a speeding car.

I'd like for the city to add a button-activated crosswalk with a stoplight at the Wake Forest/Chestnut intersection.

Pedestrian sidewalk needed to connect to Wake Forest Rd.

Neighbors have expressed interest in having some place to sit while their kids play here. I know benches are expensive, but would the city perhaps be able to spare a few 2' or 3' tall boulders until benches could be budgeted and bought?

Thanks!

Someone is lighting leaf piles on fire in and around the Frank Street area. Last night someone lit my neighbor's yardwaste on fire around 11:30pm. The fire department said this was the 10th report of this happening in the past week or so in the 3 block area from Watauga to Norris St. Most all of the instances have occurred between 10pm and Midnight. We were hoping that leaf collection would stop the fire starter, the stuff that was burned last night were other yard debris. Hoping we can have some help from RPD in patrolling the area after 10pm to try to catch whomever is responsible for this.

This is a particularly dangerous corner for everyone, especially cyclists, as cars come down blount street quickly and don't look carefully enough. Given the corner and the speed of traffic here, it is not safe. A stop sign would be better than the current yield.

The bus stop on the north side of Glascock and Brookside Drive needs to be updated. The current bus waiting area is a dirt spot on a very narrow shoulder and there are no sidewalks to access it. It seems quite dangerous.

This is the FOURTH TIME we have reported this issue. It is STILL unresolved. Parking restrictions in the Person Street business district are NOT being enforced. We have taken to calling the police on specific cars now. Please enforce the law here equally as you do downtown.

Previous reports:
Issue ID: 246184
Viewed: 69 times
Neighborhood: Raleigh
Reported: on 2012-10-16

Issue ID: 235641
Viewed: 44 times
Neighborhood: Raleigh
Reported: on 2012-09-18

Issue ID: 229879
Viewed: 31 times
Neighborhood: Raleigh
Reported: on 2012-09-07

Resident has a large white Akita tethered in he front yard all day into the evenings. I don't think that is legal in Raleigh anymore. Dog runs at runners/bikers and is yanked back by the chain. I am concerned it is going to break free and eat my face.