To view the meeting minutes of the 032609 Public Works Committee meeting dealing with the Trenton Place residents' petition to ban parking in their neighborhood, please click on:
www.raleighnc.gov/publications/Boards,_Commissions_and_Council/Public_Works/2009_Minutes/PW-Minutes-20090326.doc
We encourage you to read the entire document carefully. Also, we do not plan to debate the issue here since the blog is intended for informational purposes for supporters (not for venting or debate.) We agree with the Umstead Coalition about banning parking setting a precedent. We support the positions of the Umstead Coalition, Mr Colvard and Mr Garrard and believe they provided adequate solutions to solve the problem at Reedy Creek/Trenton.
We're unsure why but there was a presentation by a resident at Lakes of Umstead not included in the minutes. This gentleman stated that he used to serve on city council in Greenville. He also stated that he would like the parking ban on Reedy Creek extended to Shenck Forest and essentially viewed Reedy Creek/Trenton as a neighborhood access. He provided a power point presentation of people parking on one side of the road at Lakes of Umstead during the orientation event. Again, we are very concerned about this mindset. We firmly believe any action at Trenton Place will have a domino effect for the other new developments along Reedy Creek and Ebenezer Church Road.
Clearly, part of the problem lies with the elimation of parking access for Umstead park users at Reedy Creek/Trenton. While Reedy Creek/Trenton may not have been a "formal access" to the park, it certainly preceeded any of the new subdivisions currently crying "foul" and we can argue as to why access is needed.
We appreciate Raleigh City Council member Russ Stephenson's efforts to communicate with the various parties involved in an effort to solve this problem.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
3/26/09 Public Works Mtg/Parking ban Trenton Place
Access Umstead representatives attended the 3/26/09 Public Works Committee meeting in which the petition to ban parking at Trenton Place, and the Trenton Road Bicycle/Pedestrian path were discussed. We came away with different perspectives than those posting comments anonymously to the blog on 3/27 and 3/29. While we do not share the belief that we were not given an opportunity to speak, we can understand why Anonymous 1 (3/27) may have that impression given the way the petition supporters spoke out and based on a comment made about the need to wrap things up. We chose not to speak at the meeting due the length of the meeting and due to our belief that the individuals sharing our views in opposition to the parking ban had excellent presentations and offered viable solutions. We find Anonymous 1 has posted several valid key points on the blog that deserve consideration by city council. We do agree with Anonymous 2 (3/29) that the council members asked thoughtful questions but are not convinced that the fire department appeared on their own initiative.
On these issue, Access Umstead supporters would like parking restored at the Reedy Creek/Trenton area and are opposed to any additional parking restrictions in the Reedy Creek/Trenton area. We request that the city not take action to ban parking at Trenton Place or any other subdivision in the Reedy Creek/Trenton area until provisions are made for designated parking. If the city must take action for safety purposes in the Trenton Place or any subdivision in the Reedy Creek/Trenton area, we request that any parking restrictions be limited to one side of the road. Additionally, we share the increased concerns about safety that have been exacerbated by the paving of these roads leading to increased vehicular traffic and increased car speeds. We agree with any efforts to make these roads more pedestrian/cyclist friendly while keeping the park accessible to all.
We also hope NCDOT and NCParks are being attentive to the safety issues created by the paving of Reedy Creek and Trenton before proceeding with paving Old Reedy Creek and any existing road within Umstead State Park.
On these issue, Access Umstead supporters would like parking restored at the Reedy Creek/Trenton area and are opposed to any additional parking restrictions in the Reedy Creek/Trenton area. We request that the city not take action to ban parking at Trenton Place or any other subdivision in the Reedy Creek/Trenton area until provisions are made for designated parking. If the city must take action for safety purposes in the Trenton Place or any subdivision in the Reedy Creek/Trenton area, we request that any parking restrictions be limited to one side of the road. Additionally, we share the increased concerns about safety that have been exacerbated by the paving of these roads leading to increased vehicular traffic and increased car speeds. We agree with any efforts to make these roads more pedestrian/cyclist friendly while keeping the park accessible to all.
We also hope NCDOT and NCParks are being attentive to the safety issues created by the paving of Reedy Creek and Trenton before proceeding with paving Old Reedy Creek and any existing road within Umstead State Park.
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