Claims are that a median is necessary to prevent accidents caused by left turns across multiple lanes of traffic. NC DOT data show that the accident rate along Six Forks North of Rowan to be only 30% of a comparable street. In addition, the accident data along Six Forks show the most common infraction to be sideswiping, something a median will do nothing to stop. At the same time the city is narrowing the lanes. Regardless, plans were adopted different from the 103 foot plan and a median added, meaning additional property will be needed to accommodate the wider street plan.
- How will emergency vehicles access and leave the neighborhood?
- How will bus routes be affected?
- Will there be increased traffic flow through the neighborhood? Are the 1950’s streets capable of handling that extra traffic flow?
- Will we need to add speed bumps in the neighborhood?
- How will extra traffic flow affect parking on the streets – for example, will we have “No-Parking” signs on our streets?
- Will U-Turns at the lights on Six Forks be restricted? Will the left turn lanes be long enough and light cycles times be sufficient to accommodate the number of people who needed to turn left on SixForks?
- Will the cars moving from the extreme right lane into the extreme left lane to make a U-Turn increase the accident rate?
- Has anyone determined how much inconvenience/cost will be involved in restricting left turns?
- Do we know if the people in the neighborhoods want to restrict left turns?
- Only a few streets in Raleigh have medians – is there a case for this?
- Is this the right kind of project to do given this is a neighborhood of single family residences, apartments, businesses, schools and churches?
This project cuts the neighborhood in two. Maybe we should restrict access though the neighborhood rather than restrict access of people in the neighborhood.