Transportation and Transit Committee Meeting

Raleigh Municipal Building 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh

Go to our Council Committees page to get information on how to watch the meeting, view agendas and minutes, view members, and see information about other Council Committees. Agenda Item Details Meeting Sep 26, 2024 - TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE Category MEETING CALLED TO THE ORDER BY THE CHAIR Subject Item 22-09: Brookside Drive Safety Initiatives (6/18/24) Type Bradley Kimbrell, Transportation In March 2023, Transportation staff received an inquiry from concerned residents to evaluate the existing travel lane and parking configuration along Brookside Drive, between Frank Street and Glasscock Street. The concerns regarded how existing conditions allowed aggressive drivers to pass slower motorists in the existing elongated dedicated right-turn lane into Conn Elementary School. Prior to installation of the existing dedicated right-turn lane, unregulated on-street parking was existing in this curb-space along Brookside Drive. As Council may recall, recent public comments during the May 14 and May 21 public comment periods were presented regarding concerns and planned improvements along Brookside Drive between Frank Street and Glascock Street.  Council has also received numerous email messages from residents in the vicinity related to these same concerns. Between March and September 2023, staff heard from and worked with residents and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) to […]