Comments for “Duke/Gregson Corridor Study”
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I saw a woman get hit by a car here.
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There is no crosswalk here. Dacian connects to the Ellerbe Creek trail at the bottom of the hill here, but it is SO UNSAFE to cross Duke at this location. There are lower income apartments here on Dacian and MANY people walk by necessity. Watching older siblings with younger children try to cross the road here will take your breath away. It's essentially a 3-lane highway!
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This intersection is extremely dangerous to cross, especially with young children. Traffic routinely exceeds the speed limit and is very difficult to see due to on-street parking and topography. Cobb St. is a critical westbound route to Orchard Park and Morehead Elementary and eastbound to downtown Durham and the American Tobacco Trail.
In addition to multi-modal safety improvements, study should assess conversion to two-way streets with lower speed limits and additional four-way stops at Cobb/Duke and Cobb/Gregson.
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I'm a resident near the corner of Duke and Green St. I drive my car, walk my dog, and ride scooters occasionally as alternative transportation. This section of Duke and Gregson is hilly and visibility at intersections is very limited, especially when cars are parked on the street or there are bushes planted in the space between sidewalk and road. I disagree with other residents that a helpful solution is making the streets 2-way traffic; considering intersection visibility is such a problem, doubling the direction would just create additional stress of watching for oncoming traffic at intersections. I also disagree with the 1-lane solution; some of the drivers who frequent these streets are very aggressive and, personally, I appreciate that they can go around me in the other lane while I'm slowing down to turn onto a cross street. I think some solutions that are more likely to be helpful to both neighborhood residents and passers-through are:
Roundabouts every 2 or 3 intersections, such as the one at the intersection of W. Trinity and Glendale Ave.
Lower speed limit. 25 may be a bit too slow, is 30 an option?
More sidewalks? I can't walk around my block without crossing Duke to use the sidewalk on the other side of the road.
Thanks for considering my input and thanks for reviewing these issues! (Also my apologies to bikers, I don't bike and am unsure if my comments are helpful or hurtful to bikers' needs.)
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I would support making both Vickers and Duke street 2-way, or some other major change to slow traffic. Many cars pass going at least 20 mph over speed limit, and crashes are common.
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very difficult and confusing area of pedestians to cross in to the shopping area
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the visability at this intersection is poor and I've seen several cars driving west run this stop light.
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this intesection is a school zone but has no signage and a poorly marked, hard to see crosswalk that people don't notice. this area could be improved for children and school walkers
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there have been several accidents from speeding south-bound cars along this stretch of vickers. I know one homeowner who moved specifically bc they couldn't take the stress of all of the accidents at this intersection.
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would it be possible to better protect the sidewalk or increase the height of the fence by the sidewalk over the freeway to make it feel less scary to walk over? would improve pedestrian quality a lot to be able to have a good corridor to walk safely to downtown
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I second that eliminating the two one way thoroughfares would be much better/safer/more pleasant/ less annoying and intrusive on the quality of life in Morehead Hills. This would help alleviate many of the problems already mentioned here and Possibly be the single most dramatic improvement that could be made.
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pedestrian bridge is very welcome and well used. Thank you
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both the on ramp and the off ram feel deadly to bicycles and pedestrians, poor visibility for cars and pedestrians alike, poor markings, speeding autos, no ramps, confusing pathways. eeek!
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This is such an unpleasant stretch (Lakewood-Freeway) to walk along.Poor sidewalks, cars going VERY fast… At the same time it has a beautiful park and some of the nicest houses and trees in the neighborhood.
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Could Duke Street be converted into a two-way street? That would solve safety issues and improve the feeling of this area.
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Cars wreck here regularly, taking out signs and damaging property - just this week someone slammed into a tree after hitting two signs. I assume it is drivers coming down Lakewood too fast unaware that the road curves. A lot of times this happens at night, so better lighting or lit signage could be helpful.
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The intersection of Lakewood and Vickers is very dangerous. Visibility is poor due to street-side parking while people travel at EXTREMELY high speeds in this residential area trying to beat the lights.
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With cars coming off of the highway, this area does not feel safe as a cyclist. This is frustrating, as the next block has a protected bike lane, but you have to make it through here to get to it
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There is no pedestrian access to this park from the other side of Vickers Ave. it’s a neighborhood park that is cut off from the neighborhood. Kids cannot head over to play here safely because there is no where to cross the street. Same with Duke St and access to this park.
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Pedestrian safety across the on/off ramp of the Durham freeway could be significantly improved. The current situation does not feel safe. Could a pedestrian bridge be added so that there is not potential interference with vehicles entering/exiting the freeway?
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This is a very unsafe place to cross the street as a pedestrian. This needs to be made safer.
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There was recently a hit-and-run of a pedestrian at this location
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This intersection constantly is causing accidents from people turning left onto the freeway from the right hand lane as well as from people crossing vickers from
Parker to get onto the freeway. This freeway ramp needs to be closed. There also needs to be a pedestrian crossing here with a light. The other side of the street is completely cutoff from the neighborhood for pedestrians. It is very dangerous as a pedestrian to cross Vickers or Parker because of fast traffic and no crossings.Liked 11 times -
This intersection and Morehead and Vickers needs a clearly marked pedestrian crossing and a pedestrian light at at least 3 crossings. This is a dangerous place to cross. Also, the bushes on the corner need to be cleared so you can see Vickers from Morehead.
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People drive the wrong way up Vickers, and I have seen many car wrecks at the end of the street, where the Vickers / University / Shepherd intersection is - some roads are one-way, others are not, creating danger.
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