[Durham INC] INC-list Digest, Vol 72, Issue 9
bragin at nc.rr.com
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Fri Dec 10 10:24:38 EST 2010
I have noticed over the years that Avondale Drive, State Highway 55, is swept overnight. That makes sense since it's a busy road with no parking allowed, and sweepers would slow down the flow of traffic during the day. (Come to think of it, that might not be a bad idea). It's also swept much more frequently than every 6-8 weeks, perhaps several times per month or more. I used to hear the truck on Sunday nights around midnight or so, but more recently it's been on weeknights. I've wondered if it isn't the case that the state is responsible for maintenance on that road? On the rare occasions when my street gets swept, which i highly doubt is every 6-8 weeks, but more like 3-4 times per year (in 2011 i will keep a log of exactly when my street gets swept so i can provide more accurate information), it's always been during the week and during the day.
Given the configuration of our neighborhoods (not particularly gridded, many streets allow parking only on one side anyway, lots of cul-de-sacs, etc.) i don't see how an alternate side of the street parking regime would make a whole lot of sense. But if we could let our neighbors know that, for example, the 2nd Monday of each month, between 8 am and noon, our neighborhood streets will be swept so please try and make sure your cars aren't in the way, i think that would be sufficient.
While we're on the subject, what's the city's policy on residents who simply blow their leaves into the street? I know it's a violation of our waste policies, but what's the enforcement mechanism when constructive conversation doesn't work?
Barry Ragin
---- Myers Sugg <andrew.sugg at duke.edu> wrote:
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Barry/Matt:
It's also helpful to know what time of day (or night) you can expect the street sweeper. On James St the street sweeper was working around midnight week before last. I'm not complaining despite the loud mechanical hum of the equipment, but sweeping at night is when cars are more likely to be on parked on the street.
Myers
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1. Weekly Calendar & Board Vacancies for December 13 - December
17, 2010 (Bullock,Sheila)
2. Re: Street sweeping? (Barry Ragin)
3. Re: Street sweeping? (Matthew Dudek)
4. Re: Street sweeping? (TheOcean1 at aol.com)
5. Warmer Weather Means Busy Road Crews In Wake and Durham
Counties (Robertson, Ieshia)
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Subject: [Durham INC] Weekly Calendar & Board Vacancies for December
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Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:56:20 -0500
From: Barry Ragin <bragin at nc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Street sweeping?
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I just wanted to thank Dale McKeel, the city's Bicycle and Pedestrian
Coordinator, for taking the time to track down the relevant folks at
City Hall to answer this question. What i've learned is that, while
there is no exact schedule for street sweeping, according to city
officials "it normally takes about a month and a half to two months to
get around all the curve paved streets that the city have."
So it looks like our neighborhood will see another sweeping during
Christmas week, or perhaps earlier or later depending on how the
holidays impact things. Hopefully a phone call or two next week will pin
down the exact date.
I'll leave it as an exercise for readers of this list to determine
whether a 2 month street sweeping schedule during the fall in a city
whose streets are lined with deciduous trees is adequate or not.
Barry Ragin
On 11/30/10 5:32 PM, Barry Ragin wrote:
> Does anyone know if the city of Durham has a street sweeping schedule
> for the fall published anywhere? Leaves are getting pretty deep in our
> neighborhood, and i'd hate to see some of our blocks miss the
> opportunity to have them swept up because too many cars were left
> parked in the street on the day the sweepers come through.
>
> Thanks,
> Barry Ragin
> _______________________________________________
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Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:03:19 -0500
From: Matthew Dudek <matt.dudek at gmail.com>
To: Barry Ragin <bragin at nc.rr.com>
Cc: inc-list at durhaminc.org
Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Street sweeping?
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Barry,
As someone who lives on a street with a lot of trees and on-street
parking, I would at least be happy to know when to expect the street
sweeping so cars could be moved to the opposite side of the street.
Although, maybe with a city this size that doesn't make sense for the
cost/trouble.
matt dudek*
502 mallard Ave.
*Cleveland-Holloway
Barry Ragin wrote:
> I just wanted to thank Dale McKeel, the city's Bicycle and Pedestrian
> Coordinator, for taking the time to track down the relevant folks at
> City Hall to answer this question. What i've learned is that, while
> there is no exact schedule for street sweeping, according to city
> officials "it normally takes about a month and a half to two months to
> get around all the curve paved streets that the city have."
>
> So it looks like our neighborhood will see another sweeping during
> Christmas week, or perhaps earlier or later depending on how the
> holidays impact things. Hopefully a phone call or two next week will
> pin down the exact date.
>
> I'll leave it as an exercise for readers of this list to determine
> whether a 2 month street sweeping schedule during the fall in a city
> whose streets are lined with deciduous trees is adequate or not.
>
> Barry Ragin
>
> On 11/30/10 5:32 PM, Barry Ragin wrote:
>> Does anyone know if the city of Durham has a street sweeping schedule
>> for the fall published anywhere? Leaves are getting pretty deep in
>> our neighborhood, and i'd hate to see some of our blocks miss the
>> opportunity to have them swept up because too many cars were left
>> parked in the street on the day the sweepers come through.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Barry Ragin
>> _______________________________________________
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>> list at durham-inc.org
>> http://www.durham-inc.org/list.html
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Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 18:50:10 EST
From: TheOcean1 at aol.com
To: matt.dudek at gmail.com, bragin at nc.rr.com
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Subject: Re: [Durham INC] Street sweeping?
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Trouble, maybe... since they would need to map out their plan and keep on a
schedule. Cost would be a problem in other cities, but not in Durham.
If the City posted a map that showed what neighborhoods are to be swept and
when, and even which side of which streets... they'd be able to use it
year after year.
They could post a link to that explanation here and in the city water
bill, and someone from each neighborhood could send out the timely reminder.
Only a city with the listserv coverage we enjoy could do this. Properly
organized, it would be pretty cool to see one side of a street nearly empty,
and the next day it would be the other side. It would look like a city that
thinks with one mind, and probably put a smile on the street sweeper's
face, too!
Bill Anderson
In a message dated 12/9/2010 6:03:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
matt.dudek at gmail.com writes:
Barry,
As someone who lives on a street with a lot of trees and on-street
parking, I would at least be happy to know when to expect the street sweeping so
cars could be moved to the opposite side of the street. Although, maybe with
a city this size that doesn't make sense for the cost/trouble.
matt dudek
502 mallard Ave.
Cleveland-Holloway
Barry Ragin wrote:
I just wanted to thank Dale McKeel, the city's Bicycle and Pedestrian
Coordinator, for taking the time to track down the relevant folks at City Hall
to answer this question. What i've learned is that, while there is no exact
schedule for street sweeping, according to city officials "it normally
takes about a month and a half to two months to get around all the curve paved
streets that the city have."
So it looks like our neighborhood will see another sweeping during
Christmas week, or perhaps earlier or later depending on how the holidays impact
things. Hopefully a phone call or two next week will pin down the exact
date.
I'll leave it as an exercise for readers of this list to determine whether
a 2 month street sweeping schedule during the fall in a city whose streets
are lined with deciduous trees is adequate or not.
Barry Ragin
On 11/30/10 5:32 PM, Barry Ragin wrote:
Does anyone know if the city of Durham has a street sweeping schedule for
the fall published anywhere? Leaves are getting pretty deep in our
neighborhood, and i'd hate to see some of our blocks miss the opportunity to have
them swept up because too many cars were left parked in the street on the
day the sweepers come through.
Thanks,
Barry Ragin
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:47:28 -0500
From: "Robertson, Ieshia" <Ieshia.Robertson at durhamnc.gov>
Subject: [Durham INC] Warmer Weather Means Busy Road Crews In Wake and
Durham Counties
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I am forwarding this information to you on behalf of the N.C.
Department of Transportation (NCDOT). If you have any questions or
concerns, please contact NCDOT at (919) 840-0914 or by email at
pgkeeter at ncdot.gov <mailto:pgkeeter at ncdot.gov> or ccapehart at ncdot.gov
<mailto:ccapehart at ncdot.gov> .
Resending - please note the work referenced in earlier release dealing
with lane closures on I-40 between I-540 and the Durham Freeway on
Saturday has been postponed. Also note the addition of alternate routes
for Duke basketball fans who may be affected by the N.C. 751 work on
Saturday.
Dec. 9, 2010
Contact: Communications Office, (919) 733-2522
WARMER WEATHER MEANS BUSY ROAD CREWS
IN WAKE AND DURHAM COUNTIES
RALEIGH - The N.C. Department of Transportation urges motorists to use
caution as work crews take advantage of the forecasted warmer
temperatures through the weekend on several road projects in Wake and
Durham counties, weather permitting.. The recent cold spell has put
paving and road marking on hold as that type of work cannot be done when
the temperature is in the mid-40's or below.
* Chapel Hill Street, Durham
* On Friday, the westbound lane of Chapel Hill Street
between Buchanan Street and Kent Street in Durham will be closed from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. for pavement patching work that is part of the downtown
Durham resurfacing project. Two-way traffic will be maintained on Chapel
Hill Street at all times during the day. However, motorists traveling
westbound who want to access Duke University Road may want to take
Chapel Hill Street to the Durham Freeway (N.C. 147) to Swift Avenue to
Duke University Road.
* N.C. 751, Durham
* Motorists using N.C. 751 (Cameron Boulevard) between the
traffic circle at Erwin Road and Duke University Road on Friday through
Sunday will see lane closures as the contractor will be paving the final
asphalt surface layer. On Friday, lane closures can be in place anytime
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., while they can be in effect anytime on
Saturday or Sunday. However, because of the temperature restrictions,
it's possible the work will be limited to daytime hours. Fans attending
the Duke men's basketball game on Saturday may want to seek an alternate
route, such as U.S. 15/501 to Morreene Road to Towerview, I-85/N.C. 147
to Hillsborough Rd/Fulton Street to Erwin Road to Towerview/Circuit, or
N.C. 147 to East Chapel Hill Street to Duke University Road to Towerview
to get to Cameron Indoor Stadium.
* I-40, Wake County
* Lane closures can be expected overnight Friday and
Saturday on I-40 eastbound between Harrison Avenue and U.S. 1/64 as
crews work on overhead signs Work is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. both
nights and is part of the project to widen 6.2 miles of I-40 from west
of Wade Avenue to east of the Jones Franklin Road crossover.
* I-440, Raleigh
o I-440 East and West in Raleigh will have lane restrictions on
Saturday and Sunday as crews put down pavement markings between the U.S.
64/264 Bypass (Exit 14) and the ramps for I-40, Poole Road and U.S.
64/264. No more than one lane will be closed at a time in either
direction, and there will be work vehicles and workers moving very
slowly along in some lanes as new markings are being put in place.
Because of the temperature restriction, work will get under way when the
temperature reaches the mid-40's and its expected to be completed by 5
p.m. each day. The work is part of the project to resurface the
2.5-mile section of I-440.
* I-85, Durham County
o There will be intermittent lane closures along I-85 North and South
in Durham County on Saturday and Sunday between Cole Mill Road (Exit
173) and the Orange County line during daytime hours. Crews will be
installing plowable pavement reflectors. The lane closures will be
adjusted as the crews move to different sections of the interstate.
NCDOT reminds motorists to watch signs for construction information,
stay alert and obey the posted speed limit in work zones. Updated travel
information is available by calling 511 or online at
www.ncdot.gov/travel <http://www.ncdot.gov/travel> . In addition, NCDOT
now offers travel information on Twitter (for more information, go to
www.ncdot.gov/travel/twitter <http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/twitter> ).
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