[Durham INC] Please Oppose repaving Cranford Rd

[Melissa Rooney]

I completely agree with Laura here. Access is the most important thing, and Durham already has enough cut-throughs that one can't help but speed through sometimes.

Given years-long and intensifying efforts to deal with speeding in Durham, paving another cut-through is ill-advised.

Sincerely,
Melissa (Rooney)


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On Jul 18, 2014, at 14:36, Laura Drey <lauradrey at ncrrbiz.com> wrote:

> Dear Marvin Williams (Durham Director Public Works Department), Dwight Murphy (Durham Supervisor Public Works Department), Durham Council members, Cranford Rd neighbors, InterNeighborhood Council members, Elf and transportation activists,
> 
> I would really like it if the city would not repave Cranford Rd (near the Nasher Art Museum) between 751 (also called Academy Rd) and Anderson St for a number of negative reasons relating to the street being a cut through street and the layout of the road.
> 
> 1. If/when the street is resurfaced I can guarantee that the traffic will increase.
> 
> 2. I thoroughly believe that the speed of the vehicles will intensify. Faster vehicles will be dangerous to pedestrians as well as the numerous joggers, bicyclists and dog walkers that frequent the street and the few Elf (solar powered vehicles with 3 bicycle tires that are produced in Durham), especially given the curves. The street is driven on by those who live on the street, use the street to get to Duke's Fitness trail and others. When driving on the road you do not see the others on the road until you are very close to people.
> 
> 3. It is already extremely difficult to back out of my driveway and with more vehicles this will make getting onto the street even harder.
> 
> I wish the city would reconsider and leave the indentations in the road as a means to having the number and speed of the vehicles remain as is. I understand that this is a last minute request but I did not learn until today that repaving the street is planned for next week. 
> 
> I realize that there are 2 speed humps. I did not live here prior to the speed humps being installed but I did live on Dollar Ave. Dollar has speed circles and in all of my years of living on the street I did not notice that the speed helped to decrease the speed of many vehicles, except perhaps to the few vehicles that were unfamiliar with the circles and those who were already driving slowly.
> 
> I would not have moved onto the street if I had realized that Cranford Rd was a cut through street because I do not find cut through streets to be peaceful.
> 
> I would appreciate your considering my position. I am speaking only for myself and not any other residents on the block. Could you please pass the note along to other appropriate departments?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Laura
> Laura Drey
> 
> 
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