Hi Helen, I didn't see your post before I sent the email below. Ken Putnam is the city's traffic engineer, and I'll let everyone know when I hear back from him...
Hi All, I too am horrified and my heart goes out to the loved ones of this neighbor of ours! Regarding crosswalks, I feel and have felt that it is way beyond...
I had read somehwere that the City had proposed a road diet to. Reduce the road to 2 lanes but have not heard any more about it. Perhaps we can find out from...
Howdy -- Ken emailed the name and number of the engineer at the DOT office (the road is under the DOT rather than the City), and Helen is going to call her...
Worth remembering that one reason for the 4-laning of Broadway is the long-awaited remodeling of I-26. If that ever happens, all of the traffic on I-26 will be...
Well, back in 1992 we were warned that unless I-26 was 8-laned through town we'd face total gridlock by 1998. Each time a traffic study was done it indicated...
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Helen Powell-Busch
Helenpowellbusch@...
May 21, 2012 6:11 pm
hi again everyone I talked to Anna Henerson, the Division Traffic Engineer, for NCDOT today. We talked for almost 45 minutes. I was impressed that she was so...
Thanks for all the efforts put into this. I would agree that the real issue is the speed of cars. Crosswalks don't mean a thing if someone is speeding or not...
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Helen Powell-Busch
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May 21, 2012 10:19 pm
we requested and got a speed survey done on mt clare, but it hasn't resulted in any changes. the APD has limited resources, and speeding tickets in town don't...
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Jennifer Woodward
jenwoodward@...
May 22, 2012 12:00 am
I requested and got a survey done on Hillside as well, but hasn't resulted in any changes. I love the idea of a "slow down, Asheville" sign campaign. I would...
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Jennifer Woodward
jenwoodward@...
May 22, 2012 8:59 pm
Thoughts? Were you thinking something like this? Or even simpler?...
Hi Helen, Thanks for following up and posting this report. I'd just as soon you be the point person, since you don't mind. After reading that Mt. Clare and ...
I wonder what would cause a change after a traffic study. What criteria needs to be met to constitute a change? What would the change be. Neither of those...
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Helen Powell-Busch
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May 23, 2012 3:53 pm
I will stay as point person on the broadway crosswalks. From my experience, the traffic issues on mt clare and hillside are city issues not DOT. The signs I...
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Helen Powell-Busch
Helenpowellbusch@...
May 23, 2012 3:59 pm
The city did a speed study on mt clare. Those of us who live on it know people aren't going 25 mph. We also asked for a stop sign at Woodrow and mt clare. I...
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Zoe Hoyle
zhoyle@...
May 23, 2012 4:03 pm
The neighborhood street in Montford near the Health Adventure site put up their own handpainted signs that mention dogs and pets. I can speak for several...
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Helen Powell-Busch
Helenpowellbusch@...
May 23, 2012 4:11 pm
Zoe - I think I saw you in greenlife Monday evening....but didn't say hi. Sorry! I don't think we know each other by name, but have met... Helen...
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Jennifer Woodward
jenwoodward@...
May 23, 2012 4:12 pm
If anyone wants a print file for the sign I attached earlier to stick in their yard, let me know. Happy to email it to you. Jennifer Woodward ...
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Jennifer Woodward
jenwoodward@...
May 23, 2012 4:15 pm
So if buses aren't going up Mt Clare anymore as of this summer, that means no more buses on Hillside since they turn off Mt Clare, right? That would be...
I think it is a really good idea -and the sign looks great! People do drive too fast in the neighborhood and it seems like these signs could make a...
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Helen Powell-Busch
Helenpowellbusch@...
May 24, 2012 8:12 pm
I love that! there might not be enough room, but I'd love to include dogs and cats too (since I have five!!). there have been two dogs hit on mt clare. it...
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Helen Powell-Busch
Helenpowellbusch@...
May 24, 2012 8:13 pm
oh that's a good idea - have you printed one? On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Jennifer Woodward...
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Helen Powell-Busch
Helenpowellbusch@...
May 24, 2012 8:14 pm
not sure what the new route is...but it must be on the website if the other neighbor found out... On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Jennifer Woodward...
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Helen Powell-Busch
Helenpowellbusch@...
May 24, 2012 8:17 pm
yes, they have those signs. they used one on mt clare. On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Sue Schweikart...
just a mild interjection: Â i take the bus exclusively as i have no car. that mt clare bus was an asset to me, now i have one less option for travel.. Â just...
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Helen Powell-Busch
Helenpowellbusch@...
May 24, 2012 8:32 pm
annie - I'm all for the bus, just don't want vehicles that are speeding in the neighborhood. I think it'll be just a couple blocks over, on merrimon and...
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Jennifer Woodward
jenwoodward@...
May 24, 2012 8:45 pm
I'll play around with it some more and see what I can do. Then I'll just reply to this thread with the print attachment. If we get enough people that want one,...
 oh, i'm pretty much on top of it, got my maps and internal gps.  since it's difficult for me to walk long distances the mt clare bus was handy...  .....
