The next time your stuck in traffic take a look around. How many cars have just one person in them? How many bicycles do you see?

The light isn't the problem.

I don't think bicycles are the answer. There's no reason I can't walk out my front door and take public transportation to anywhere in the world. If you want to ride a bicycle, have it it.

There has been so much discussion about the intersection at Edwards mill and duraleigh ...... as well as Ebenezer church and duraleigh. At one point we were told that the lights were changed due to an increase in traffic accidents and that a traffic study was going to be done. Can you please advise what is being done at this time? The traffic in the rush hour in the morning, as well as the evenings has become absolutely unacceptable and could easily be modified with whoever is in charge of the light cycles. Please please advise who is in charge of this process and or project. Thank you in advance for your help!

I've reported this issue as a signal light malfunction because of the timing issue. Traffic on Duraleigh Rd is unbearable during rush hour, but as you may know, a throughfare project was scrapped by the state that would have linked 440 and Hwy 70 and bordered Umstead Park. It was at that time the houses started going up in the what was then proposed right of way for the new project.

Without that corridor, I don't see much that can or will be done for this intersection, since the traffic really has nowhere to go off duraleigh except hwy 70.

I've suggested to staff some creative solutions that I think should be considered. One is to let two lanes turn right onto Edwards Mill Road from Duraleigh during morning rush. Another option is not to let anyone turn right, but rather to make all traffic go to an upgraded Macon Pond road and come back to Edwards Mill near Raleigh Orthopedic - put a light in there to control it. Macon Pond has much more room on it to hold traffic and not much traffic in its own right. The folks at Rex might not be too happy, but once they finish their parking garage, they probably won't use that remote parking lot as much.

I received this response from the City of Raleigh on this issue, http://seeclickfix.com/issues/2030083

The City has hired consultants to re-time this corridor. Your concern has been forwarded to them.

Closing this issue.