Thank you for following up. I have called the police many times about the contractor's trucks parked on the sidewalks and have also talked to the contractors directly. It is an on going problem. They say there is nowhere for them to park while working on the houses. They think you are not allowed to park on Whitaker Mill Rd. at all. They are also afraid that they or their trucks will get hit because of the speed of cars.

There are no speed limit signs or traffic calming things located on the East section of Whitaker Mill Rd. That is where Whitaker Mill is 2 lanes, between Reaves Drive and Wake Forest Rd.

I was almost hit twice this weekend crossing Whitaker Mill Rd. with my dog.

Hello, could you please provide a contact at Public Works that I could contact? The Five Points CAC had a discussion on this last week and residents are very concerned about 1) speeding, 2) the lack of posted speed signs especially on the East portion of Whitaker Mill where the road expands, 3) Contractors and others parking on the sidewalk and 4) others not understanding that parking is allowed on the street. You can email me directly at cmeyrenc@gmail.com. Thank you. Carole Meyre, Chair, Five Points CAC

cars and trucks still speeding down Whitaker Mill Rd. I just saw an 18 wheeler flying down going close to 50. It' is getting harder to cross the street. Is't there something that can be done?

Whitaker Mill rd is still a problem and has not been addressed. I almost got hit trying to cross the street AGAIN. I noticed that speed limit signs were put up on the west end of Whitaker Mill Rd and on Georgetown but still no spell limit signs and nothing to slow the traffic on East Whitaker Mill Rd. The traffic and speeding is worse.

I noticed that this problem has been being reported for over year now.

The only short term solution to speeding is consistent enforcement (which Raleigh doesn't really do a good job of). Speed limit signs won't solve any problem.

The problem is just a lack of general courtesy while driving among people (and distracted driving)

One thing that I would like to see is East Whitaker Mill Road between Pine and Wake Forest be reduced to 2 lanes (1 in each direction), with bike lanes and a planted median in between. There's rarely enough traffic that uses all 4 lanes so a streetscape project would be a good idea in that section.

Not sure what other people think about that but I think that would be a perfect place for something like that.

I agree with Pierre. The situation on Whitaker Mill is out of control. I would also like to see a crosswalk added at Bernard so that residents can safely cross to access the shopping center.

What Pierre has suggested is exactly what was brought up at a CAC meeting a LONG time ago and we were told that it should be complete by 2017. 2017 has come and gone with not a peep about fixing the problem. Could we at least get a stop sign on Bernard and a cross walk? Perhaps multiple stop signs along E Whitaker to slow traffic? It's not safe to cross.

I agree that traffic calming devices of some kind would be very beneficial on East Whitaker Mill. When I turn onto Pershing I am always fearful of being rear ended by cars (speeding or distracted drivers). The work trucks that drive on Whitaker Mill are especially dangerous. If some sort of traffic calming devices were installed it would not only improve driving conditions, make the road more pedestrian friendly, but also beautify that end of Whitaker Mill. The four lanes are like an open invitation for people to increase their speed. With traffic counts of over 20k cars a day on Wake Forest at E Whitaker Mill likely to continue to increase rapidly over time, something should be considered.