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Edwards Mill Rd At Carriage Dr (Laurel Hills Park) Raleigh, NC 27612, USA • Show on Map Hide Map

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Reporter

brenton

Issue ID:

5692238

Submitted To:

Raleigh City Hall

Category:

Parks Ground Service

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Neighborhood:

Northwest

Reported via:

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Reported:

on 04/12/2019

Service Request ID:

459706

Description

What could we do to have sidewalks installed at the entrance of Laurel Hills park?

https://goo.gl/maps/bPyTebjZ5xL2

I recently took the bus there and only then noticed how inaccessible this is for the disabled. Pedestrians are forced in to the street if they arrive by foot. Motorized traffic on Edwards Mill at this location travels extremely fast and I worry someone is going to be seriously injured by a careless driver.

To make things worse, the Sassafras All Children's Playground at Laurel Hills is specifically designed for children in wheelchairs. There are many people in the Crabtree Valley area that could access this park by the newly installed GoRaleigh 26 line therefore I believe we should make this a priority. If you look on street view you will notice at least 3 desire paths in the vicinity that connect to the Laurel Hills parking lot. Unfortunately I doubt people in wheelchairs could use them even if they wanted to.

Thanks for you consideration,

--Brenton

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Thank you for contacting the City of Raleigh. Your service request ID is #459706. We will be posting additional updates about your request as we have them.

04/12/2019 · Flag Flagged
Placerias (Registered User)

It is odd that there is no pedestrian access to the park other than the path through the woods from Glen Eden. From Edwards Mill Rd. pedestrians must walk in roadway and through a large parking area to access any of the park facilities.

04/12/2019 · Flag Flagged
brenton (Registered User)

To be honest, as someone who uses the path from Glen Eden road weekly, I would imagine that path is not ADA compliant either. It's pretty steep in parts, consistently has potholes and has no lighting at all. There are many events after dark at the Laurel Hills community center that could not be accessed if we required the disabled to use the nature trail.

04/12/2019 · Flag Flagged

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