{"id":21756,"date":"2014-07-17T09:04:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T13:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=21756"},"modified":"2014-07-17T09:04:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T13:04:24","slug":"council-roundup-smooth-ride-for-sandy-forks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/city-council\/2014\/07\/17\/council-roundup-smooth-ride-for-sandy-forks\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Roundup: Smooth Ride for Sandy Forks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drivers can eventually look forward to a smoother ride down Sandy Forks Road in north Raleigh. <\/p>\n

Raleigh City Councilors approved final designs during their regular Tuesday meeting. Improvements are slated to begin next year. <\/p>\n

The $9.9 million project includes bicycle and pedestrian-friendly upgrades for the one-mile stretch of road that connects Six Forks and Falls of the Neuse roads. Bike lanes, sidewalks and a grassy median are expected to provide a safer environment on a road that already sees a heavy amount of foot traffic. <\/p>\n

\"Sandy<\/a>

Ariella Monti<\/p>

Sandy Forks Road. <\/p><\/div>\n

Some residents have raised concerns about not being able to make left turns into their driveways because of the median. City staff was asked to work with property owners to find a creative solution, but designs were approved without any changes. <\/p>\n

Funding for the project comes from the 2013 transportation bond. <\/p>\n

Raleigh will also be using Sandy Forks as a pilot project for the Greenroads program, which has been described as LEED certification for street projects. <\/p>\n

The project will include an extra thick layer of recycled asphalt and stormwater management controls that will help control runoff during rainstorms.
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\nRCAC Asks for More Help<\/strong>
\nMembers of the Raleigh Citizens Advisory Council<\/a> are asking for more assistance from city officials in managing the area\u2019s growing population. Each Raleigh resident is automatically a member of a CAC. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re stretched to the limits,\u201d said RCAC chair Benson Kirkman. \u201cWe have several CACs that are enormous, geographically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirkman asked that the Council and the city manager redraw the lines and create more CACs. There are 19 CACs, which are considered an advisory arm to the Council. <\/p>\n

Councilor Thomas Crowder said he made a request on behalf of the CACs in his district to have more city staff present for the frequent rezoning presentations given by developers at CAC meetings. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe desperately need planning department representation,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

City Receives Grant for Chavis Park Trees<\/strong>
\nThe city has received a $7,000 grant from the Alliance for Community Trees to enhance the riparian buffer alongside Little Rock Creek in John Chavis Memorial Park by planting a number of trees in the space.\"chavis<\/a><\/p>\n

The buffer is currently overrun with invasive plant species. The master plan for the park addresses creek stewardship by formalizing riparian zone edges with art, managed landscapes and retaining walls. <\/p>\n

Volunteers will plant the trees during an event in October. <\/p>\n

Road Races Approved<\/strong>
\nCouncilors approved three road races, which will be put on this year\u2019s calendar. <\/p>\n

Race: Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Awareness 5K
\nLocation: Sanderson High School
\nLength: 5K
\nDate and Time: Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m. To 1 p.m.
\nAttendees: About 1,500<\/p>\n

Race: 9th Annual Magnificent Mile Road Race
\nLocation: Downtown Raleigh
\nLength: Three 1-mile races
\nDate and Time: Sept. 14, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
\nAttendees: About 1,400<\/p>\n

Race: Patrol Stroll
\nLocation: N.C. Highway Patrol Training Facility
\nLength: Unspecified
\nDate and Time: Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
\nAttendees: Unspecified<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Raleigh City Councilors this week approved the final design for the Sandy Forks Road project, which will get started next year. Councilors also approved three additional road races and received a grant to plant trees in Chavis Park. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24029,"featured_media":13665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,15],"tags":[1717,470,916],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21756"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24029"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}