Traffic on W. Henderson Street - Stop Signs Requested

The City Park Neighborhood, which adjoins our North Main Neighborhood at W. Henderson and N. Jackson Streets, have been talking to the City about traffic concerns on W. Henderson, which seems to be becoming a thoroughfare. NOMA President Sue McHugh was invited to attend their last meeting last Thursday where they presented their concerns of speeding traffic on Henderson Street to Councilman Paul Woodson. They also recently met with Dan Mikkelson, Director of Engineering & Development Services for the City, and Ms. Wendy Brindle, Traffic Engineer, to review the newly established priorities. The group agreed that the end goal is to slow traffic that transverses the City Park (and North Main) neighborhood. The number one priority is to install four-way/three-way stop signs at several intersections along West Henderson St. These signs would ultimately divert traffic to other primary streets (Mocksville Ave., Mahaley/Confederate Ave., Club House Dr./11th Ave.) surrounding the neighborhood.

As a result of the meeting, Mr. Mikkelson & Ms. Brindle have requested a face-to-face meeting with all the citizens of the City Park neighborhood. Their goal is to have as many neighborhood citizens attend as possible. We strongly believe that NOMA residents should attend this meeting as well. What happens in City Park neighborhood will assuredly affect NOMA!

The proposed meeting date is:

DATE: Thursday, April 22, 2010

TIME: 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm

PLACE: Conference Room or Activities Room (depends upon number attending) in the Rec Center at City Park

Please make every effort to attend. If you could RSVP with a note to themainneighborhood@gmail.com, we'd appreciate it!