The “No Parking” ordinance near Umstead Park that you reported Feb. 3 would be voted on by the City Council was sent to committee. Over the last two years, more and more encumbrances have impeded citizen access to two neighborhood entrances — Reedy Creek/Trenton Road and Graylyn Road, thereby establishing what is becoming private access — accessible only if you live in the immediate area. What of the rest of us?
This began when Reedy Creek Road was paved and beautified and big houses built; parking along the road was then banned. Now parking in the nearby neighborhood is in jeopardy of being banned — so the new residents don’t have to look at our cars.
At Graylyn Road there happen to be two nice large homes and a perfectly usable parking area right there, but parking has been banned there, too.
More LettersAccess to this state park has eroded, and this must stop. There is no reason that the citizens of Raleigh — and of the state — should not be able to easily access these entrances. Build some parking lots if you must. The users of the park did not create this problem; poor planning and preferential treatment did.
L. Reed Kingsley
Raleigh