East Community Action Coalition of Raleigh, NC (East CAC)
March 24, 2025
7:00-7:40 pm
Lions Park Community Center
Streaming on Facebook and YouTube
Jean Mosher, Chair
Mark Turner, Vice Chair
Bryan Ryan, Secretary
5 residents in attendance + 3 remote
Guests
Officer Eric Hinton, Raleigh Police Department, Northeast Division; (919) 996-1206
Sergeant Talley, Raleigh Police Department
Cody Hunt, Lions Park
Sean Driskill, P.E., Vision Zero Manager, City of Raleigh
Focus Areas
1. Public Safety
a) Officer Eric Hinton provided his regular report to the East CAC, addressed questions, and received concerns.
▪ Officer Hinton reminded attendees to establish a routine to lock and secure their homes, vehicles, and other property (especially firearms). He emphasized the connection between vehicle break-ins and juvenile access to firearms.
▪ He suggested that residents be aware of fraud during tax season, and of scams related to toll roads. To report fraud, scams, and other crimes not in progress, 919-829-1911 is available.
▪ With respect to outdoor music, Officer Hinton noted that City Council had changed the noise ordinance at its January 2, 2024, meeting <https://raleighnc.gov/permits/news/council-approves-city-noise-ordinance-changes>. Loud music after 10 pm is a code enforcement issue and residents are encouraged to report it to the police, which keeps a log of these complaints.
2. Public Works—Streets, Sewers, Signage, etc.
a) Sean Driskill, of Raleigh’s Vision Zero Program, gave a presentation about the city’s efforts in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and others to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries. His presentation to City Council is available at <https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR28/vision-zero-council-presentation-2023-february-14.pdf>.
▪ Mr. Driskill provided an overview of general safety improvements, school zone management, and the streetlight program. Raleigh partners with the NCDOT because many of the city’s roads are state routes maintained by the state. The City partners with Duke Energy on streetlights because it owns 30,000 streetlights in the city. Raleigh owns only 150 streetlights on Hillsborough Street.
▪ He noted that money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the NCDOT has allowed the project to complete a study that establishes data-driven priorities for the City. This data has helped the project identify high-injury areas and high-risk areas. Of note: a majority of pedestrian fatalities occur in hot-spot locations; to people NOT in a crosswalk; and to people of color. In 2023, 85% of traffic crashes were attributed to driver behaviors, not road conditions. See Vision Zero data at <https://raleighnc.gov/safety/services/vision-zero/data-support-need-vision-zero>.
▪ He encouraged attendees to complete an online survey at the Vision Zero site before its close date of March 26, 2025.
▪ Mr. Driskill highlighted some of the Vision Zero accomplishments—25 mph speed limit and “no turn on red” in Downtown Raleigh. He also noted next steps for Martin Luther King Boulevard between Wilmington Street and Poole Road.
b) Concerns raised by attendees
▪ Mr Driskill said that he would look into the lack of a crosswalk on Capital Boulevard and Fenton Street at the Go Raleigh bus stop and coordinate with transit.
▪ He explained that neighborhood traffic calming and sidewalks are not a specific focus of Vision Zero. For more on traffic calming, residents can visit City of Raleigh Transportation Services’ page at <https://raleighnc.gov/transportation/services/neighborhood-traffic-management>. For sidewalks, see <https://raleighnc.gov/walk-raleigh>.
Next Meeting—April 21, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the Lions Park Community Center. In recognition of Earth Day, the topic will be trees.