Pedestrian and bicycle crossings between SORO and Rivers Edge/VTC. This morning I was almost hit by a car speeding along Wiley Dr while I was crossing it the way to the Riverside cluster This is not an isolated incident as it has also happened crossing McClanahan and Evans Mill and Reserve Ave. With Carilion adding more staff and more parking spaces while at the same time re-routing traffic off Jefferson ST, traffic along these feeder roads has become increasingly speedier and aggressive. Carilion certainly has a responsibility for helping ameliorate this problem, but we also know that the City pays attention to its formal neighborhood organizations. I would like to request that NiSR make a formal organizational request to the City (and to Carilion) that the situation has become very dangerous and steps be taken to ameliorate the danger. These could be lowered speed limits, speed reducing measures (e.g speed shoulders), better and more visible crosswalks- with lighted pedestrian signals - and more traffic enforcement. It is only a matter of time before a predictable tragedy occurs along this corridor.

I submitted a request to the city to address the lack of visibility at the corner of Avenham & Wildwood including a stop sign and crosswalk markings as this is a school bus stop on both N/S bound).

Be extremely cautious at the new four-way stop intersections on Avenham Ave. at 26th and 27 Streets. Many motorists are not yet accustomed to the new traffic pattern and running the stops on Avenham.

I am so glad that spring is here, and we can once again have "PLAWKING" events (walking/socializing with neighbors, making new connections, picking up trash to beautify our area, and then post-PLAWK socializing at Fork! First one is 3/14/23 at 5:30 - meet at Fork. Supplies are provided.