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Brookside residents press council for installed bike lanes and creek infrastructure work
Summary
Brookside residents told council that a previously approved two‑way protected bike lane has not been installed and urged staff to move forward; neighbors also described creek erosion and failing stormwater infrastructure downslope of recent repairs.
Residents of Brookside Drive asked the Raleigh City Council to follow through on approved bike‑lane installations and to address a failing creek and stormwater infrastructure that threatens downslope properties.
“Please install the bike lanes that have been voted to be installed,” Alex Brissett said, asking the council to ask transportation staff to implement two‑way protected bike lanes on Brookside Drive between Glasscock and Frank Street, a project he said council approved in September or October.
Brissett said the lanes would improve safety on a street that serves an elementary school and that parking compromises previously proposed were unnecessary. “Parking will not improve safety. Bike lanes will improve safety,” he said.
Athena Wallen, another Brookside resident, told council that the creek system that runs through and behind Brookside has experienced rapid bank erosion, a rising creek bed and shifting channels. She urged the city to consider the connected system—she said upslope neighborhoods have received stormwater work while Brookside residents continue to face flooding and erosion—and to prioritize a coordinated, systemic response rather than piecemeal fixes.
Speakers asked the council to direct transportation and stormwater staff to deliver timelines for bike‑lane installation and a comprehensive creek and stormwater assessment so that infrastructure investments on both sides of the creek are coordinated.
Council did not take action during public comment. Residents asked staff for a clear timetable and to treat the bike-lane project as a safety priority for the school corridor.
