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road path conditions, lighting levels, slope of the roads

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Where can you get on the greenway? Is it just for pleasure?

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Road speeds on Hillsborough compared to wider roads.

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Road speeds on Hillsborough compared to wider roads.

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Hillsborough has tight roads due to parked cars on either side. Car speeds should be lower.

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The amount of times bikes are forced to merge with traffic because the bike lanes just end is insane.

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Closing a bike lane and not creating an alternative route or even a temporary painted sharrow.

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right of way of pedestrians and cars not yielding to pedestrians

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How many places are there to park and lock up a bike safely.

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Some people have to drive by car to get the greenway to use their bike.

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Accessibility to places such as parks and grocery stores, as well as looking at greenway width and greenway condition

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Ex. Prison by campus(I wouldn't feel safe)

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It can feel dangerous to maneuver roundabouts on a bike. There also isn't enough bike parking on Hillsborough.

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Whether sharrows, bike lanes, or dividers are present. Additionally, bike accessibility to North Campus is lacking because most of the ways to get to North Campus require stairs or biking around.

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More safety features like streetlights or lamps with cameras and emergency service buttons like we have on campus

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - There are renewed safety concerns after an assault on the greenway in Raleigh over the weekend.

Many people are asking what's being done to keep people safe. It's a question that continues to be raised each time there's crime reported on one of the popular trails.

Around 10 a.m. Saturday morning, N.C. State University Police and Raleigh Police reported a person was assaulted by an unknown man on the section of the trail near Lake Wheeler Road.

CBS 17 spoke with people on the trail Monday who said they're now worried.

"It makes me feel like the spaces that are meant for us to enjoy, like we can't enjoy them because we're always going to be worrying about if we're safe or not," said Taylor Ellis.

She walks the greenway trails often. She said she always tries to pay attention to her surroundings.

There have been calls for more safety and security measures around the 117 miles of the greenway for years.

Those calls have intensified over the last three years, starting with the death of 57-year-old Chauncey "Chip" Depew Jr. in August 2002.

He was found with stab wounds to his head and neck.

In September 2022, 21-year-old Rodney Clark Junior was shot and killed off Crabtree Creek Trail.

"I feel like I have to check behind me every time I walk past someone. Like...are they going to come at me?" said Ryley McCrimmon, who also frequents the greenway.

In the Capital Area Greenway Plan, last updated in May 2022, city officials noted people asked them to "make the Greenway safe."

One month later, Raleigh Police launched a six-officer unit, specifically dedicated to the parks and trails.

"I mean, I haven't seen them, but.... And I don't think that's enough people," said Ellis.

Raleigh city officials also work with the police department for the Greenway Volunteer Program.

The program allows citizens to sign up to be an extra set of eyes and ears on the trail.

"It shouldn't fall on the citizens to volunteer to protect the greenways. You know, I feel like that should come as part of the funding of the parks," said McCrimmon.

While there are plans to expand the greenway and connect the trails to other parts of Wake County, there are concerns it's too much, too soon.

"I love green spaces, so I always want there to be more. But safety takes priority," said Ellis.

Raleigh city officials told CBS 17 they have already worked on adding lighting to some of the tunnels on the greenway, to enhance safety and visibility.

So far, five tunnels have been completed.

All tunnels should have the lighting added by the fall of 2024.

CBS 17 reached out to Raleigh Police on Monday to check on how many officers are currently in the "Parks and Greenway" Patrol Unit, how patrols are doing, how many volunteers signed up for the program, and if any of it is making a difference.

As of airtime, there has not been a response from police.

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Safety concerns grow after assault on Raleigh Greenway near NC State

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Many people are asking what's being done to keep people safe.

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Are there water stations? Playground for kids? "What's there?"

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Sometimes when it rains really hard, the bridges on the greenways get flooded from the rivers and the path is inaccessible

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Adding a specific bike lane rather than just one sidewalk for walking pedestrians, bikers, and others would help limit pedestrian vs. bike traffic.

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Obstacles in bike lane, general condition of the bike lane.

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Separate lanes for those biking and walking so no one gets in each other's way

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Designing these spaces to work for bikers and walkers is important. The current walkways are narrow enough that if someone isn't paying attention there could easily be a collision. People walk those trails with AirPods all the time and won't realize a bike is near them until the bike passes them. Making the greenways wider or adding frequent signs to remind people to watch out for other bikers/walkers would help people be more mindful of their surroundings.

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Whether sidewalks and other infrastructure are wide enough to accommodate both bikes and pedestrians.

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increase awareness to drivers turning right on red to yield to pedestrians.

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Different paths, road path conditions, lighting levels, topography, bike lanes, lack of compatibility between crosswalk and stoplights for bike safety

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Greenway that connects Wade Ave to Art Museum 

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Greenway that connects Wade Ave to Art Museum 

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Kind of a way to travel from hillsborough st to Carter-Finley/PNC