CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — Physical therapist Chris Stulginsky said he enjoys owning his business at the Arysley Town Center.
It's a mixed use development where people live and work, which means a lot of traffic, but Stulginsky and others at the Arysley Town Center said some of those drivers are creating a danger for people on foot.
"Where my office sits, I see people kind of stepping back from traffic near misses a lot," Stulginsky said,
Even though the speed limit posted by the developer is 25 mph, Stulginsky said speeding is a growing problem on Ayrsley Town Boulevard.
Officials said it was a factor in a crash over the weekend in which a car plowed into the front of the Charlotte Performing Arts Dance Academy.
"I'm afraid that somebody's going to get hit or hurt or worse," Stulginsky said.
One of the Ayrsley Town Center developers said he asked the Charlotte Department of Transportation about installing speed bumps.
A spokesperson for CDOT said they did investigate the speeding complaints received in the last few years, but could not take any action, because Arysley Town Boulevard was not accepted for maintenance by the city until Dec. 11, 2011.
In their intial investigation, CDOT also found that due to the average speed of drivers, the traffic volume, and use of the road, it was not a candidate for traditional calming devices like speed humps or four way stops.
A CDOT spokesperson said the city's records indicate the speed limit on Arysley Town Boulevard should be 35 miles per hour.
Now that the road is under city control the spokesperson said engineers will evaluate the stretch, looking at what the speed limit should be and what options could be used to help keep drivers and pedestrians safe.