tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753500464136402496.post5375487105905495959..comments2023-06-19T09:26:54.856-05:00Comments on Arlington District 1: Council Meeting August 19thArlington District 1http://www.blogger.com/profile/15573436805597108562noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753500464136402496.post-77087155122609596302014-09-03T08:18:29.823-05:002014-09-03T08:18:29.823-05:00Lonnie there is no crosswalk their because there i...Lonnie there is no crosswalk their because there is no foot traffic. I know about the problems at Summit because every year we have the same problems with the traffic before parents understand how the traffic flows are supposed to work, or establilsh car pools. I have had the warning signs with flags on top installed to ensure that people are aware they might have to slow down. <br /><br />Then we had our traffic advisors go to Summit and put up signs on the east side of the school to try and mitigate traffic concerns on that side. The problem has been caused by Summit's unbridled expansion without regard to traffic issues. Truth be told, there is very little if any, foot traffic to this school. That precludes the requirement for a school crossing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677131782878885334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753500464136402496.post-63606762898205854622014-08-28T19:50:25.285-05:002014-08-28T19:50:25.285-05:00Summit International prep on Center has no school ...Summit International prep on Center has no school zone there even though there is a blind curve directly across from the entrance. The school does not want to foot the $18K bill to the city to get it done because they feel not enough kids make that crossing. The city wont do it because its a charter school. There is no cross walk or anything. Its just a matter of time before something bad happens there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349726698280746829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753500464136402496.post-14683923199380061462014-08-25T08:47:00.507-05:002014-08-25T08:47:00.507-05:00To be extremely honest, the most helpful comodity ...To be extremely honest, the most helpful comodity to promote safety in our streets would be for parents of children to teach their children to cross only on a green light. I agree that one should still look both ways before entering an intersection, but I can't tell you how many times I've seen kids cross on a red. We don't want anyone injured in our streets, but children need to be taught the proper respect for crossing safely.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677131782878885334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753500464136402496.post-38772571338557241302014-08-25T00:34:46.037-05:002014-08-25T00:34:46.037-05:00Noticed the new school crossing at the intersectio...Noticed the new school crossing at the intersection of Brown/Collins this past week. I personally know of people who've been asking for YEARS for a school crossing to be added at this location... always told it wasn't needed. There are numerous families with school-age children that live in the apartment complex on the NE corner of the intersection, and having to cross this five-lane state highway, on a hill, without any safety zone or crossing guard has been an accident waiting to happen for a long time.<br /><br />Of course, Conventional Citizen Common Sense holds that something like this WILL suddenly become a priority, after a person is injured. Viola, overnight a school crossing is approved and installed. Glad to see it finally happen, but not that it took a child being hit to prove that residents' concerns should be respected and appreciated rather than ignored. <br /><br />I hope the addition of this school crossing slows down traffic; cannot count the number of times I've waited for a green light at this intersection and routinely witness petroleum tanker trucks and dump trucks traveling at high speeds on this stretch of Collins. Both of these types of vehicles can cause terrific injury and property damage accidents.... impossible to stop within a short distance, and rarely do the drivers appear to be obeying the speed limit in this vicinity. With Collins being the only way to get to either the landfill or the petroleum facility in Euless, I hope this stretch of road will receive regular attention from APD traffic enforcement department. (and Lincoln Drive as well.)<br /><br />Can push-button stoplight pedestrian crossings now be installed adjacent to Crystal Canyon and Elzie Odom? These are two other high-pedestrian-use facilities on major, multiple-lane thoroughfares... more injuries waiting to happen. With as much money and energy being wasted on bike lanes that few people will use, safe pedestrian crossings are actually something that benefit EVERYONE. And they would encourage more people to walk, if crossing the streets is not such a dangerous proposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com