Aug 19, 2026 Special City Council

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>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THIS LEWISVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

WFIRST OFF ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR PUBLIC

[1. 26-4707 Public Input and Discussion on King Arthur Boulevard Traffic Calming Improvements]

FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO WANTED TO TALK LAST, TALK FIRST, TALK AFTER SOMEBODY.

I COULD NOT AND CANNOT PICK AND CHOOSE WHO IS GOING TO WIN OR LOSE AND THAT. THOSE ARE GOING TO SHOW UP AS THEY SHOW UP. MY APOLOGIES I COULDN'T MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY ON THAT ONE BUT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE EQUALLY UNHAPPY WITH THAT. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IN THIS QUORUM IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN OUR NORMAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. NORMALLY IN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHEN SOMEBODY BRINGS TO COMMUNICATION UPS FROM THE PODIUM, WE CAN'T RESPOND AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE TEXAS STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THIS BODY TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THINGS THAT ARE NOT PUBLICLY POSTED AND HAVE A PREVIOUS TIME FRAME. SO MANY DAYS OF PUBLIC POSTING BEFORE THE MEETING. PEOPLE CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO BE AT A LOCATION. TONIGHT, IT'S DIFFERENT.

BECAUSE THIS IS SET UP AS A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING, THERE WILL NOT BE A DECISION MADE TONIGHT EITHER.

TONIGHT IS ABOUT GATHERING INFORMATION.

EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD, AT THIS TABLE, IS TASKED WITH GATHERING THE INFORMATION TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WE CAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE FIRMLY THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WANTS THAT EXACT SAME GOAL.

THAT WE WANT TO CREATE A BETTER COMMUNITY.

RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT FOLKS THAT ARE CAR CARING LOUDLY ABOUT THIS CITY BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO CARE LOUDLY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THEY FEEL IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE THREATENING TO THEM ON EITHER SIDE. AND SO WHAT I ASKED TONIGHT AND WE TYPICALLY HAVE SOME LANGUAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT NO CLAPPING, YELLING, STOMPING HER FEET AND ALL THAT STUFF.

I'M NOT HAVING THAT LANGUAGE. BUT THE REASON FOR THAT LANGUAGE IS THIS ROOM NEEDS TO BE A SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS WHATEVER THEY ARE.

THE FACTS THAT THEY HAVE. WHATEVER THEY MAY BE.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT AS A COURTESY THAT WE REFRAIN FROM ANY PERSONAL ATTACKS, THAT WE ALSO REFRAIN FROM STOMPING, CLAPPING, YELLING, WHATEVER THAT IS.

I GET IT. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHEER SOMEBODY ON. BUT THAT CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WE JUST CAN'T TALK AS NEIGHBORS. START SETTING PEOPLE UP AGAINST EACH OTHER. AGAIN.

WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR THE SAME GOAL.

WE ARE ALL TRYING TO MAKE THINGS SAFER AND BETTER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. HOW WE DO THAT? THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS WE ARE DOING TONIGHT.

I WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM STAFF FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE SAID TO ME A FEW WEEKS BACK, LISTEN, I DO NOT WANT THIS STONE WALL, I DON'T WANT SOME GOVERNMENT PROCESS LONG DRAWN OUT. I'VE GOTTEN SEVERAL OF THOSE.

STAFF HAS BEEN LISTENING. COUNCIL HAS BEEN LISTENING.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE CONVERSATION THAT'LL ANSWER A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN POSED TO US TIMEWISE.

WHO WAS TALKING TO WHO IN THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

WE ARE GOING TO LAY THAT ALL OUT THAT WHAT YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE IS SOME IDEAS. HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD IN A WAY THAT AGAIN, BUILD CIVIC COMMUNITY FOR EVERYBODY.

THAT'S WHAT WE ALL WANT. YES? CAN I GET AN AMEN -- MAYBE? WE WILL WILL WAIT TILL LATER.

IT'S OKAY. I WANT TO SET THE FRAMEWORK FOR TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE ALL HERE. THAT YOU ARE ENGAGED WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

THIS IS WHAT BUILDS THE TAPESTRY OF A GREAT COMMUNITY.

TEARING THINGS DOWN AND SNAPPING AT PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA NEVER HELPS. AND I'M THANKFUL FOR YOU TO BE HERE TO HELP BUILD THIS UP. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE STAFF PRESENT INFORMATION REGARDING THE KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD CUT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES AND WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT.

FIRST UP, WE HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER CLAIRE POWELL FOLLOWED BY OTHER CITY STAFF MEMBERS. SO HERE WE GO.

>> HEY, Y'ALL. BEFORE I GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I MAY BE TALKING DOWN AND Y'ALL MAYBE KNOW THIS. BUT SOME PEOPLE DO NOT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CITY MANAGER, THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SET THE GROUND OF WHAT MY ROLE IS.

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THE THEY WANT TO GO FROM POINT A TO POINT B.

I'M THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THE SHIP WORK FOR ME WE MAKE SURE WE GET YOU THERE, WHEREVER THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTING US TO GO. POLICY, DECISIONS, WE WANT TO HEAD COMES FROM COUNSEL. I WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE GET STARTED JUST SO YOU KNOW ME.

MY NAME IS CLAIRE POWELL, ON THE CITY MANAGER AND I BEEN THE CITY MANAGER FOR FIVE YEARS. I WORKED FOR THE CITY FOR 13 YEARS. THIS IS MY HOME.

I LIVE 4 MILES AWAY FROM HERE. 4 MINUTES AWAY FROM HERE.

IT'S SHORTER THAN Y'ALL'S COMMUTE OVER HERE.

AND I'VE RAISED MY KID IN THIS COMMUNITY, I HAVE $2 FOR MY HUSBAND AND I, MY LOVELY HUSBAND WHO I SAID THAT BECAUSE HE'S WATCHING ONLINE. WOULDN'T LET HIM COME HERE BECAUSE I WAS TOO NERVOUS TO LET HIM IN THE AUDIENCE.

HE AND I HAVE RAISED TWO LOVELY DAUGHTERS.

ONE AN ENGINEER AND ONE WHO IS STUDYING TO BE A TEACHER AND I'VE TAKEN IN A SONG NOW. ALL BUT PUT ADOPTED A SON 90 YEARS 19YEARS OLD. I HAVE GOT A GUY WHO CAN WORK FOR YOU. BUT ANYWAY, ALL THAT TO SAY IS I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M YOUR NEIGHBOR AS WELL.

I WANT TO SAY ONE SIMPLE THING TO Y'ALL AND THAT IS THAT WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS ANGER IN THIS ROOM, THERE'S CONFUSION IN THIS ROOM, THAT THERE IS JUST QUESTIONS ON HOW ON EARTH DID WE END UP HERE AND I HAVE SEEN ACCUSATIONS ONLINE AND I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOU GUYS SAYING, HEY, I THINK THEY HAVE THE BEST INTENTIONS.

LET'S FIND OUT HOW TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.

I WILL TELL YOU WE'VE READ ALL YOUR COMMENTS ONLINE.

WE HAVE READ ALL EMAILS. WE RECEIVED YOUR LETTERS, PICTURES, VIDEOS. WE RECEIVED ALL OF THOSE.

NO ONE IS DISMISSING YOUR CONCERNS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS ROOM FULL TODAY AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME OVERFLOW MAY BE DOWNSTAIRS.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE. SO I AM THRILLED THAT YOU ARE HERE, THAT WE ARE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.

I WISH WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, TWO YEARS AGO WITH ALL OF YOU.

SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE FRUSTRATED BY OUR SLOW RESPONSE ON EMAILS AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. WE HAVE BEEN INUNDATED BY QUESTIONS AND ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS WE ARE TRYING TO GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND GET TO THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT'S BEEN TAKING UP A LOT OF TIME AND PUSHING TOWARDS THIS MEETING GETTING A LOT OF DATA TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU.

SO I APOLOGIZE IF THERE'S ANY DELAY.

IF WE HAVE ANYTHING OUTSTANDING WILL GET TO YOU AFTER THIS MEETING. WE ARE HOPING ONE OF THIS WILL RESOLVE YOUR QUESTIONS. NORMALLY, TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECTS LIKE THIS TAKES 6-9 MONTHS OF DATA TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THINGS ARE WORKING, IF THINGS NEED TO BE TWEAKED.

USUALLY THERE'S SOME TWEAKING ON EACH PROJECT WE HAVEN'T EVEN RECITED ON THIS PROJECT. NOT EVEN COMPLETE.

SO WE DO NOT HAVE THE 6-9 MONTHS OF DATA.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW YOU'RE LIVING WITH IT TODAY AND WE DO NOT NEED SIX MONTHS TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE CONCERNS.

SO TONIGHT HAS TWO PURPOSES. ONE IS TO GET A BASELINE ON THE FACTS AND TWO IS TO TALK ABOUT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE, ALLOWING COUNSEL AND YOU GUYS TO HAVE A DIALOGUE AND ASK QUESTIONS.

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION I DO WANT TO JUST TELL YOU THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY, SOME OF THEM ARE FACING ME SO YOU DON'T SEE THEM, FACING THE BACK OF THEIR HEADS AND SOME OF THEM ARE APPEAR OUR MEN AND WOMEN WHO TAKE THIS JOB VERY SERIOUSLY.

THEY ARE WELL CREDENTIALED. WE HAVE ONE OF THE PREEMINENT TRAFFIC ENGINEERS HERE IN THE ROOM WITH US.

HE'S A PHD AND HE TEACHES COLLEGE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT WE ARE A BUNCH OF STAND IN THE SPIRIT WE ARE NOT. THESE ARE VERY HIGHLY CREDENTIALED PEOPLE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT CARING ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY.

THEY CARE ABOUT YOU. THEY CARE ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU ARE IN. THEY CARE ABOUT BEING PHYSICALLY CONSERVATIVE. SO I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE NOT HERE TODAY TO DEFEND ALL THE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE.

WE ARE JUST GETTING FACTS AND WE WANT TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS.

BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING ABOUT KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD AND I DON'T WANT TO GET IT WRONG SO I'M GOING TO READ FROM THIS AND WE'LL GET INTO THE MEAT OF THIS.

ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL HEAR TONIGHT IS THAT KING ARTHUR HAS

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THE BASIC CONFLICT IS BUILT TO THE ROADWAY ITSELF.

KING ARTHUR WAS BUILT LONG BEFORE ANNEXATION AND HAS THE WIDTH AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A COLLECTORS STREET.

A STREET DESIGNED TO MOVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.

BUT IT RUNS DIRECTLY THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HOMES FACING THE STREET, DRIVEWAYS, DRIVEWAYS, PEDESTRIANS, THOSE TWO THINGS DO NOT NATURALLY FIT TOGETHER.

THE ROADWAY TELLS THE DRIVER THAT THIS IS A PLACE I CAN MOVE FASTER. THE NEIGHBORHOOD TELLS US THAT THIS IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE SHOULD BE DRIVING 25 MILES PER HOUR. THAT TENSION EXISTED LONG BEFORE THIS PROJECT AND CASTLE HILLS RESIDENCES HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR HELP ON THIS FOR YEARS. THE DATA CONFIRMED THAT CONCERN.

WE'VE SEEN VEHICLES TRAVELING FAR ABOVE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT, INCLUDING ISOLATED SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOURS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET BUILT FOR A FRACTION OF THAT.

THE QUESTION STAFF WAS ASKED TO SOLVE WAS WHETHER THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS REAL.

AND YOU CALLED IT. THE QUESTION WAS HOW DO YOU MAKE A VERY WIDE ROADWAY BEHAVE MORE LIKE A 25-MILE-PER-HOUR RESIDENTIAL STREET. THAT IS WHERE TRAFFIC CALMING COMES IN. STAFF WEIGHED A RANGE OF MORE AGGRESSIVE TRAFFIC CALMING TREATMENTS, BRIGHTER PAVEMENT, MORE VERTICAL ELEMENTS, ADDITIONAL MARKINGS.

AND STAFF CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH.

THEY WERE TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE CHARACTER OF CASTLE HILLS. THE GOAL WAS ENOUGH FRICTION TO CHANGE DRIVER BEHAVIOR BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE THE STREET FEEL LIKE AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE. THAT'S BEEN THE CHALLENGE FROM THE BEGINNING, THREADING THE NEEDLE.

SLOW TRAFFIC, BUT DON'T OVERDO IT.

IMPROVE SAFETY BUT RESPECT THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

CREATE UNLOVED DON'T DO IT IN A WAY THATFEELS E HILLS.

THAT'S THE BALANCE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO STRIKE AND REASONABLE PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE WITH WHETHER WE HIT THE MARK.

BUT THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE TONIGHT.

STAFF IS GOING TO WALK TO THE HISTORY, THE DATA, THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, THE DESIGN DECISIONS AND WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT OPTIONS FOR WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT.

HERE ARE THE OPTIONS WE ARE WEIGHING CURRENTLY IS SO THAT YOU CAN HEAR THEM BEFORE WE GET INTO ANY OF THE DATA.

WE COULD GIVE THE PROJECT MORE TIME AND CONTINUE MONITORING IT.

I'LL TELL YOU THAT THAT'S WHAT THE ENGINEERS SAY IS THE BEST PRACTICE. WE COULD PURSUE AN INDEPENDENT SAFETY REVIEW. THE SAFETY REVIEW -- THEY AREN'T LOOKING AT CONTEXT OR SENSITIVITY.

SO I'M BETTING THAT A SAFETY REVIEW WOULD LIKELY SAY PUT MORE THINGS UP. PUT VERTICALS UP WHICH I DON'T THINK WHAT PEOPLE IN THIS GROUP ARE WANTING.

WE CAN MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS. PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS UP TO AND REMOVING THOSE BIKE BARRIERS. WHICH OF THESE PATHS WE TAKE DEPENDS ON WHAT WE HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY TONIGHT AND ON THE SENTIMENT OF CITY COUNCIL. AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS BECAUSE IT MATTERS. COUNSEL IS NOT HERE COUNCIL IS NOT HERE WITH THEIR MINDS MADE UP.

OTHER THAN THE CONCLUSORY FACTS WE TOLD THEM EARLY ON IN THE PROJECT. WE ARE ON THE SAME SIDE HERE.

WE ARE NEIGHBORS TRYING TO SOLVE A GENUINELY HARD PROBLEM IN PUBLIC TOGETHER. WE MAY NOT AGREE TONIGHT ON EXACTLY WHAT THAT BALANCE SHOULD BE BUT I BELIEVE EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM, STAFF, COUNCIL, RESIDENTS ALIKE WANT THE SAME THING. EIGHT KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD THAT IS SAFE, THAT WORKS, AND STILL FEELS LIKE CASTLE HILLS.

SO HERE IS MY ASK. LET'S START WITH THE FACTS AND LISTEN TO EACH OTHER, EVEN IF IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE.

LET'S LEAD HERE TONIGHT CLOSER TO A SOLUTION.

LIKE THE MAYOR SAID THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A DECISION MADE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THESE OPT OPTIONS, IF WE HAVE A CLEAR PATH FORWARD OUR TEAM HAS TO GET THE COST ESTIMATES ON THEM.

WE HAVE TO BRING WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME ON IT.

WE HAVE TO TALK TO CONTRACTORS TO DO THINGS IF WE ARE DOING THESE THINGS. I HAVE TO COME BACK AND THERE WOULD LIKELY BE ANOTHER MEETING AND WE PRESENT THOSE TO THE COUNCIL AND THAT WILL INVITE YOU THE SAME WAY WE HAVE BEFORE BECAUSE IT APPARENTLY WORKED. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN THIS AROUND SO I CAN START MAKING THIS PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL. FIRST UP, I'M NOT GOING TO GO

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AT EVERY TURN OUR STAFF IS TRYING TO LISTEN TO THE RESIDENTS WHOSE VOICES ARE IN THE ROOM INCLUDING TODAY.

TRYING TO SOLVE A DIFFICULT PROBLEM AND TRYING TO BALANCE AESTHETICS AND NEIGHBORHOOD INTEREST TO MAKE THE SAFE ROAD.

TRAFFIC AND SPEEDING, HAS BEEN DISCUSSED PRIOR TO ANNEXATION.

OUR FRESHWATER SUPPLY REPRESENTATIVES, JUST GOING THROUGH WHAT POLICING LOOKS LIKE IN CASTLE HILLS.

EITHER THAT, WE START RECEIVING COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENCES BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE STILL GOING THROUGH THEIR COUNCILMAN BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE AT THAT TIME THERE WASN'T A COMFORT LEVEL COMING DIRECTLY IN THE STAFF AND TIME. DID HEAR FROM THOSE DIRECTLY AS WELL. WE WOULD TELL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT OUR POLICE CAN GO OUT THERE AND WE CAN DO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. IT USUALLY IS SOMETHING THAT WILL RESOLVE THINGS ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS BUT UNLESS YOU ARE POSTING A POLICE OFFICER ALL THE TIME THERE'D BE A SHORT-LIVED SOLUTION TO THIS. WE THEN STARTED DOING THIS IN EARNEST A SPEED STUDY IN 2022. THAT IS WHEN STAFF CAME TO ME AND CAME DOWN AND SAID THIS ROAD IS BUILT ALMOST THE SIZE OF A FOUR LANE COLLECTOR. IT IS ONLY TWO LANES.

PEOPLE THINK IT'S NOT TWO LANES. THE PEOPLE ARE DEFTLY DRIVING TOO FAST ON THAT COMPARED TO WHAT THE CHOICE IS COMPARED TO WHAT IT CAN BE TAKEN WITH 35 MILES PER HOUR OFF-SPEED OR DO WE GO AHEAD AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE REDUCE THE SPEEDS. THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED UP UNTIL THAT POINT AS WELL THE DESIRE TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND THE FAMILIES WE ARE FRONTING ONTO KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD. WE DECIDED TO PURSUE A REDUCTION OF SPEED THROUGH TRAFFIC CAL CALMING.

AT THAT TIME WE BROUGHT FORWARD A BOND PROJECT.

AT THAT TIME AND SOON AFTER ANNEXATION, WE ARE PLANNING OUR NEXT 10-YEAR BOND PROGRAM FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT IS. WE BASICALLY GO OUT, WE GET PUBLIC INPUT EVERY TEN YEARS ON WHAT WE WANT OUR LARGE DEBT SALE TO BE FOR A GENERAL BONDS THAT'LL GO TO ROAD PROJECTS.

OUR SEWER PROJECTS, PARKS PROJECTS, A VARIETY OF PROJECTS AND NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. STAFF BRINGS FORWARD A BUNCH OF PROJECTS AND THIS WAS ONE OF THEM.

I KNOW THAT ONLINE ON THE CASTLE HILLS FACEBOOK GROUP THERE WAS A POST AT SOME POINT A PICTURE OF AN INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL GREEN BOULEVARD THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN SHRUNK DOWN BUT WITH BIG TREES, IT'S JUST MAGNIFICENT, WHY DIDN'T THEY DO THAT? WE DID TRY TO DO THAT AND WE BROUGHT THAT FORWARD AT THE BOND COMMITTEE.

IT HAD TO COMPETE -- IT WAS A $24 MILLION PROJECT AT THE TIME AND WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD TO SEE IF THIS WAS A PRIORITY.

IT DID NOT RISE TO THE PRIORITY OF USING OUR FEATURE AND ON THAT COMMITTEE JUST A KNOW IT WAS A NINE PERSON COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY COUNSEL. TWO OF THE NINE WERE RESIDENTS OF CASTLE HILLS. CASTLE HILLS WAS PRESENTED MORE ON THAT COMMITTEE THAN ANY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD.

THOSE TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM CASTLE HILLS AND THEY DID NOT VOTE TO BE ON THE TOP PRIORITY TO BE ON THE BOND TRACK IT DOWN MY PACKAGE DID SAY THEY WERE VERY INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS SOME PROGRESS ON THIS AND CAN WHEN YOU CASH AND SOME SMALLER PROJECT. WE COMMITTED TO THOSE TWO MEMBERS THAT WE WOULD BRING FORTH ON THE PROJECT AND WE SOON AFTER PRESENTED THAT AT THE NEXT BUDGET MEETING LATER THAT YEAR TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY SHOWED UP AND DID ADVOCATE FOR THAT AND COUNCIL FUNDED THAT AND THAT'S HOW THIS PROJECT GOT STARTED. WE DID A 24 SPEED STUDY BEFORE WE STARTED JUST TO MAKE SURE WE WERE CORRECT AND THAT THERE WAS A SPEEDING ISSUE AND WE STARTED DESIGN AT 30% DESIGN.

WE WENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO GET INPUT AND WE SENT OUT QUITE A NUMBER OF THINGS AND THERE'S ARGUMENT WHETHER OR NOT WE DID ENOUGH TO GET PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT IT BUT WE DID SOME LETTERS

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WE DID HAVE PEOPLE SHOW UP TO THAT MEETING AND WE GOT POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM AND THEY WANTED MORE.

THEY WANTED MORE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS AND CROSSWALKS.

AFTER THAT MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER -- THE CITY ENGINEER CAME TO ME AND SAID, HEY, THEY WANT TO PUT THESE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. THIS IS WHAT'S NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO TRIGGER ALL THESE ADDITIONAL ADA REQUIREMENTS WHICH WE HAVE TO DO ANYWAY BY LAW. WE DO THEM SYSTEMATICALLY THROUGH OUR CITY MAKING SURE WE ARE UPDATING ALL OF OUR SIDEWALKS AND RAMPS. WE KNEW THESE WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE. WE HAD TO MAKE THEM ANYWAY.

WE ARE ESTIMATING AT THE TIME IT WOULD COST 250,000 MORE DOLLARS.

SO AS I SAID AND AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, EVERY STEP OF THE WAYS STAFF AND I BELIEVE COUNSEL AS WELL THOUGHT WE WERE TIED INTO WHAT THIS COMMUNITY WANTED AND WE WERE TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY. THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF FATALITY RISKS. BECAUSE IT'S A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN TO 32 MILES PER HOUR, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE RISK OF DEATH AND YOU CAN SEE THIS GOING UP AND LIKE I SAID WE HAVE SPEEDS THAT ARE UP ABOVE 58 MILES PER HOUR. SO THE RISKS OUT THERE ARE PEOPLE TRYING TO CROSS KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD IS GREAT.

SO THESE WERE THE GOALS COMING INTO THIS PROJECT.

ONE LANE DESIGN. BEFORE THERE WAS NO STRIPING, IT WAS WIDE OPEN. PEOPLE WOULD PASS ON THE RIGHT.

I'VE SEEN VIDEOS OF IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I'VE BEEN OUT THERE. I'VE HAD SOMEONE DO IT TO ME AS WELL. THEY ARE EXCESSIVELY WIDE LANES.

CREATES THIS INFORMAL NATURE WHERE PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN GO FAST. THERE IS UNCLEAR DESIGNATION OR THERE WAS UNCLEAR AT DESIGNATION AND WE SAW HIGHER SPEEDS.

THERE IS ALSO UNWARRANTED STOP SIGNS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

THEY WERE PUT IN BEFOREHAND. PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, THERE WAS A LACK OF FACILITIES THAT REALLY PROTECTED THE PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT AND THEY WERE MISSING CROSSWALKS.

BUT THEN THE OTHER THING BESIDES THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND THE LANE DESIGN AND SPEED CONTROL IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS CONTEXT-SENSITIVE.

IF ANYTHING AS HE MADE CHOICES ON THE MATERIALS OUT THERE WE TRY TO G KEEP THEM LOW-LYING AND NEUTRAL COLOR AND ULTIMATELY THAT'S WHERE WE WENT WRONG. BUT WE WERE ALWAYS TRYING TO BE ATTACHED TO WHAT IS WHAT DOES CASTLE HILLS WANT AND TRY TO KEEP A MORE MUTUAL CLASSY ENVIRONMENT OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO HAND OFF TO BRETT WHO IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE ROADWAY.

>> I'M THE CITY ENGINEER. THANK YOU COME UP MAYER, COUNCIL, TODAY. WHEN WE LOOK AT A ROAD AND DESIGN A ROAD WE HAVE TO -- WE DESIGN A ROAD FOR A SPECIFIC REASON. YOU JUST DON'T PUT A ROAD DOWN.

WE HAVE ROADS WE LOOK AT THEM IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

ONE OF THE WAYS IS THE CHARACTER OF THE ROAD SO THE FUNCTION AND CHARACTER OF IT DICTATE HOW YOU DESIGNED IT RESIDENTIAL STREETS, TO A COLLECTOR STREETS, HIGHER CLASSIFICATION, DIVIDED ROADWAYS. IN LOOKING AT TYPICAL ROADWAYS, COLLECTOR STREETS ARE A LITTLE BIT WIDER, 27 FEET WIDE.

THEY ALLOW HIGHER TRAFFIC. FOUR-WAY COLLECTORS ARE 45 FEET WIDE, FOUR TRAVEL LANES. NO PEDESTRIANS, NO ON STREET PARKING, NO DRIVEWAYS. VERY CONTROLLED ROADWAYS.

KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD 46 FEET WIDE AND A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH HOMES, WITH CROSSWALKS, WITH RAMPS, WITH ON STREET PARKING THAT CREATES A DISTINCT CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ROAD WITH AND THE CHARACTER. LOOKING AT WHAT A TYPICAL ROADWAY WOULD LOOK LIKE, THIS IS WHAT YOU TYPICALLY SEE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YOUR TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL ROAD, PARKING LOT ON BOTH SIDES. YOU HAVE A SINGLE DRIVEWAY DOWN THE MIDDLE AND PEOPLE HAVE TO DRIVE AT SIMILAR SPEEDS.

IT'S A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO DRIVE ETTA SLOWER SPEED. THIS IS A TYPICAL FOUR-LANE COLLECTOR. IT IS DELINEATED AS FOUR LANES, TWO LANES OF INSTRUCTION. THERE IS NO ON STREET PARKING.

THE SIDEWALKS ARE PUSHED BACK FROM THE ROADWAY TO KEEP PEDESTRIANS SAFE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY LENGTH OF VEHICLES.

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SO PREANNEXATION, ACTUALLY WE ATTEMPT TO ADJUST THIS PROBLEM.

THEY INSTALLED A SERIES OF BUTTONS ON THE ROADWAY TO LOOK LIKE A SPEED BUMP. THOSE ARE PRETTY EFFECTIVE WHEN YOU HAVE NEW PEOPLE COMING INTO AN AREA ALL THE TIME.

BUT ONCE PEOPLE REALIZE THEY ARE NOT A SPEED BUMP, THEY ARE NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH THEM.

THEY'VE ALSO INSTALLED STOP SIGNS AND AWAIT US AWAY TO SLOWCONFLICT. IT'S NOT A SPEED CONTROL MEASURE. IT ADDS ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

THE STOP SIGNS WERE UNINSTALLED. ALSO REACH OUT TO DO TARGET ENFORCEMENT. WE ALSO RESOLVED ADDITIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGNS. PREANNEXATION THIS WAS KNOWN AS A PROBLEM. IT TOOK SEVERAL MEASURES TO TRY AND ADDRESS SPEEDING AND I'LL PASS IT OVER TO DISCUSS THE

PREVIOUS ENFORCEMENTS. >> APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU HERE. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW IS THERE IS INFORMATION ON PREANNEXATION.

OVER MANY YEARS THE CITY RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING SPEEDING, STOP SIGNS, NOT OBEYING STOP SIGNS AND GOLF CART TRAFFIC AND THAT WAS KNOWN PRIOR TO ANNEXATION.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DEPLOYED SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AT THAT TIME. BUT EVEN AFTER ANNEXATION, TARGETED ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED IN THAT AREA.

AFTER ANNEXATION FROM SOME OF THAT TARGETED ENFORCEMENT WHICH I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ON THE NEXT SLIDE FROM ONE OF OUR TRAFFIC OFFICERS AND WHAT HE SAID WAS THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION IS THAT IF WE HAD MORE SIGNS IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM.

UNFORTUNATELY THE SIGNS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.

THE SPEED CONTINUES TO BE A DRIVER ENFORCED ISSUE.

I LIVE WITHIN SPEED ITS DRIVER DISTRACTION AND THE CONSTANT DISREGARD LEADING TO THE SPEEDING ISSUE. BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.

SINCE THEN, WE'VE CONDUCTED ADDITIONAL TOPICS AS WELL AS REGULAR -- KEEP IN MIND THIS IS A 25-MILE-PER-HOUR ROADWAY.

IN 2022 THIS IS GOING TO BE AFTER ANNEXATION BUT ADDITIONAL TARGETED ENFORCEMENT WE DID AT THAT TIME IN 2022, THERE WAS CONDUCTED ENFORCEMENT ALONG AREA SUCH AS KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD INCLUDING LADY OF THE LAKE. BUT SPECIFIC TO THIS KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD ENFORCEMENT, WHAT WE FOUND IS ACROSS THE SIX DAYS OF ENFORCEMENT CONDUCTED FROM A SCENE AT THE TABLE AT THE RIGHT THERE, WHAT YOU SEE IS WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 37 CITATIONS ISSUED TO A TOTAL OF 32 INDIVIDUALS KEEPING IN MIND THAT IF SOMEONE IS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP THEY COULD RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE CITATION. THEY COULD RECEIVE TWO CITATIONS AT THAT TIME. 33 INDIVIDUALS CITED, ONLY FOUR OF THOSE CITATIONS WERE ISSUED FOR SPEEDING.

THE MAJORITY OF THE CITATIONS WERE ISSUED FOR STOP SIGN VIOLATIONS. AS WE MOVE INTO -- THANK YOU.

AS WE MOVE INTO 2026, WE RAN DATA WE WENT BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR A YEAR TO DATE ANALYSIS.

IN THE SIX MONTHS BETWEEN JANUARY AND JUNE OF 2026 WE HAD A TOTAL OF 91 TRAFFIC STOPS THAT WERE CONDUCTED AND DURING THAT TIME FRAME -- I'M SORRY, 91 TRAFFIC STOPS CONDUCTED ACROSS THE ENTIRETY OF JUNE THROUGH AUGUST AND OF THOSE 46 CITATIONS WERE ISSUED FOR ALL TYPES OF VIOLATIONS.

OF THOSE CITATIONS, SEVEN OF THEM WERE FOR SPEEDING FOR 39.6 MILES PER HOUR WHICH IS ROUGHLY 15 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 25 MILES PER HOUR.

WE BROKE SOME OF THAT DATA INTO PARTS ON THE BAR GRAPH AT THE LEFT ON THE BLUE AND YELLOW LINES.

ON THE BOTTOM HALF WE ARE REPRESENTING TO YOU HOW MANY CITATIONS VERSUS WARNINGS WERE ISSUED BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF JANUARY THROUGH JUNE AND SINCE JULY 1ST TO JULY 1ST JUST GENUINELY REPRESENTS THE COMPLETION DATE GOING FORWARD AND THAT'S WHY WE BROKE INTO TWO DIFFERENT PIECES SO YOU CAN SEE ONCE THE COMMON MEASURES GOT THEM OMITTED WITH THOSE CITATIONS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING THE DATA BETWEEN JANUARY AND JUNE, 35 WARNINGS ISSUED WERE AS 24 CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. AFTER JULY 1ST, 17 WARNINGS WERE ISSUED BEFORE CITATIONS WERE BEING ISSUED AS A RESULT OF A TRAFFIC STOP. MOST STOPS DO END AND A WARNING AND IN THIS SENSE NOT A CITATION THAT'S COMMENSURATE WITH THE

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HELPS FEED INTO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE MENTIONED, AN OVERLAPPING INITIATIVE OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. ACROSS ALL OF LOUISVILLE, SPECIFICALLY WITH MICRO-MOBILITY.

GOLF CARTS, SCOOTERS, MOTORCYCLES, THINGS LIKE THAT WERE BEING OPERATED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THERE WAS AN ENHANCEMENT OF -- AN INCREASE OF TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THIS AREA AND SOME OF THOSE MAY BE OVERLAP.

ON THE KING ARTHUR BOULEVARD THIS WAS THE RESULT THAT YOU'D SEE FROM THEIR PARTICULAR TARGETED PERSPECTIVE.

WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT OVER TO BRETT.

>> NOW THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE A SPEEDING PROBLEM, HOW DO WE ACTUALLY, I WANT TO GO BACK AND SEE HOW WE SET SPEED LIMITS AND GET SOME GENERAL HISTORY ON BACKGROUND OF HOW SPEED LIMITS AND ENGINEERING IS DONE. WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE 85TH PERCENTILE. I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE DETAIL IN THE COMING SLIDES. BUT THE CONCEPT IS THAT THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B AS FAST AND AS EFFICIENT AND THE SAFEWAY AS POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE AREN'T OUT LOOKING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

THEY JUST WANT TO GET TO AID TO BE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

SO THEY GENERALLY DRIVE IT FEELS LIKE THE RIGHT SPEED.

WHEN YOU'RE ON A ROADWAY YOU WANT TO TRY WHAT FEELS APPROPRIATE. SOME ROADWAYS YOU FEEL YOU CAN DRIVE FASTER. OTHER ROADWAYS IF YOU LIKE YOU HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWER BECAUSE OF THE CHARACTER AND CONTENTS OF THE ROAD. THESE ARE ALL DETERMINED BY WAYNE LATHAM, PARKING, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, DRIVEWAYS.

BUSINESSES. THAT TELLS YOU WHAT FEELS APPROPRIATE TO DRIVE. SO THAT'S WHAT THE 85TH PERCENTILE IS BASED ON. WHAT THE POPULATION FEELS IS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT ROADWAY. THE IDEA IS THERE'S ABOUT 50% OF PEOPLE THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO SPEED IT.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO THEY ARE ALWAYS GOING TO FIND A WAY TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT BUT THE VAST MAJORITY ARE GOING TO TRY WHAT THEY FEEL IS APPROPRIATE AT THE 85TH PERCENTILE WHICH IS WHAT WE LOOK AT. HISTORICALLY THAT IS WHAT IS USED TO SET SPEED LIMITS. YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE POPULATION WANTS TO DRIVE, THAT'S THE APPROPRIATE SPEED LIMIT FOR THAT ROADWAY. SOME OTHER FACTORS WE LOOK AT WHEN YOU LOOK AT SPEED LIMITS IS THE PAY SPEED.

WE LOOK AT A 10-MILE POWER SPACE.

WE LOOK AT WHAT THE 85TH PERCENTILE IS IN 5 MILES ABOVE AND BELOW IT, YOU WANT THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION DRIVING AT THAT SPEED. THAT'S BASICALLY -- THINK OF IT LIKE A PLUG OF CARS. THERE IS NO CONFLICT, NO ONE SLOWING DOWN FOR ANYBODY. YOU ARE NOT TAILGATING, NOT CAUSING UNDUE OBSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE GENERAL FLOW ON THE ROADWAY. YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 75% TO BE AT THAT 10-MILE POWER SPACE TOGETHER.

WHEN WE ACTUALLY LOOK AT ROADWAYS IT'S NOT JUST THE 85TH PERCENTILE ANYMORE. YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. THEY HAVE EIGHT DIFFERENT FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN SETTING SPEED LIMITS.

ONE OF THOSE FACTORS IS THE 85TH PERCENTILE NUMBER ONE BECAUSE THERE IS SEVERAL OTHER FACTORS WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING AT IT. INCLUDING THE CONTEXT, INCLUDING THE ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED IS. THIS IS FEDERAL STANDARDS, RIGHT? THAT IS THAT.

STATE STANDARDS ALSO HAVE EIGHT REQUIREMENTS THAT PEOPLE WANT US TO LOOK AT AND CONSIDER. IN ADDITION TO THE 85TH PERCENTILE, LOOK AT ROADWAY GEOMETRY, PAID MINT WITH.

SOME THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT IS WHAT IS THE ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT IN HOMES.

WE HAVE DRIVEWAYS, ALLEYWAYS, CROSSWALKS.

ALSO PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES. ON THE STREET PARKING.

RAMPS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT COME INTO THE DETERMINATION WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE SPEED LIMIT OF A ROADWAY. SO WHEN WE ORIGINALLY STARTED LOOKING AT CASTLE HILL AND LOOKING AT ARTHUR BOULEVARD WE DID AN ADDITIONAL STUDY AT LOCATION ONE IN 2026.

THIS STUDY WAS A 13 DAY STUDY AND WE SAT ON A RADAR UNIT TO COLLECT THE DATA. WHEN THE PROJECT WAS UNDERGOING QUOTE WE WENT BACK OUT INTO THREE ADDITIONAL STUDIES OF THREE OTHER LOCATIONS. THESE WERE ONE-DAY STUDIES.

THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN HOW STUDIES ARE COLLECTED.

GENERALLY SPEAKING YOU WANT TO COLLECT DATA ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, OR THURSDAY. THAT'S WHEN TRAFFIC PATTERNS ARE THE MOST STABLE AND YOU WANT COLLECTED DURING THE SCHOOL Y YEAR. THAT'S TYPICAL TRAFFIC BEHAVIOR OF A ROADWAY IS MIDDLE OF THE WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

YOUR DATA IS ALSO HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. IF YOU ARE OUT THERE OR YOU GET A FEW VEHICLES AND YOU GOT THERE FOR A LONGER VEHICLE OF TIME YOU HAVE A HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. PRETTY SUFFICIENT TO HAVE GOOD

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YOU CAN SEE IT CONSISTENTLY IT'S ABOVE CLOSER TO THE 38, 33-MILE POWER RANGE. WIDESPREAD FROM 2022 AND 2024 REAFFIRMING THAT THERE IS A CONSISTENT SPEEDING PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. WE LOOKED FURTHER INTO THE DATA TO SEE WHAT SHARE OF DRIVERS ARE DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT.

THE PERCENTILE AGAIN IS BASED ON HOW PEOPLE ARE GOING.

YOU MIGHT HAVE A FEW OUTLIERS ARE DRIVING THAT NUMBER HIGHER.

PEOPLE GOING REALLY SLOW AND DRIVING LOWER.

WE WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. YOU CAN SEE THAT'S 95% PERCENT OF THE POPULATION ON KING ARTHUR WANT TO DRIVE OVER THE SPEED LIMIT ON AVERAGE. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WERE DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. LOOKING AT THE PAY SPEED, REALLY CONSISTENT WHAT THEY FELT WAS THE REAL CONFIGURATION WHICH WAS IN CONFLICT WITH THE HOMES ARE DRIVEWAYS AND THE OTHER FACILITIES THIS WEEK. LOOKING FURTHER TO WHAT THE MAXIMUM SPEEDS ARE. WE FOUND SOMEONE GOING 68 MILES PER HOUR RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COMMUNITY.

SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF KING ARTHUR.

68 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAVE A LOT OF SPEEDS, IT'S CONSIDERABLY OVER. WE HAVE NEW TECHNOLOGY.

THIS USES BIG DATA WHICH IS COLLECTED FROM CELL PHONES, SMART WATCHES, ABLE TO ACCESS THAT DATA AND PLOT OUT WHAT SPEEDS THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING. THE DARKER COLOR IS SLOWER SPEEDS. THE HIGHER SPEEDS.

THERE ARE ABOUT FIVE DIFFERENT ROAD CHARACTERS ON THE WESTERN SIDE BIKE LANES ON BOTH SIDES, SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SPEED.

GETTING TO A SECTION EAST OF THAT.

DRIVERS SLOW DOWN ON AVERAGE ON THERE.

THEY ARE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

DRIVERS TEND TO SPEED UP. THERE IS NO RISK OF CONFLICT.

THERE'S OPEN ROAD GOING FASTER. CARING TO THIS NEXT THEY SLOW DOWN AGAIN WHEN THEY GOT OUT TOWARDS THE RETAIL AREA.

THIS FAR EASTERN END. FOUND DIFFERENT ROTATIONS OF THE ROADWAY AS A DRIVE THROUGH KING ARTHUR.

WHAT IS TRAFFIC CALMING. AN IDEA WHAT IT IS.

PHYSICAL CHANGES TO THE ROADWAY TO CHANGE DRIVER BEHAVIOR.

DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT. IN THE STREETS IN SOME WAY, ON STREET PARKING, BUFFERED BIKE LANES.

ZIGZAG THROUGH THE ROADWAY, MEDIANS, CURB EXTENSIONS TO NARROW THE ROADWAY IN CERTAIN AREAS, AND DEFLECTION DEVICES WHICH ARE SPEED BUMPS, SPEED HUMPS, GENERALLY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS BECAUSE A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS DOWN THE LINE THAT PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT ARE DAMAGING CARS.

DRIVERS TEND TO SPEED UP FOR LOST TIME.

SPEED BUMPS ARE USUALLY NOT THE ALTERNATIVE.

THE HIGHER THE SPEEDS, THE LAISSEZ PEDESTRIANS ARE.

ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS I LIKE ON THIS SLIDE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THIS IS A FIGURE ON THE INSTITUTE OF WHERE THEY ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THAT IS THE DIVISION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE DRIVING.

YOU INCREASE THAT SPEED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR, EVERYTHING

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HAVING A SPEED LIMIT, HIGHER SPEEDS, DRIVERS ARE NOT OBSERVING ANYTHING ON THE ROADWAY THEY ARE FOCUSED ON.

TALKING ABOUT WHAT TRAFFIC CALMING IS, HAVING WIDE LANES IS NOT TRAFFIC CALMING. IT ELICITS FASTER SPEEDS.

HAVING AREAS TO SLOW DOWN UNLESS HIGHER SPEEDS.

PUTTING MORE SIGNS UP. DRIVER SPEED SIGNS DO HAVE AN EFFECT FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND DRIVERS REALIZE THERE IS NO PUNISHMENT FOR IT. HAVING CROSSWALKS OPEN NEEDING THE PAY ATTENTION TO IT. PROHIBITED HERE IN THE CONTROL DEVICES. IF YOU DRIVE ACROSS STATE LINES, ALL TIBBETT MARKINGS ARE PIVOTAL UNITED STATES.

IT'S EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THAT DOCUMENT AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

YOU CANNOT USE STOP SIGNS FOR SPEED CONTROL.

THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS AS IT TEACHES DRIVERS THAT THEY LEARN THEY CAN JUST DRIVE THROUGH T THEM.

CAUSES MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO STOP ASSUMING THEY ARE GOING TO STOP ON THE INTERCEPTION.

THAT DRIVER IS AT RISK OF BEING HIT AND THEY ARE ANTICIPATING THE ONGOING CAR TO STOP. ALSO TURNS DRIVERS THAT NOT ALL STOP SIGNS ARE NECESSARY PAID WE START NOT FOLLOWING STOP SIGNS AND OTHER PLACES. SO NOW YOU CREATED UNSAFE SITUATIONS. IT'S EXPLICITLY THE STRONGEST LANGUAGE THAT YOU CANNOT USE STOP SIGNS FOR SPEED CONTROL.

THESE ARE THE CHALLENGES NOW. WE KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PEER WE KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE ROAD AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROADWAY AND WE KNOW HOW THEY ARE DESIGNED AND HOW SPEED LIMITS ARE SET. HERE ARE THE FOUR MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT WE OBSERVE ON KING ARTHUR, THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE TO ADDRESS. LANE DESIGN IS EXCESSIVELY WIDE PEER THERE'S NO CLEAR DELINEATION OF WHERE THE LANES ARE AND HOW MANY LANES ARE OPEN. A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS A FOUR-LANE ROAD. IT'S A TWO LANE ROAD.

SPEED CONTROL. WE HAVE HIGH SPEEDS.

DRIVING WELL ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT ON CONSISTENT BASIS IN GROUPS. PEOPLE ARE NOT OBEYING THE STOP SIGNS. PEOPLE ARE RUNNING THROUGH THEM.

WE HAVE A ROAD THAT'S DESIGNED AS A COLLECTOR AND A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, TO GO THINGS ARE IN CONFLICT.

WE HAVE HIGH ACCESS, LOTS OF HOMES.

ALL THESE THINGS ARE IN CONFLICT AND THIS ROADWAY LACKS PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES BUT DID NOT HAVE NECESSARY ROADBLOCKS OTHER THAN THE SIDEWALK WHICH IS A STANDARD SIDEWALK.

IT'S NOT A SHARED PAST OR ACCESSIBLE TO RIDE THEIR BICYCLES ON. IT IS A FOUR OR 5-FOOT SIDEWALK, NOT A 10-FOOT SIDEWALK. I'LL HAND IT OVER TO CLAIRE.

>> EXCELLENT. I TOUCHED ON THIS EARLIER SO AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROJECT IT WAS A MUCH LARGER SCALE PROJECT.

THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE THE TIMING AFTER ANNEXATION OF CASTLE HILLS WAS LEADING DIRECTLY INTO THE BLUE RIBBON CAPITAL CONSIDERATION OF WHAT KIND OF DEBT WE'D BE SELLING OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND WHAT PROJECTS WITH THAT DEBT GO TO FUND. SO A LIST OF PROJECTS WE'VE PROVIDED THAT WE COULD DEFTLY NOT FIT IN WITH OUR DEBT CAPACITY, ALL THOSE PROJECTS. SO THEY HAD TO COME UP WITH A PRIORITIZATION OF THAT. PERIOD OF THAT COMMITTEE, IT WAS A NINE-MEMBER ADVISORY GROUP.

TWO RESIDENTS WERE RIBS AND CASTLE HILLS.

IT WAS INTENDED TO BE A DIVERSE REPRESENTATION FROM VARIOUS O ORGS THAT HOLD A LOT OF WEIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY SO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S HAVE MEMBERS FROM THAT.

2025. THE PLANNING OF ZONING IS GOING TO BE YOUR DEVELOPMENT FOCUS CONDITION.

YOUR 2025 ADVISORY DEALING WITH STRATEGIC COMMISSIONING IN THE FUTURE. AND ALSO CASTLE HILLS' CAN ANNEXATION COMMITTEE. WHEN WE ANNEX CASTLE HILLS BEFORE ANNEXATION EVEN HAPPEN AND CONTINUED AFTER ANNEXATION

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WHAT DOES WASTEWATER LOOK LIKE. WHAT DOES POLICING LOOK LIKE.

THEIR JOB IS TO BASICALLY ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE EDUCATION GETS OUT TO CASTLE HILLS.

SO THESE PEOPLE HAD BECOME VERY INTEGRAL INTO THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY. AS WELL AS A GOOD LIAISON OF CASTLE HILLS. IT WAS IN COUNCIL'S INTEREST AT THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BROUGHT CASTLE HILLS INTO THE FOLD, THERE WERE PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE POSITIVE FOR CASTLE HILLS AS WELL. ONE OF THEM WAS HIS CORE DOOR.

ANOTHER ONE WHICH WILL BE TALKING ABOUT LATER AS AN INFORMATIONAL ABOUT A FUTURE MEETING FOR INPUT WAS UP TRAIL PROJECT THAT WAS GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH CASTLE HILLS AS WELL. IN THAT THEY PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS AND THE TRAIL PROJECT DID MAKE THE PRIORITIZATION.

YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, SORRY.

THERE YOU CAN SEE THE ESTIMATE COST WAS ALMOST $24 MILLION.

THIS DID NOT MAKE THE CUT FOR THE NEXT 10-YEAR BOND.

BUT THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM CASTLE HILL DID ASK US TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE WHERE WE COULDN'T CASH FUND IT AND BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION WHICH WE DID SO.

GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. ON THE NEXT SLIDE I'M SHOWING AN UNFUNDED ITEM. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THIS WAS A SCREENSHOT FROM OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT YEAR WHERE WE DIRECTLY AFTER THE BOND COMMITTEE MADE THEIR DECISION AND WE WENT OUT FOR AN ELECTION AND I FORGOT TO SAY THAT JUST FOR THE RECORD ON THIS WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THOSE BOND PROJECTS, WE DID MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT IN THE COMMUNITY AND DID ENGAGEMENT. THERE WAS ONE AT A LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN CASTLE HILLS BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE WERE GETTING OUT TO CASTLE HILLS.

WE DO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF THAT.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT IT WAS NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP SO I WANT TO SAY THAT THERE WERE TEN PEOPLE TOTAL WHO CAME IN THAT MEETING AS WELL. ON THIS PUTTING FORWARD MUCH SMALLER SCALE PROJECT. I WILL SAY THOUGH IF YOU LOOK AT THE DESCRIPTION THAT THERE WOULD BE BUMP OUTS LIKE THIS, IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT BUMP OUTS WERE REALLY IMPORTANT AND DIDN'T WANT TO DO STRIPING. HAD TO DO SOME PROBLEMS ON THE AVENUE WHERE WE DID ARTICULATION LATER SO IT DOES PROTECT THE PARKING LANE. THERE WASN'T A LOT OF SLOWING DOWN. PARKING ALONG THE STREET, FEELS A LOT MORE NARROW. THAT WAS IN INTEREST OF COUNCILS AS WELL. THE CITY MANAGER WITH MY BUDGET HAS BEEN PUT FORWARD IN BASE BUDGET I'M RECOMMENDING EVERY YEAR DOES NOT INCLUDE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE UNFUNDED ITEMS LIST. THAT GOES TO COUNCIL.

IT WAS THE ONLY PROJECT AND THE ONLY ONLY PROJECT I'M AWARE OF ADVOCATED FOR SHOWING UP AT THE BUDGET MEETING, WE HAD TO SCRAMBLE BECAUSE WE WEREN'T USED TO PEOPLE ACTUALLY ADVOCATING ON ANYTHING TO GET ON THE RECORD TO TALK AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A DIFFERENT PROCESS FOR US BUT THEY SHOWED UP AND ADVOCATED FOR THIS ITEM AND IT WAS FUNDED. NEXT.

>> NOW THAT WE HAVE A PROJECT, WE HAVE A PROBLEM THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED. WE HAVE FUNDING FOR THE COMPLAINT ON THE PROJECT AND WE PUT TOGETHER A DESIGN TEAM AND YOU ARE A DESIGN CONSULTANT. IN THE TEAM THAT THEY PROVIDED IN THE TEAM WE HAD AT THE TIME WERE HIGHLY CREDENTIALED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, TRANCE ROTATION ENGINEERS, TRAFFIC OPERATION ENGINEERS, ROADWAY SAFETY ENGINEERS.

REGISTERED SAFETY ACCESS PROFESSIONALS.

PEOPLE, THIS IS WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING, EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD.

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WHENEVER YOU HAVE NEWER TECHNOLOGY, NEW IDEAS, TRAFFIC CALMING IS A RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT IN ROADWAY DESIGN.

YOU START OFF WITH PILOT PROJECTS.

COMMUNITIES I DID BUY A PROBLEM AND THEY DO A PILOT PROJECT.

OTHER ENGINEERS, OTHER COMMUNITIES LOOK AT WHAT THEY'VE DONE, STUDY IT, THEY MAKE TWEAKS AND ONCE THOSE PILOT PROJECTS BECOME ACCEPTED WITHIN AN INJURY , IT INDUSTRY-STANDARD. IT BECOMES A GOVERNMENTAL GUIDELINE OR GUIDANCE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BIG GOVERNMENTS, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

SO WE LOOK AT THE GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS RECOMMENDED BY FEDERAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION AND STUDENT AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ASHEVILLE, STATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OPERATIONS. ALL THESE DIFFERENT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS IN 2022 THERE WAS A CHANGE IN HEALTH ROADWAYS ARE DESIGNED SO BEFORE YOU HAVE CRASHES, YOU TRY TO PREVENT CRASHES.

NOW IT IS IDENTIFY ROADWAYS THAT ARE HIGH RISK AND NOT LET CRASHES HAPPEN. YOU KNOW THE CRASH IS GOING TO HAPPEN SO TRY TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SPEED WHICH TRY TO DESIGN THE ROADWAYS IN WAYS THAT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF KINETIC ENERGY.

A WHOLE DIFFERENT MIND-SET OF THE WAY YOU ARE GOING TO APPROACH THE ROADWAY. IT'S MORE PROACTIVE, LESS REACTIVE. THIS WAS ON THE DOCKET IN 2022.

OUR PROJECT FOLLOWED THE STANDARD SET BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES, OTHER AGENCIES HAVE A SUITE OF OPTIONS FOR US TO LOOK AT. WE SELECTED FIVE OUT OF THE SUITE OF OPTIONS. REDUCE VEHICLE LANES, ON STREET PARKING, AND ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.

THESE ARE ALL TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES WE SELECTED FROM A SUITE AVAILABLE TO US WITHIN INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, EVERY ROADWAY IN AMERICA HAS THE SAME TRAFFIC SIGNS, SAFE HAVEN MARKINGS ALL SET BY THE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. EVERY STATE CAN MAKE SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS TO THAT. SOME STATES IN THE SOUTH HAVE HURRICANES. THEY HAVE HURRICANE STANDARDS THEY ARE ABLE TO ADOPT INTO IT. THEY HAVE MODIFICATIONS THAT CAN BE DONE. THE ONE WE FOLLOW ARE THE TEXAS TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE HAVE FOLLOWED THE STANDARDS SET BY THE STATE.

LOOKING AT BIKE LANES, THERE'S GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON BIKE LANES. PREFERRED BIKE LANE SPACE IS 10 FEET. WE ARE AWARE OF THAT.

WE'VE CHOSE TO GO DOWN TO AN 8-FOOT WIDTH ON THIS BIKE LANE.

THIS CHOICE WAS MADE BECAUSE WE HAVE 42 FEET TO WORK WITH.

WE ARE TO FIT ALL THE STUFF WITHIN A CONFINED SPACE.

THE OPTION WAS TO DO A 10-FOOT BIKE LANES SHIFTING ON THE ROAD AND NARROWING THE LANES. WE PURPOSELY CHOSE NOT TO NARROW THEM THAT FAR. AND THE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES TO GIVE PEOPLE MORE SENSE OF SAFETY TO PROVIDE A SAFE SAVER FACILITY. A DECISION WAS MADE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO 8 FEET. THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE USE OF IT.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NARROWER THAN WHAT IS GENERALLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE PREFERRED OPTION.

HOW DESIGN STANDARDS. WE USE A COMBINATION OF TEXAS TT DESIGN STAN STANDARDS THAT WE AE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND REPLACE.

THESE ARE ALL ENGINEERING STANDARDS, ENGINEERING BEST PRACTICES ESTABLISHED CITYWIDE AND STATEWIDE.

TURNING RADII. WE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE TURNING RADII ROADS. HE LOOKED AT THIS ROADWAY AND WE ACTUALLY DID TURNING MOVEMENT ANALYSIS WITH T THE ROAD.

WE USED A TRACTOR-TRAILER WITH A 40-FOOT TRAILER ON IT MAKING THESE TURNS. WE HAVE A VIDEO HERE REALLY QUICK. WE ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND TESTED THIS TURN. THESE ARE A SERIES ON A QUESTION

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LOOKING AT STATE STANDARDS AND NATIONAL STANDARDS.

LOCAL ROADS WHICH ARE NOT RESIDENTIAL ROADS, THESE ARE LOCAL ROADS ARE 11-12 FEET WIDE. ACTUALLY RECOMMENDS LOCAL ROADS TO BE NARROWER. WE REDUCED KING ARTHUR DOWN TO 11 AND A HALF FEET WIDE UNTIL 1E FIRST BIKE AREA.

KEEP IN MIND THE ROADWAYS ARE MEASURED FROM CENTER LINE OF STRIPES A CENTER LINE OF STRIFE. THERE IS QUESTIONS OF IT BEING NARROWER THAN 12 FEET. THAT IS CORRECT.

IT IS. IT'S ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION OF WHAT WE DESIGN 1. WE KNOW SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT 11 AND A HALF FEET WIDE SO IT'S ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR.

A TYPICAL PASSENGER VEHICLE ON AVERAGE IS 6 FEET WIDE.

A SEMI TRUCK CHEESE AND HALF FEET WIDE.

MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM FOR BOTH OF THOSE VEHICLES TO DRIVE DOWN THE LANE WITH NO ISSUES STRIKING ANY OBJECTS.

LOOKING AT THE BIKE LANES THEMSELVES, WE ARE TRYING TO BE CONTEXT-SENSITIVE. TYPICAL BIKE LANES YOU SEE LOOK LIKE THIS. VERY INTRUSIVE TYPE IN YOUR FACE WITH THESE BIG CURVES. WE CHOSE OPTIONS THAT WERE MORE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, MORE EXPENSIVE THAT FIT THE COMMUNITIES AS BEST AS WE COULD. THESE BIKE BARRIERS HAVE BEEN USED ON NUMEROUS PROJECTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

THEY ARE AN INDUSTRY STANDARD. THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE CATHOLIC OPTIONS AVAILABLE. CHOSE THIS TO TRY TO MAKE IT MORE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMM COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT ALTERNATIVES. THE INITIAL DESIGN OF THE PROJECT, 10-15 FEET DESIGN, WE DESIGN THREE SEPARATE PROJECTS FOR EVALUATION. FIRST OPTION IS THE MINIMAL OPTION. LET'S JUST DO PAINT.

WE LEARNED THAT PAINTS DID NOT WORK.

WE NEEDED TO DO MORE INTERVENTION ON THAT.

WE REJECT THAT OPTION. OPTION B WAS MUCH MORE FULL DESIGN. WE WANTED TO PUT IN SOME CENTER MEDIANS, PUT SOME ZIGZAGS IN THE ROADWAY.

WE FELT THIS WOULD BE TOO INTRUSIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU HAVE PEOPLE NAVIGATING OBJECTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY INTENTION TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN.

THE THIRD OPTION WAS TO LOOK AT BUMP OUTS AND ADDING THE PROTECTED BIKE LANE. THAT'S THE OPTION WE DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. ONCE WE GOT TO THE 30% DESIGN PHASE WHICH IN MIND THIS IS A SCHEMATIC DESIGN.

30% DESIGN IS BASICALLY AN AERIAL MAP WITH LINE WORK ON IT LAYING OUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN WE ARE DONE.

DOESN'T HAVE ANY DETAILS. DO NOT KNOW ALL THE DIMENSIONS YET. DON'T KNOW HOW EVERYTHING IS GOING TO FIT. WE JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT OUR GOAL IS. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING WITH NUMEROUS OUTREACH. SENT OUT FLYERS AND MAILERS TO HOME TO TELL MYS SENT OUT FLYERS TO THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, TO THE DEVELOPER, THE GOLF COURSE, TO EVERYONE ON KING ARTHUR. COUNCILMEMBER KELLY DID MULTIPLE FACEBOOK POSTS TRYING TO GET THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT TO THE LOCAL MEETING. AT THE PUBLIC MEETING WE HAVE PROPOSED WHAT THE OPTIONS WOULD BE.

DID NOT HAVE ANY FINAL DESIGNS FOR THIS IS 30%.

WE ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO DESIGN AND WORK ON BIKE LANES.

WE WANTED FEEDBACK ON WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT.

A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT BACK IS THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE. WE NEED MORE PEDESTRIAN INPUT.

WE NEED MORE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND THE BIG CONCERNS

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WE NEED SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO LAST A YEAR LONGER THAN THAT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT THERE IS AN ARTICLE WRITTEN ON COMMUNITY IMPACT ABOUT THE PROJECT AND THE COMMUNITY MEETING.

AGAIN IT WAS SHARED ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE DISCUSSING ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTION BEING DISCUSSED ON THE COMMUNITY MEETING.

SO WE CAME BACK AFTER ALL THAT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY MEETING AND SAID, OKAY. THE ADA RAMPS ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE. THE RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR MORE PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES. WE NEED TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BUDGET. THIS IS A CHANGING SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. AND WE REALIZE DOING THIS WOULD TRIGGER FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ON EXCESS ABILITY STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE ADDITIONAL CHANGES WITH THE SIGNIFICANT DOWNSTREAM CHANGES. HE SAID, OKAY, WE'LL NEED SOME MORE MONEY TO DO THIS. CITY MANAGER IS ABLE TO FIND US SOME FUND OFS. WE DID THIS BECAUSE WE KNEW AS A CITY WE HAVE TO MAKE ALL PUBLIC FACILITIES ACCEPTABLE TO ALL USERS WHERE THEY HAVE DISABILITIES OR NOT.

WE REALIZE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO TRAFFIC PROJECT AND ADDRESS ISSUES WE DID NOT HAVE IN THIS AREA.

THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT WHY WE DON'T HAVE EXEMPTIONS ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS. THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS FOR ADA REQUIREMENTS ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS.

THESE ARE IS A VISUAL STREETS THAT WE SHOW BEFORE WHERE WE HAVE NARROW ROADWAYS AND ON STREET PARKING.

THIS WAS A SITUATION WHERE IT WAS NOT CLEAR.

WE HAD TO ADD A PARKING LANE STRIPE TO IDENTIFY THIS AS A PARKING LANE. THAT ACTION ALONE TRIGGERS REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE WE ARE DECIMATING PARKING NOW.

IT WASN'T CLEAR SO NOW IT DOESN'T IT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE MADE A CHOICE TO IMPROVE THE CURVE RAMPS. NOT COMPLIANT WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS AND WE HAVE TO IMPROVE THEM.

THOSE TWO THINGS EXEMPT US FROM ALL THE EXEMPTIONS AVAILABLE AND WE HAD TO DO THE FULL REQUIREMENTS.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE THE BUMP OUTS, THAT'S WHERE PARKING SPACES ARE. HAPPY WIDE ENOUGH TO HANDLE IT.

WE HAD TO MAKE THESE ADDITIONAL PARTS OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR COMPLETE STREETS POLICY AND ARE TRANSITION OF THE CITY. AGAIN, AS WE GET READY TO GO WITH THE DESIGNS DONE, PUTTING IT OUT TO THE STREET, WE HAD MORE PUBLIC OUTREACH. POSTED AGAIN ON FACEBOOK, HEY, THIS IS GETTING READY TO BE AWARDED TO A CONTRACTOR, GOING TO CONSTRUCTION ON THIS. WE HAD 120 DAYS TO BUILD IT.

DID A GREAT JOB. ACTUALLY RECOMMENDED SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WE WERE ABLE TO DO.

WE ARE ABLE TO GET THE PROJECT DONE TO SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WITHIN 120 DAYS. LET'S LOOK AT THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH.

THESE ARE VERY EARLY NUMBERS. TYPICALLY LOOK AT 6-9 MONTHS VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS. LOOK AT THE SAME TYPE OF HEAT MAP WE HAVE FROM EARLIER. THIS IS FROM JULY OF 2026.

THE COLORS ARE DARKER. THAT MEANS THE PROJECT IS WORKING. TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR, HERE'S A PERCENT DELL MY COMPARISON OF THE TWO MONTHS A YEAR APART.

THE PROJECT HAS ONLY BEEN INSTALLED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND WE ALREADY SEEN A DECREASE IN SPEEDS ACROSS THE WHOLE CORRIDOR DOOR. WERE TRYING TO SEE IF THE BUMP OUTS ARE CAUSING THE DRIVERS AT LOWER SPEEDS.

IN GENERAL, ACROSS THE ENTIRE CORE DOOR, SPEEDS ARE COMING DOWN. WE THEN WENT OUT AGAIN WITH RADAR UNITS TO COLLECT POINT DATA.

WE SET UP OUR UNIT CATCHING CARS COMING AND GOING TO THAT LOCATION. IT'S NOT COVERING THE ENTIRE CORE DOOR.

CORRIDOR. WE ARE GOING TO EXTRAPOLATE THAT TO THE CORRIDOR. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS THREE RADAR UNITS. WE INSTALLED ALL FIVE TO COLLECT DATA AND SEE WHAT THESE POINT LOCATIONS ARE.

GOING OUT THERE, I'M LOOKING AT THE POINT DATA.

THE WEST SIDE, YOU SAW IT. WE ARE SEEING DECREASES IN SPEED AND THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL SECTION OF KING ARTHUR.

WE'VE SEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SPEEDS AT THE WESTERN SIDE OF KING ARTHUR. I HAVE SOME IDEAS AND THEORIES.

NOTHING IS CONFIRMED YET BUT I HAVE AN IDEA WHY THOSE SPEEDS HAVE INCREASED. BUT WE DO SEALED SLIGHT REDUCTION IN SPEEDS. WE ARE SEEING A 10% DECREASE IS

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WE ARE SEEING ABOUT 4-5 MILES PER HOUR INCREASE.

WE FEEL THIS IS A PRETTY SUCCESSOR PROJECT AT THIS POINT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SHARE DRIVERS DRIVING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, THEY SHARE ON THE EASTERN SIDE HAS GONE DOWN.

IT'S NOT DOWN THE 65%. WE HAVE AN INCREASE ON THE WESTERN SIDE AND WE HAVE IDEAS TO WHAT'S CAUSING THAT AND WE ALSO HAVE THE ESSENTIAL AREAS BEING A LITTLE BIT THE SAME AND SEEING SLIGHT DECREASES ON IT. WE LOOKED AT THE 10-MILE PACING.

THIS IS A REAL INTERESTING STORY.

THE PACE SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER AT 75%.

THEY ARE DOWN 15-16% RANGE. THAT MEANS OUR DRIVERS DON'T KNOW YET WHAT IS THE COMPARABLE SPEED.

WE HEARD REPORTS OF STAFF AND OTHER FOLKS OF TAILGATING, THEY WENT OUT AND DROVE AND PEOPLE ARE TAILGATING.

WE ARE SEEING A CONFUSION OF SHOULD DRIVERS BE DRIVING SOONER OR SHOULD BE DRIVING FASTER. THERE'S DISCONNECT.

AS WE HAVE MORE TIME ON THE PROJECT WE SEE THAT PACE GET NARROWED DOWN WITHIN THE 75% RANGE AND WE ANTICIPATE THE SPEEDS CONTINUING LOWER. I THINK WE ARE HAVING DRIVERS STILL EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT NOT REALIZING THEY PROBABLY SHOULD BE DRIVING SLOWER NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE CONFIGURATION AND ALSO AT THE MAXIMUM SPEED, STILL HAVE PRETTY HIGH MAXIMUM SPEEDS AND HAVE NOT SEEN THAT MUCH OF A DECREASE ON THAT BUT THAT SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO ON THAT AGAIN.

I THINK IT IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME TWEAKS TO THE PROJECT POTENTIALLY. LOOKING BACK AT WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE WITHIN THE PROJECT, WE HAVE FOUR MAJOR CATEGORIES OR PROBLEMS. ISSUES WE HAD TO ADDRESS.

WE CLEARLY DEFINED PEDESTRIAN LANES, THAT WAS VERY UNCLEAR WHEN WE ARE OUT THERE BEFORE. WE PROTECTED FACILITIES FOR THE PEDESTRIAN AND ADDED CROSSWALKS THAT WERE REQUESTED AND MADE ADA RAMP IMPROVEMENTS. IN ORDER TO BE POSTED BY THE RESIDENTS. WE ARE TRYING BETTER TO DEFINE THE ROADWAY AS RESIDENTIAL WITH HOMES.

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE RESIDENTIAL STREET.

HAVING NARROW ROAD LANES, THESE ALSO FEEL LIKE A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WE DO KNOW THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS AND DO OTHER THINGS TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER AND CREATE MORE VISUAL FRICTION TO TRY TO LOWER SPEEDS.

YOU ARE SEEING MODERATE DECREASES IN OVERALL CORE DOOR SPEED IN A COUPLE OF THE LOCATIONS WE'VE GATHERED BUT AGAIN WE ARE VERY EARLY. THIS IS ONLY A MONTH IN TO A PROJECT WHERE YOU DO NOT SEE SPEED STABILIZE FOR ABOUT 6-9 MONTHS SO WE NEED MORE TIME. AND I'LL PASS IT OFF FROM HERE.

>> THANK YOU. MAYER, COUNCIL, THIS IS WHERE WE GET A LOT OF THE PUBLIC INPUT. BUT I WANTED TO END WITH WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE. FIRST, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT IS LEFT IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE'VE BEEN QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE IT HAS THE FUNDING GONE AND THINGS LIKE THAT ONLINE INSINUATING THERE'S BEEN SOME MALL INTENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO, ONE, AT INITIAL PROJECT BUDGET WAS $655,000 ALLOCATED FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS. WE DID REVISE THAT BUDGET BY ADDING 250,000 FOR THE ADA REQUIREMENTS AND THE ADDITIONAL SCOPE CHANGES RELATED TO CROSSINGS ASK ASKED BY THE COMMCOMMUNITY. WITH THE EXPENSES SO FAR, CAME IN LESS THAN THAT AND THE REASON WHY IS WHEN WE HAD OUR CONTRACTOR BID LOWER THAN WHAT WAS EXPECTED AND ESTIMATED.

SO TODAY WE HAVE SPENT A TOTAL OF $558,400.

WE HAVE ENCUMBERED THAT 23,000 UP THERE THAT'S GOING INTO THE CONTRACTOR. WE HAVEN'T PAID THE REMAINDER OUT AND THAT MEANS THERE'S UNENCUMBERED FUNDS RIGHT NOW IN THIS PROJECT -- SORRY, THERE'S A $25,000 DIVERSION PORTION OF THIS FUNDING TO ANOTHER CAPITAL PROJECT THAT HAD A COST OVERRUN.

WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING IN UNDER BUDGET.

SO WE MOVED ADDITIONAL FUNDS THERE.

WE HAVE $366,599.70 LEFT. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO SUGGEST DOING THAT THAT WOULD BE WHERE THE FUNDING WOULD BE ABLE TO COME FROM AND HOPEFULLY STAY WITH THE BUDGET, OF THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.

OPTION ONE WHICH I THINK BEST PRACTICES FROM AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE WOULD SAY, HEY, LET'S WAIT A LITTLE LONGER AND GET MORE INFORMATION. ON THE OTHER HAND WE ARE AWARE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT THERE ARE TIRE STRIKES THAT ARE HAPPENING

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BUT OPTION ONE IS WHERE I THINK OUR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS WOULD SAY THAT LET'S JUST WAIT. THERE HAS BEEN A CALL FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR AN INDEPENDENT SAFETY AUDIT.

I STAND HERE TODAY SAYING THAT IF WE DO GET AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT THAT DOES TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE TO DO MORE AND ADD MORE THINGS. WE HAVE TO DO MORE AND ADD MORE THINGS TO MAKE IT SAFE. AND I AM CONCERNED OPENING THAT PANDORA'S BOX AND THAT NOT BEING WITH THE COMMUNITY WANTS EITHER.

OPTION THREE IS MINOR ADJUSTMENTS AND I WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS AND JUST PAUSE HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT.

SO THE FIRST PART WHICH I THINK IS REALLY ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BIKE BARRIERS THAT ARE OUT THERE. IT'S ONE OF OUR CONCERNS AND WE'VE REALLY STRUGGLED WITH IT ON A STAFF LEVEL IS EVERY TIME A CAR HITS THAT WE THINK, WELL, IN THE FUTURE IF THERE WAS SOMEBODY RIDING A BIKE OR A KID RIDING A BIKE, THAT SAVED A LIFE.

IT DID BLOW A TIRE BUT IT WOULD'VE SAVED THE LIFE OF A CHILD. THAT'S IN OUR HEAD.

I'M SURE IT'S IN THE HEAD OF SOME THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TOO. ON THE OTHER HAND YOU HAVE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THAT FIKE LANE, A THIRD OF THAT BIKE LANE DOES NOT HAVE BIKE BARRIERS. SO THE REASON WHY IS IT ONE PORTION OF THE BIKE LANE THERE IS TOO MUCH CONFLICT WITH DRIVEWAYS AND WITH ACCESS POINTS, ALLEYS, THINGS LIKE THAT. DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO CONTINUE ON AND IT WOULD'VE IMPEDED PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE STREET.

SO I HAVE A HARD TIME IN OUR ENGINEERS AGREE THAT IF WE WERE GOING TO TAKE A HARD LINE AND SAY BIKE BARRIERS HAVE TO STAY THERE, WHY ISN'T IT ELSEWHERE, YOU CAN ONLY HAVE IT SAFE IN ONE PLACE BUT IT'S NOT SAFE IN ANOTHER? THAT'S NOT A CONSISTENT STORY. BUT I STILL CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BIKE BARRIER OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO VEER INTO IT. WE'VE TALKED THROUGH THAT THESE ARE WIDE LANES. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS AND I'VE NOT HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT. BUT PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH IT CLEARLY. SO IF WE WERE TO REMOVE THEM, MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE ADD A RUMBLE STRIP THROUGH THE ENTIRE -- THAT AREA. WHAT A REBEL STRIP IS IS THEY ARE ON GROUND LEVEL AND IT WOULD CREATE A PHYSICAL VIBRATION.

IT COULD BE BUTTONS, COULD BE SOME OTHER KIND OF TREATMENT THAT GETS PUT ON THERE. THAT WAY IF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THROUGH THERE THEY WOULD PHYSICALLY FEEL IT.

BUT IT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE VEHICLE.

THE OTHER THING IS WE COULD EXTEND IT THE WHOLE WAY DOWN UNLESS THERE IS REALLY A CONFLICT.

YOU HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THEY ARE SMALLER THAN THOSE BARRIERS TO COVER THE ENTIRE BIKE LANE.

THE OTHER THING THAT IS IMPORTANT ON THAT IS THAT ALL OF THESE BIKE BARRIERS CAN BE REUSED.

THEY ARE BOLTED DOWN. THEY ARE NOT EPOXY TO AIDEN THEY ARE NOT EPOXYED IN. WE HAVE CURRENT IDEAS OF BIKE LANES BUT THERE ARE OTHER LOCATIONS ELSEWHERE THAT WE COULD DO IN THE FUTURE. IN FACT, I SAW ONLINE THAT SOMEBODY WAS CALLING FOR THEM ON RECENTLY.

SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY. IN THE HERE COME THE BUMP OUTS.

THERE IS A REDUCTION IN SPEED, NOT A LARGE REDUCTION.

IT IS A SUCCESS FOR THE 10% RULE BUT WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE.

THAT MEANS MORE FRICTION. I'M NOT IN THE BUSINESS TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD ADD MORE. I THINK THAT SAFETY AUDIT IS THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO SAY PUT MORE SIGNS, MAKE THINGS LOUDER.

I STILL WANT TO BE CONTEXT-SENSITIVE TO CASTLE HILLS. ONE OF MY RECOMMENDATIONS IS THAT WE TAKE OUT THE PAPERS AND WE ADD LANDSCAPING TO ADD TO THE GREEN SPACE THAT IS CASTLE HILLS OUT THERE.

I THINK IT WOULD CHANGE THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT.

IT WOULD BE A BETTER VERTICAL SIGNAL GOING DOWN THE STREET ON THE BUMP OUTS AND I THINK PEOPLE WILL SEE IT COMING MUCH EASIER THAN WHAT THEY ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW.

THAT REQUIRES US TO EXTEND IRRIGATION AND REQUIRES US TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THE TREATMENT OF THE BEDS BUT THAT WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION AS WELL THAT I'M LOOKING INTO.

I ALSO THINK THERE'S IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN MAKE IN THE LEADING STRIPING ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE BUMP OUTS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE SEE IT COMING ON THE ACTUAL PAVEMENT AND SELF AND RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE HERE TO THE RIGHT, YOU SEE THE WHITE LIGHT THAT THE MARKETS THE EDGE OF THE LANE AND THE BARBELL CONTINUES ON BUT IT IS COMPLETELY PARALLEL WITH IT.

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THEY ARE GOING TO HIT THIS. THE ENTIRE BUMP OUT IS THE OTHER SIDE. THE FAR OUTSIDE.

FAR OUT IN THE LANE AND IT'LL COME BACK NORMAL BACK HERE.

LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE.

THOSE ARE THE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS I WOULD SUGGEST AND IT'S YOUR DECISION. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO REMOVE BIKE BARRIERS AND IF COUNCIL IS STILL INTERESTED IN KEEPING THEM, I THINK IT WOULD HELP TO HAVE A STRIP JUST INSIDE OF THE LANE RIGHT HERE. THE BIKE REMOVAL IS AN ALTERNATIVE THAT YOU CAN DISCUSS AND GET INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.

DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS ON THAT.

THAT WAY THERE IS AT LEAST A RUMBLING WHEN YOU GET OVER THE TOP OF SOME KIND OF VIBRATION BEFORE YOU STRIKE AND HOPEFULLY THAT RESULTS IN SAFER DRIVING FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE HAVING ISSUES. SO WE ARE GOING TO OPEN IT UP TO COMMENTS NOW, MAYOR. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN LONG.

I'VE HAD SOMEBODY COME UP TO ME AND GO, HOW MUCH LONGER IS THIS? I KNOW THIS IS HAS BEEN LONG BUT THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ASKED BY THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VOLUMINOUS PAID WE ALSO HAVE FAQS. WE MADE A HANDOUT WITH THOSE FAQS. OUR WHOLE INTENT IS TO BE TRANSPARENT AND GIVE ALL THE INFORMATION MAKING SURE EVERYBODY GETS IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE TOO TO GET FEEDBACK AND CONTINUE TO GET THE FEEDBACK.

ONE THING THOUGH AND I KNOW WE SAID THIS EARLIER, THE DECISION I THINK WHAT I NEED FROM COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC'S INPUT IS IF I'M THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP IS TO TELL ME WHERE I AM SAILING.

IF I AM SAILING TO GO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THESE BUMP OUTS AND REMOVE BARRIERS, I NEED TO GET THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

I NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET THE IRRIGATION.

BUT WE HAVE TO DO, CONSTRUCTION ASSETS, WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME ON IT. I'LL NEED TO BRING THAT BACK TO YOU GUYS ALL THE INFORMATION AND WE WILL INVITE THE PUBLIC, IF I'M DOING A SAFETY STUDY, FIGURE OUT WHAT WE ARE DOING ON THAT AND THE TIME FRAMES ON THAT. WITH THAT, COUNCIL, I THINK THAT

COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION. >> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION BEFORE YOU GO. CAN YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE, PLEASE? IS IT VERY POSSIBLE, DID YOU TALK TO THE ADJUSTER PUMP -- BECAUSE I DID NOT, I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT.

>> A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ABOUT THAT BUMP OUT ON THE LADY THE LAKE BOULEVARD. YOU SAW THAT WE CAN CLEAR IT WITH A DUMP TRUCK AND TRAILER BEHIND IT THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRIKING THAT AND I'LL SAY MORE THAN OTHER BUMP OUTS THAT'S THE ONE BEING STRUCK. FROM THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT SETS THE TONE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE ROAD GOING FORWARD.

BUT WE CAN PULL IT BACK SLIGHTLY AND BASICALLY MAKE THE TURNING RADII SLIGHTLY MORE GRADUAL FOR PEOPLE COMING INTO THE PROJECT.

THAT WAS THE OTHER -- SORRY. I MISSED THAT NOTE AS WELL.

THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS AS PART OF THIS MINOR ADJUSTMENT. OF COURSE, WE CAN DO ANY AND ALL OF THESE THINGS. IT'S UP TO THE PUBLIC, WHATEVER

THE COUNCIL SENTIMENT IS. >> ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE ABOUT AN HOUR AND 20 MINUTES INTO THIS PROCESS AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL BUT SOME OF YOU MAY BE FLOATING A LITTLE BIT SO AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A TEN

>> I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYBODY RETURN TO THEIR SEATS.

I HOPE EVERYBODY IS HAVING A POSITIVE TIME HERE.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PROCESS TO MAKE THIS SIMPLE.

THE FIRST OF I'VE GOT THREE THINGS TO DO.

THE FIRST IS I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE EMAILS THAT WERE SENT TO US. EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER GOT THEM AND THEY ARE IN DIGITAL INFORMATION.

I WILL NOT BE READING THE EMAILS AND LETTERS SENT TO US.

I WILL PROBABLY SAY IN FAVOR OR OPPOSE.

EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS RECEIVED THEM.

IF YOU SEND SOMETHING IN OR ARE WATCHING ON THE INTERNET, EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THOSE EMAILS IN THE PACKETS. YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD.

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MEMBER TWO, I HAVE THESE BLUE CARDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FAVOR OF WHAT WE'VE DONE OR OPPOSED TO WHAT WE HAVE DONE, BROAD STROKES. I'M JUST GOING TO QUICKLY READ THROUGH THOSE FOR THE RECORD SO THAT IS HANDLED.

APART WE'VE ALL ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

I'LL TAKE ONE LITTLE CLAP FOR THAT.

BUT NO. I HAVE 23 SPEAKERS WHO HAVE ASKED TO SPEAK. SOME OF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND ALREADY DOING THE MATH OF 3 MINUTES OF SPEAKER.

HERE'S WHAT I WILL ASK. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WELCOME TO USE YOUR ENTIRE 3 MINUTES. ABSENTLY HAPPY TO DO THAT.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET UP HERE AND SAY DITTO, I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN, LOOKING TO DO THAT AS WELL.

WE ARE ALL ADULTS HERE. WE KNOW THE FACTS.

WE ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN YOUR OPINION WHERE WE SHOULD GO AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. THAT IS GREAT.

BUT TO HAMMER AT THE SAME FACT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN MIGHT NOT MOVE THE CONVERSATION FORWARD AS WELL AS YOUR OPINION OR IDEA IF THAT IS FAIR. AGAIN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SAY HOWEVER YOU WANT AND TAKE HOW MUCH TIME YOU WANT AFTER THE 3 MINUTES. I WILL NOT BE CHANGING THE TIME.

I KNOW THAT'S IN MY PURVIEW. BUT I'LL BE GIVING EVERYBODY THE 3 MINUTES BECAUSE I ANTICIPATE MANY OF YOU, AGAIN, AS COUNCILMEMBER KELLY SAID AT THE BEGINNING, THIS IS NOT EASY.

AND SO YOU PROBABLY PUT SOMETHING DOWN ON PAPER AND PLANNED FOR 3 MINUTES AND FOR ME TO TAKE SOME OF THAT TIME IS GOING TO BE DISRUPTIVE SO I DO NOT WANT TO BE LIKE THAT.

I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT IN THE CONTEXT OF WE ARE ABOUT TO SIT DOWN 23 TIMES THREE, YOU KNOW.

WITH THAT, GOING TO GET STARTED WITH THE STATEMENTS SO THAT THEY ARE IN THE RECORD. WE DID RECEIVE A RECORD FROM STAN THOMAS. NOT IN FAVORABLE WE ARE DOING.

HE IS HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN FIND SOME NEW SOLUTION.

I HAVE MIKE WEAVER WHO HAS SENT US AN EMAIL OPPOSE OF THE PROJECT AS IT STANDS. FRANK VOSS SENT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT ITEMS FOR COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION.

CATHERINE MCGEE IN OPPOSITION. DM THE DEL MCDEVITT SPARKS INOPPOSITIO. MULTIPLE VIEW THAT I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMINGBAC. JAM FREDERICK OPPOSED.

DAVID SPARKS, CASEY STEED OPPOSED.

MR. SPARKS AGAIN, COMPLETE SOME OR OPPOSED.

I SAY OPPOSED RUNS THE GAMUT TO I WANT RIPPED OUT TO I WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT THIS IS NOT IT.

CHRISTINE HICKSON, MULTIPLE COMMENTS ONE WAS OPPOSED AND THE OTHER TWO ARE NEUTRAL AND THAT WE DIDN'T GET A CLEAR OPPOSE BUT GAVE REFERENCES TO OTHER THINGS WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT.

KELLY REIMER OPPOSED. KIMBERLY SUMMER OPPOSED.

BILLY HICKSON OPPOSED. BATHROBES OPPOSED.

COUNCIL HAS READ ALL THESE AND HAS ACCESS TO ALL OF THEM.

I ALSO HAVE A LETTER WITH DATA AND FEEDBACK INFORMATION FROM LIZ LANNING HIM. I HAVE EMAIL FROM MIKE GONZALES ASKING THAT WE LOOK AT WHAT KIND OF ALTERNATIVES AND SOLUTIONS.

WE HAVE KRISTI SLAYTON LOOKING AT DIFFERENT FACTS OF DATA IN THE PRECEDING INFORMATION AND I BELIEVE LOOKING AT THIS SHE'S ALSO GOT SOME CONCERNS ABOUT DIFFERENT DESIGN STANDARDS.

I'VE GOT KELLY REIMER. EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT AND WANTS A CLEAR AND PERMANENT SOLUTION.

NOT IN FAVOR OF THE CURRENT SOLUTION.

WE HAVE A CHRISSY KELLY, CASTLE HILLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THEY ARE NOT IN FAVOR OF THE SYSTEM AS IT IS CURRENTLY.

I HAVE DIANE WEAVER THAT IS OPPOSED AND THEN I HAVE A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT SOMEHOW MADE IT INTO THE PASS GETS AND I WILL NOT SAY IF IT'S OPPOSED OR IN FAVOR.

NOW I HAVE THE FOLKS THAT DID OUR BLUE CARDS.

THANK YOU. THAT'LL GO IN THE RECORD SO THESE MAY OVERLAP WITH SOME OF THE EMAIL.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU JUST WANT TO ABSOLUTELY MAKE SURE THAT YOU THOUGHT IT EVERY

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ALL IN SUPPORT OF TRAFFIC CALMING AS PRESENTED AND I HAVE THE FOLLOWING 39 NAMES IN OPPOSITION.

AND I DID CATCH THE ONE COUPLE THAT PUT BOTH THE HUSBAND AND WIFE ON THE SAME CARD. SO I GOT YOU.

I'VE GOT JOHN LAYTON. TIMOTHY MARTIN.

RUSSELL BEARD.

ALL IN OPPOSITION BUT DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK.

WE APPRECIATE YOU SUBMITTING FOR THE RECORD.

WE ARE GETTING INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES.

EACH OF THESE FOLKS HAS 3 MINUTES TO PRESENT.

COUNCIL MAY ASK QUESTIONS. I ASK WE DO NOT GET INTO A BACK-AND-FORTH ON HE SAID, SHE SAID.

THAT DOESN'T HELP US. IF THERE IS A QUESTION WE CAN ANSWER WE NEED TO GET MORE DATA ON THAT.

STAFF WILL COLLECT THAT AND WILL WORK ON MAKING SURE THAT THOSE GET ANSWERED. BUT I'M VERY INTERESTED IN EVERYONE'S OPINIONS. YOUR SUGGESTIONS ON SOLUTIONS, THOSE ARE ALL GREAT. AND AT THE END OF THIS WE CAN AND PROBABLY WILL CHOOSE TO STATE OUR PERSONAL OPINIONS.

NOT THAT I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS PERSON'S CHOICE OR THAT PERSON'S CHOICE. THIS IS NOT A VOTE OR A CHOICE BUT IT'S OUR PERSONAL OPINIONS AS THINGS WE MIGHT NEED AS COUNCIL TO COME TO A DECISION BASED ON ALL THE INFORMATION WE'VE GATHERED HERE TONIGHT. WITH THAT, 3 MINUTES.

WOULD YOU MIND BEING FIRST? IF YOU WOULD, STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR THE RECORD.

>> HOWDY. MY NAME IS ROD RODRIGUEZ FROM LEWISVILLE. THERE IS ONE THING IN PARTICULAR THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS MENTIONED SO FAR AND IT'S PROBABLY THE DEATH KNELL OF BIKE CARRIERS. NOBODY HAS MENTIONED WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE WINTER. WE DON'T GET A LOT HERE BUT WE DO IT'S ALWAYS ICE. THE LIABILITY OF THE CITY'S GOING TO BE FACING FOR THE BIKE CARRIERS THAT ARE THERE AND IF WE HAVE MORE OF ICE, A FOOT OR TWO OF SNOW, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR THE SNOWPLOW.

THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE IN MIND TOO.

THE EXIT LANE AFTER YOU PASS MORGAN WITH A WHERE THERE ARE NO RESIDENCES ALONGSIDE THE ROAD, THERE IS A BIG RAISED AREA, THAT'S THE TRANSMISSION LINE AREA.

WHY IS THERE ANY ACTION, WHY IS THE BIKE LANE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD AS YOU EXIT? YOU'RE LEAVING THE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THERE IS NO HOUSES FOR HALF A MILE.

THAT'S THE AREA THEY IDENTIFIED IN THE HEAT MAP AS HAVING THE HIGHEST SPEED. I THINK THE EXIT THEY ARE PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE A HIGHER SPEED LIMIT THAN WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW FOR THE EXIT. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE ANY TYPE OF LIGHT SENSITIVITY, THEY SHARE A NUMBER OF REFLECTORS THAT YOU SEE COMING IN TO KING ARTHUR AT NIGHT IS VERY DAZZLING TO PEOPLE HAVE ASTIGMATISM INS OR ANY KIND OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT BECAUSE OF THE SHEER NUMBER OF THE REFLECTORS THAT YOU PASS ALONG.

THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS MY TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ALL RIGHT.

>> THANK YOU, MR. RODRIGUEZ. MARVIN RAINEY?

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>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MARVIN RAINEY.

I ALSO LIVE HERE IN LEWISVILLE. I HAVE A QUESTION AND A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. I OVER ALL SUPPORT THE CALMING OF TRAFFIC CONCERNS ON KING ARTHUR.

IT'S BEEN A PET PEEP OF MINE FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS.

NOW. THAT BEING SAID, WHEN YOU INITIALLY STARTED THIS PROJECT YOU SAID INFORMATION THIS TO THE FOLKS ALONG TO KING ARTHUR. WHAT'S THE RATIO OF HOMES ALONG KING ARTHUR AND THE HOMES OF CASTLE HILLS.

WE OUGHT TO USE KING ARTHUR TO GET OUT.

WAS THERE A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF COMMENTS? THAT'S MY QUESTION. AND SECONDLY IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE THE BIKE LANES BETTER IDENTIFIED BECAUSE I'VE HAD TWO INSTANCES ALREADY WERE PEOPLE CAME FLYING DOWN THE BIKE LANES TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ONE ALMOST HIT ME THE OTHER DAY.

I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO OLD DENTIN.

CAME DOWN THE BIKE LANE LIKE IT WASN'T EVEN THERE.

IS THERE A WAY WE CAN MAYBE MOVE THE DIVIDER OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE TOWARD THE BIKE LANE TO MAKE THE CASE THEY'LL MAKE IT SMALLER SO CARS CAN GET THROUGH THERE.

THOSE ARE JUST SOME COMMENTS BUT OVERALL I THINK THE IDEA OF CALLING TRAFFIC ON KING ARTHUR IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA.

THAT'S ALL. >> THANK YOU.

ADAM RI I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. RICK PATEL?

>> RICK B I'M GLAD YOU WELCOMED ME, JUST FOR THE RECORD MY WIFE AND I ARE TWO OF THE TEN PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING BACK IN 2024. I THINK MY PICTURE WAS UP THERE WHEN YOU SHOWED THE ROOM. ALSO THERE'S ACTUALLY A VAST SILENT MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM JUST WANTED TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD. FOR ME TO POSITIVELY STATE MY OPINION FOR THE TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT I'VE BEEN CALLED AIR AND CONSIDERATE, IRRESPONSIBLE, UNINTELLIGENT BY THE VERY VOCAL OPPONENTS OF THE PROJECT. TURNS OUT THAT I'M VERY CONSIDERATE, RESPONSIBLE, AND QUITE INTELLIGENT.

HOWEVER I'M AT A LOSS HOW VEHICLES ALLEGEDLY OPERATED IN AN ATTENTIVE RESPONSIBLE MANNER ARE COLLIDING WITH STATIONERY CLEARLY VISIBLE OBJECTS. THESE OBJECTS ARE NOT IN THE PATH OF TRAFFIC AND DEFINE THE LANE OF TRAFFIC FOR THESE LANE ARE LIMITING PER DESIGN LIMIT WHERE DRIVERS CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE. SINCE THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT I REGULAR DRIVE KING ARTHUR TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THE PLATES ARE ABOUT.

WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THIS.

AND I'VE YET TO FIGURE IT OUT. WE DO NOT LIVE ON KING ARTHUR BUT WE HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY WHO DO.

FIRST HAND, I CAN SEE WHY THIS PROJECT IS NEEDED.

MY GRANDCHILDREN VISIT FAMILY THERE, OFTEN A DAUNTING TASK AS VEHICLES SPEED BY. FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE ALL RECORDED THAT THEY'VE SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT IN TRAFFIC FLOW AND SPEED. ONCE PHYSICAL FACT IS THESE BIKE LANES KEEP BICYCLIST SAVED. SHOWS IT DRAMATICALLY REDUCES INJURIES AND DEATHS WHERE PEDESTRIANS, DRIVERS TOO.

STATISTICS DO NOT LIVE. A PAINTED LINE DOES NOTHING.

THE CITY OF DALLAS IS WORKING AND IDENTIFIABLE PROJECT LOOKING EXACTLY LIKE WE DO IN KING ARTHUR.

WE AREN'T THE ONLY ONES. AS I CLOSE MY COMMENTS I WANT TO RELATE AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THIS PAST FRIDAY.

MY WIFE ENTERED KING ARTHUR, A MOTORIST AGGRESSIVELY TAILGATED HER THE LADY OF THE LAKE AND REMAINED BEHIND HER AS SHE TURNED TO THE LADY OF THE LAKE. SHE CAME TO A SPOT, THE PAT DOWN MY PURSE AND PASSED HER ON THE OFF FURTHER WEST ON LADY OF THE

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I GOT THE LICENSE PLATE. ANYWAY, THAT ALSO POINTS OUT THAT THE UPCOMING PROJECT IS WORKING.

AND IT'S WORKING WELL. >> THANK YOU.

3 MINUTES, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

JAN WILDER. >> GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING THE SESSION FOR US TONIGHT.

I AMGEN WILDER AND AN 11 YEAR RESIDENT OF CASTLE HILLS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS SESSION. HERE IS WHY I WANT TO SHARE WITH Y'ALL. DO YOU HAVE A SPEEDING ISSUE AND ARE PEOPLE GETTING HURT? BEFORE THE COMMON CHANGES WERE MADE, THE DATA WE WERE PRESENTED WITH AN LOOKING AT THE TRAFFIC STUDIES, THE AVERAGE SPEED IN 2024 WAS THE SPEED OF 27.93 AND A 25-MILE-PER-HOUR ZONE. THAT'S LESS THAN 28 AND 25 MILES. WE ALSO TALKED A LOT TONIGHT THE 85TH PERCENTILE SPEED. WHAT THAT WAS IT WAS MEETING 85% OF MOTOR VEHICLES WERE GOING 32 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS.

SO YEAH. THERE WERE SOME ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. AND THAT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT.

BUT NOW WE SAY WHERE ARE WE TODAY? YOU SHOWED US TONIGHT THERE WERE THREE AREAS ON KING ARTHUR.

ONE OF THE THREE HADN'T SHOWN IMPROVEMENTS.

TWO OF THE THREE THE DATA WAS MIXED.

THERE WAS SOME IMPROVEMENT FROM 35-34, THAT TYPE OF THING.

AND MAYBE 35-30. SO YES, THERE ARE SOME IMPROVEMENTS BUT I CALLED AT MIXED.

LET'S LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.

OUR PEOPLE GETTING HURT ON KING ARTHUR? BEFORE THE CALMING PROJECT WE LOOKED AT THE DATA CAREFULLY AND THERE WERE TWO DOCUMENTED MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN 2018 AND 2016 TOO. NO RECORDED INJURIES, NO PEDESTRIAN STRUCK. TODAY, ONLY ABOUT SIX WEEKS OUR NEIGHBOR WHO IS AN EXPERIENCE BICYCLIST MR. KIM HAS A BROKEN COLLARBONE THAT REQUIRED SURGERY AND HOSPITALIZATION.

ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY. SO PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN YOU WILL GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTED OPTIONS TONIGHT. I THINK WE WERE ALSO HAPPY TO SEE SOME SOLUTIONS AND SOME IDEAS AND THAT IS WHAT GETS US EXCITED GOING FORWARD THAT YOU ARE LISTENING.

SO THANK YOU. YES TO REMOVING BIKE LANE BARRIERS. SIBLEY PUT THEY ARE HAZARDOUS AND THE DATA DEMONSTRATES THAT. NEXT, BUMP OUTS.

WE NEED CHANGES TO PUMP OUTS AND REAL CREATIVE SOLUTIONS? I WANT TO MAKE -- MR. CAMERON'S BROKEN COLLARBONE AND YOU ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL PRINT OUT IN FRONT OF YOU FROM STANFORD A LONGTIME RESIDENT AND HE VERBATIM SAID THAT I WAS NOT SPEEDING, I WAS NOT DISTRACTED. I WAS ON A ROAD.

AND HYDE DONE THIS MANY TIMES TRAVELING DOWN THIS ROAD.

BUT I WAS STILL HITTING IT AGAIN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENS IN LOW VISIBILITY, SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU STRONGLY CONSIDER REMOVING THE CONCRETE BARRIERS, THE BIKE LANES, AND THE BUMP OUTS. IF YOU DON'T REMOVE THE BUMP

OUTS ALTOGETHER -- >> THAT'S TIME.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. TRACY CARPENTER?

>> HI. TRACY CARPENTER, CASTLE HILLS FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. TODAY I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF A RESIDENT IN CASTLE HILLS DRIVING TO WORK AT 6:00 A.M. THERE WAS A CAR COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND I SWERVED A LITTLE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE TO AVOID POSSIBLE COLLISION.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE IS A CONCRETE BARRIER IN MY LANE.

I HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DAMAGE THE BACK AND FRONT TIRE RIMS. THE COST TO REPLACE, COULD BE AVOIDED AS MOST HAVE A SHOULDER. THE CONCRETE BARRIERS ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY.

THANK YOU. THE SECOND LETTER I HAVE IS ON THE HALF OF

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JULY 10TH AFTERNOON I WAS HEADING HOME WITH MY KIDS WHEN DRIVING MY WHITE MINIVAN. I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE CURB BASED ON LADY OF THE LATE IN KING ARTHUR.

THERE WERE CARS ON ALL SIDES OF THE STOP SIGN AND I DID STOP COMPLETELY. TREADING CAREFULLY AS I TURNED RIGHT TO KING ARTHUR SINCE THERE WAS A CAR ON THE OPPOSITE LANE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I STAYED CLEAR FROM HITTING THE CAR AS I TURNED. UNWITTINGLY, I VEERED TOO MUCH TO THE RIGHT EXCESSIVELY LARGE CURB PLACES.

BOTH OF MY TIRES WERE TORN UP, HAVING MY CAR TOM THAT MIKE TOWD THE ENTIRE STOP EVERY DAY. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT CURVE, IT'S APPROACHING MORE THAN HALF OF MY LANE LEADING TO ZERO MARGINS OF ERROR. I'VE SEEN MANY CARS AFTER THE EXPERIENCE OF THE SAME THING AND IT BLEW MY TIRES TOO.

IT IS UNNECESSARY. PLEASE REMOVE ALL THE CURVES FROM CASTLE HILLS THAT WERE BUILT ON KING ARTHUR, A SIMPLE BUMP WOULD HAVE SUFFICED TO SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS.

>> THANK YOU. WILLIAM PEPPER?

>> THANK YOU, SIR. HE IS IN SUPPORT -- I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE DONE THAT FOR MR. RIGHT AS WELL WHO IS IN OPPOSITION JUST AS WE HAVE THOSE ON FILE.

BUT THANK YOU. LEAH THOMPSON?

>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LEAH THOMPSON.

I LIVE IN THE CORNER OF KING ARTHUR AND SIR LANCELOT AND I'VE BEEN THERE ABOUT 15 YEARS. I DO NOT WANT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE. I ALSO AGREE THAT THIS HAS BEEN OVERSTATED BY OTHERS, THAT THIS IS NOT REALLY SAFE IN THE WAY THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN TERMS OF THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. IT CREATED SOME OTHER PROBLEMS WITH WHAT HAPPENS, LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED TO CALL IN AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER WHEN APPROACHING AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT'S LIT UP LIKE A RUNWAY. AND SO WHICH IS BOTH A SAFETY AND AESTHETIC ISSUE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I THINK THE OVERALL POINT IS I DON'T EVEN AGREE THAT IT'S A NECESSARY STEP. I LIVE RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER AND I HAVE THREE KIDS AND I'VE NEVER BEEN CONCERNED WE WERE GOING TO GET RUN OVER AND I'VE MADE THAT BOUNCING RED BALL IN THE STREET AND I UNDERSTAND IT. 28-30 AND A 25 IS EXCESSIVE SPEEDING. THERE ARE SOME RANDOM TEEN OUT THERE CAUSING A PROBLEM ON THE CHART BUT OVER ALL THOSE NUMBERS INDICATED THAT IT'S NOT REALLY NECESSARY.

TO THE EXTENT THAT IT IS NECESSARY I THINK, WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE DONE WELL INTENDED. IT'S NOT EXECUTED IN A WAY THAT FITS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE NEED TO REMOVE AND A MINIMUM REDUCE WHAT'S BEEN INSTALLED, FOR SURE THE BLACK BUMP OUTS NEED TO GO AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY COULD BE USED OTHER PLACES AND THAT WOULD BE A BETTER USE OF THOSE RESOURCES.

THEY ARE NOT APPRECIATED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> THANK YOU. MARTY?

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS MONTY.

I LIVE IN CASTLE HILLS. MY CONCERN IS THE BUMP OUTS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. NOW YOU ARE FORCING A BIKE LANE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. BASED ON FEDERAL GUIDELINES, THAT BIKE LINE WHEN IT'S TWO WAYS IS GOING TO BE AT LEAST 12-13 FEET. WE HEARD THAT IT'S 8 FEET, THE MEASUREMENT IS MORE LIKE THREE AND A HALF FEET.

YOU ARE ASSUMING THAT TWO BIKES COMING TOWARD EACH OTHER HAVE ENOUGH ROOM WITHOUT HITTING EACH OTHER 3 FEET ON EACH SIDE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A BIKE LANE ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD, YOU ONLY HAVE THE OTHER ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD.

BECAUSE OF THAT I THINK THE CONCRETE BARRIERS ARE ALSO A HAZARD BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY REALLY NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF SOMEBODY THEY SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA ROOM TO AVOID THAT PERSON CONSIDERING THAT THE TRAFFIC MAY HAVE DIED DOWN. I ALSO THINK SINCE THERE IS NO

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>> LIZ WINNINGHAM? >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'VE BEEN IN CASTLE HILL SINCE 2008. I WORK FOR A PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY AND WE HAD DEALT WITH AUTO ACCIDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS.

THAT'S ALL WE DO. TWO YEARS AGO I DEAR FAMILY FRIEND LOST HER ONLY CHILD WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK BY DISTRACTED DRIVER WHILE TAKING A WALK. BACK IN COLLEGE MY FRIEND WAS STRUCK WHILE WALKING BACK TO HER DORM AND SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT.

UNTIL YOU HAVE LOST SOMEONE STRUCK AND THROWN SEVERAL YARDS, YOU DO NOT KNOW. THE HISTORICAL CRASH DATA REPORTED FROM WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED.

WHY THE UNDER RECORDED? THERE IS NO INJURY, WE ARE AN OUTDOOR NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORS COMING BY AND FISHING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RL. AFTER SCHOOL AND MORE SO ONCE IT IS COOLER. ACCORDING TO T TXDOT, P CRASH TIMES A PERFECT STORM THROUGH CASTLE HILLS.

THE REASON THERE ARE MORE ACCIDENTS DURING THIS TIME, INCREASE TRAFFIC VOLUME. I'M GOING TO SKIP DOWN A LITTLE BIT. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO STUDIES THAT SHOW THE BASELINE REPORT FOR THE SPEED HAS GONE UNRECORDED AND IT'S A $39 MILLION VEHICLE SPEED ACROSS TEXAS AND THEY FOUND THAT IT'S MORE COMMON FOR SPEED ON THE WEEKENDS BUT THERE ARE 2800 CARS DRIVING DAILY WHICH EQUATES TO 267,000 FOR TWO MONTHS.

THERE HAVE BEEN 40 FLAT TIRES. THAT EQUALS LESS THAN 1%.

THEREFORE IT 99.98% OF ALL DRIVERS EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATE.

THERE ARE 1200 CYCLIST DEATHS ANNUALLY, ONE EVERY EIGHT HOURS.

TEXAS RANKS THIRD IN CYCLIST DEATHS AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING PEDESTRIANS. WHEN YOU COMBINE THE FIELD OF VISION AND THE SURVIVAL RATE, THERE IS NO PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVAL RATES OR PEDESTRIANS. THESE FLAT TIRES POTENTIALLY SAVE 40 LINES. KING ARTHUR HAS A TWENTY-YEAR HISTORY OF SPEEDING. NOW THAT WE HAVE A BIKE LANE I THINK IT NEEDS TO STAY PROTECTED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MONICA DAWSON? MONICA IS IN OPPOSITION TO THE CURRENT KING ARTHUR CONFIGURATION. KRISTI MARTIN? I'M KRISTI MARTIN. I LIVE IN AN ENCHANTED HILL AREA JUST OFF OF KING ARTHUR. THIS PROJECT, I KNEW ABOUT IT, I KNEW ABOUT THE MEETING IN NOVEMBER AND I DIDN'T ATTEND AND I WAS REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A BORING TRAFFIC MEETING. I DO APPRECIATE MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY STAFF LISTENING TO ALL OF US.

TAKING THIS PROJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION.

I CAME BACK AND THE UBER DRIVER, WE WERE ALL FREAKED OUT.

SO I SIT THERE AND I WATCH BECAUSE MY OFFICE UPSTAIRS BECAUSE I WAS ON KING ARTHUR AND ONE THING THAT WILL TAKE IN CONSIDERATION IS WHILE IT IS A RESIDENTIAL STREET, A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC ON THAT STREET DOES NOT RESIDENTIAL.

WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC.

A LOT OF DELIVERY TRAFFIC. WE HAVE A LOT OF DELIVERY

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THAT'S WHY I THINK THESE TYPE OF STRIPS, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

BUT THE CURVES, I FIRST STARTED COUNTING THE ONES THAT WERE HIT.

I SWITCHED TO THE ONES COUNTING THE ONES ARE HIT, THE ONES THAT DO NOT HAVE BLACK STRIPES ON THEM.

HIGH CENTERED ON ONE OF THOSE. GOING TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE TO TURN ON ONE OF THE SIDE STREETS AND WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD ALERT THEM BUT NOT NECESSARILY STOP AND DISABLE THE CAR. BICYCLISTS WILL NEED SOME TYPE OF LANE TILL FOLLOW AS THEY MAKE THAT TURN.

I DIDN'T SEE THAT OFFERED UP INTO THE PLAN OR IF THEY TURN FROM LADY OF THE LAKE ONTO KING ARTHUR, THEY HAVE TO SOMEHOW GET OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE.

I THINK THE LINE MARKERS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL IN HELPING PEOPLE IF THE LINE SHOWS PEOPLE IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT TURN ESPECIALLY IN LADY OF THE LAKE ONTO KING ARTHUR.

IT GOES FROM FOUR LANES IT'S NOT MARKED WHERE IT CHANGES FROM FOUR LANES TO TWO LANES. THAT'S ALL.

>> THANK YOU. SCOTT MCLEAN.

>> I HAVE AN ADVANCED DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS I RAISE MY KIDS HERE. I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS IF YOU TORTURE ANYONE LONG ENOUGH THEY'LL CONFESS TO ANYTHING.

THE PLANS WERE ENACTED, WITH RESPECT TO THE FORMER SPEAKER, YOU AREN'T IGNORANT, YOU ARE WRONG FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF NEIGHBORS IN THIS COMMUNITY DO NOT SUPPORT THE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN, DON'T SUPPORT THE DESIGN.

AND WHILE I DO RESPECT SOME OF THE PROPOSALS FOR THE ONES PUT FORTH I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD BE MADE WITH PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY HAVE RIDDEN BIKES FOR SOME EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THE ACTUAL FACTS OF INJURIES, DEATHS, BICYCLE INJURIES AS A PRIOR SPEAKER SAID, THAT ACTIVITIES THAT HAS NOT LARGELY CHANGED. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THE EXACT SAME PATTERN. THEY ARE DANGEROUS TO BICYCLISTS COULD NOT GET THEM CLEANED BY STREET CLEANERS.

BECAUSE OF THE RIGID EMBANKMENTS, THEY MAKE IT MORE DANGEROUS FOR CYCLISTS. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE MOST EXPERIENCED CYCLISTS OUT ON THE ROAD NOT IN THOSE PATHS.

THEY ARE NOT WIDE ENOUGH, THEY DON'T ALLOW YOU TO MAKE ANY DIRECTION IF YOU GET A FLAT OR ANYTHING ELSE.

IN THE MIDST OF THAT IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

I APPLAUD THE HEARING. I KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER BEEN FILLED TO CAPACITY LET ALONE HAVING PEOPLE

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>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION AND QUICK TO POINT. AS A STATISTICIAN, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. I NOTICE WE'VE EXCHANGED A COUPLE OF TIMES ON FACEBOOK. DATA CAN BE TORTURED BOTH WAYS,

RIGHT? >> THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT UP, ERIC STANLEY. THANK YOU, SIR.

AND I DO NOT HAVE A FOR OR AGAINST ON THAT SO I CAN'T STATE A FOR OR AGAINST ON THAT. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW THEY JOINED NATO, RI RIGHT?

MARTIN MCKITRICK. >> GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS MARTIN MCKITRICK FROM LOUISVILLE.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE KING ARTHUR PROJECT.

THIS IS CLEARLY WELL-INTENTIONED BUT IT IS VERY POORLY DESIGNED AND VERY POORLY EXECUTED. IN FACT, IT IS ILLUSTRATIVE OF ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS WHO DID NOT SPEND TIME UNDERSTANDING HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD FUNCTIONS, HOW THE ROADS ARE USED, AND AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE HEAT MAP DATA PRESENTED FOR SPEEDS IN THE PRESENTATION WE HAD JUST BEFORE THIS.

THE SLOWER SPEEDS ARE WHERE STOP SIGNS ARE CLOSER TOGETHER, WHERE PEOPLE ARE TURNING IN, THERE IS A STOP SIGN KIDS PICKING UP FROM THE SCHOOL PARADE YOU'D KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THE DESIGN DIDN'T TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. FOUNDATION ONLY THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PROJECT IS IT DID NOT FOLLOW ANY KIND OF ESCALATION PROTOCOL. IN SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT WERE THERE AND WE SAW SOME OF THE DIVINES, THE MINIMAL DESIGN, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE INTERVENTIONS ON LADY OF THE LAKE WERE EFFECTIVE. THEY SLOWED.

THE ISSUE WITH THEM WAS THEY WERE NOT MAINTAINED AND THERE WAS A COMMITMENT IN THE MEETING NOTES TO MAINTAIN THEM.

GREAT IDEA. THEY WORKED.

WE ALSO HAVE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DANGER HERE IN THE BIKE LANE. IT'S DESIGNED AT 8 FEET.

THAT'S 2 FEET LESS THEN THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS SUGGESTED BY THE BIKE GUIDE. IT'S THE MINIMUM FOR A BIKE LANE SUGGESTED BY THAT SAME GUIDE. AS SUGGESTED NOT ONLY SHORT CONSTRAINED RUNS. IT'S BELOW THE MINIMUM.

IT'S A DESIRE TO PLACE A BIKE LANE AND WHERE IT DOESN'T FIT.

WE'VE A BIKE LANE NO ONE USES, BARRIERS IN THE ROADWAY.

WE HAVE INJURIES TO CYCLISTS AND DAMAGE TO CARS.

ALL WHILE CREATING SICK AND OPERATIONAL ITEMS. ONE DAY A WEEK THAT BIKE LANE IS BLOCKED BY TRASH CANS FOR RESIDENCES FACING THE ROAD. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS A 14 MARKED CROSSWALKS OVER A M MILE.

WHAT DID THAT COST US? BY MY ALMOST $80,000 AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS, ALL YOU'VE DONE IS CREATE A TON OF VISUAL CLUTTER.

GOT A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE RUNNING STOP SIGNS? MAKING STOP SIGNS LESS VISIBLE IS NOT THE ANSWER.

THIS PROJECT NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT AND NEED TO

BE REMOVING THE BARRIERS. >> I HAVE SOMETHING TO READ BUT I'M APPALLED THAT OUR FEEDBACK USED TO CREATE A FILIBUSTER PRESENTATION FULL OF SKEWED STATISTICS.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL AND THE TIME THAT YOU DEDICATE TO THE CITY. NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT AS YOU WILL HEAR TONIGHT, THIS TRAFFIC COLUMN PROJECT HAS NOT MADE KING ARTHUR SAFE. I'M NOT GOING TO SIT UP HERE AND

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THE ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO LADY OF THE LAKE? THEY WERE COMMON SENSE. KING ARTHUR WAS A MASSIVE OVERCORRECTION. THE LACK OF DUE DILIGENCE BEFORE SPENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON A PROBLEM THAT DIDN'T EXIST, THE LACK OF EFFORT TO INVOLVE A COMMUNITY IT AFFECTS AND THE POOR RESULTS, THAT'S ALL HE NEEDED TO FORM MY OPINION.

I'M SURE SOME OF YOU DISAGREEABLE BEFORE YOU CHALK IT UP AS CASTLE HILLS HAS A LOT OF BAD DRIVERS, I'D ASK YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING ELECTIONS. WHAT YOU HAVE BEHIND ME ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN RUN FOR OFFICE AND SOME WHO WILL.

WHAT YOU HAVE BEHIND ME IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE MEANS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WHAT YOU HAVE BEHIND ME ARE THE VOTES NEEDED TO ELECT OFFICIALS WHO ELECT THEIR DISTRICTS.

I ASK YOU MOOD THE PARKING LOTS FROM THE BIKE LANES THERE IS A FEW THINGS I WANT TO ADDRESS THERE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT.

FIRST OFF, IF THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO GET OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INVOLVED IN CITY POLITICS, THAT'S AWESOME.

I'LL TAKE THAT ALL DAY EVERY DAY.

WE HAVE A 2.5% TURNOUT OF VOTERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF THIS FIXES THAT, AWESOME. EVEN IF IT COST ME MY NEXT LIFE.

I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT YOU SAW THE KING ARTHUR SLIDE 4 493 CITATIONS JUST ON KING ARTHUR.

I WENT OUT AND LOOKED AND THERE IS A DASHBOARD AVAILABLE TO EVERY BODY. I POSTED ABOUT IT MANY TIMES ON THE VERY FORMS THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE HERE TODAY.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND SEE THE STATS.

FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS WE'VE HAD SOMETHING LIKE...

51, 52, 53. I GOT MY NOTES HERE SOMEWHERE.

THESE AREN'T STATISTICS. 30% OF THOSE ARE CITATIONS.

WE HAVE POLICE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THIS IS A NARRATIVE, PREVENTING THE FACTS, I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET PEOPLE TO ENGAGE THOSE.

>> THE RECENT PATROLLING HAS DEFTLY PICKED UP.

HE JUST HASN'T BEEN THERE. >> THERE'S A LOT LESS CITATIONS ON KING ARTHUR COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILAR ROSE IN LEWISVILLE BY AVAST AMOUNT. I THINK THAT'S ALSO THE PROBLEM.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A ROBUST PERMANENT SOLUTION.

IS THAT CORRECT? FULLY BURDENED?

>> ONE OFFICER WITH THE VEHICLE. >> IT'S MORE THAN JUST CASTLE HILLS. TO MAKE THIS WORK --

>> DON'T GET IT TWISTED. NOT ANYTHING AGAINST THE POLICE.

JUST SAYING THERE IS A BETTER SOLUTION THAN WHAT HAS BEEN

PERCENTAGE. >> THAT IS AN OPINION I APPRECIATE AND I DIDN'T WANT TO GET IN A BACK-AND-FORTH ON THAT.

AND I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE COME OUT.

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES AND THE CONCERNS -- I ACTUALLY LIVE ON KING ARTHUR.

I LIVE ON THE RUNWAY. I LOOK OUT MY WINDOW AND I SEE VERY FEW BIKE RIDERS AND WHEN I DO THEY ARE OUT ON THE MAIN ROAD. THAT PIKE BATH IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO RIDE IN. BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT IF THEY HAD AN ACCIDENT? NOW THE EMBLEMS HAS TO COME DOWN THE ROAD. FOR THE AMBIENCE IS BLOCKED BY THREE CARS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF THE AMBULANCE.

THEY CAN'T PULL OVER. THE AMBULANCE CAN PASS THEM IN THE ONGOING TRAFFIC ON THE OTHER LANE IF THEY WANT.

BUT IF ANOTHER CAR IS COMING THAT DIRECTION, WHAT DO THEY DO? I'D LOVE TO SEE SAFETY AND SET UP A DUMP TRUCK PULLING A WAGON BEHIND IT. TRYING TO HURRY TO GET TO A FIRE TO SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE AND NOW NO ONE CAN PULL OVER.

OR IF THEY PULL OVER THEY HAVE TO -- SO LET'S SEE THAT KIND OF SAFETY AND PUT INTO PLACE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THAT ONE AS WELL. I WENT OUT WALKING THIS MORNING AND I WALKED ALONG AND HOW MANY OF THESE REFLECTORS ARE ALREADY

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>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT.

>> I COUNTED 54 REFLECTORS. I ACTUALLY BROUGHT A LITTLE BAGGIE TO GIVE TO MY WIFE. I WILL MAIL THEM IN.

YOU CAN PUT THEM TOGETHER AND STACKED THEM BACK ON TOP.

BUT 54 OF THEM ARE ALREADY BROKEN AND MANY CONCRETE BARRIERS HAVE NONE OF THEM ON THEM AT ALL.

THAT'S A PRIMARY WAY YOU CAN TELL WHERE A CURB IS AT NIGHT WITH THE REFLECTORS AND NOW THERE ARE NO REFLECTORS.

SO NOW YOU HAVE A RUNWAY WITH HAZARDS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AS WELL THAT NO ONE CAN SEE. THAT'S IT.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> ALL MAIL THEM TO YOU LATER.

>> I'M IMPRESSED YOU ARE WILLING TO GIVE THEM TO YOUR WIFE.

THAT'S A STRONG MARRIAGE. CHRISTINE HICKSON?

>> HELLO, I'M CHRISTINE HICKSON AND I LIVE IN LEWISVILLE, TEXAS.

FIRST THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO LOOK AT KING ARTHUR AGAIN FOR THE MOST USEFUL PART COMES AFTER CONSTRUCTION AND THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE, REAL PEOPLE CAN USE THE ROAD EVERY DAY.

PICTURE YOURSELF, TURNING ONTO KING ARTHUR FOR THE FIRST TIME AND MAYBE THERE IS AN ONGOING CAR.

MAYBE A PEDESTRIAN CATCHES YOUR EYE.

MAY BE AN ONCOMING VEHICLE STARTS TO MOVE TOWARDS A CENTER LANE. AUTOMATICALLY INSTINCTIVELY SHIFT TO THE RIGHT. YOU AREN'T SPEEDING.

YOU AREN'T TEXTING. YOU AREN'T A BAD DRIVER.

ON MOST ROADS, THE SLIGHT SHIFT IS AN UNEVENTFUL CORRECTION.

BUT WHEN THE MARGIN FOR ERROR IS SO SMALL AND THE CONCRETE ELEMENT IS RIGHT BESIDE THE TRAVEL PATH, THE ORDINARY MOMENT CAN HAVE BIG CONSEQUENCES. WE'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT.

THAT'S WHY THE SITTING'S WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER CHANGES HERE IS SO IMPORTANT. USING REPEATED CONTACT WITH THESE CONCRETE FEATURES, SEEING TIRE AND WHEEL DAMAGE, AND IN YOUR OWN VIDEO SHOWING THAT DUMP TRUCK TURNING THE CORNER WE SAW HOW AN IMPATIENT DRIVER JUST CAME RIGHT ON INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC, ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET AROUND SOMEBODY THEY DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT FOR IT. THAT ENDANGERS A SAFE DRIVER THAT STAYING RIGHT IN THEIR LANE.

JUST BECAUSE A DESIGN CAN BE NEGATIVE IN CORRECTLY DOESN'T MEAN THE DESIGNS AND STAY AS IS. THE TASK BEFORE YOU, CITY COUNCIL IS TO CHANNEL THESE CONCERNS INTO ACTION AND DELIVER MEANINGFUL BENEFITS THAT DO DELIVER THAT PROMISE OF INCREASED SAFETY ON THIS ROADWAY.

FIRST I ASK YOU TO MAKE ONE EASY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ADVANCED DRIVING BEFORE THE BUMP OUTS, PARTICULARLY THE ONES WHEN YOU ARE ON LADY OF THE LAKE TURNING ON KING ARTHUR. I HAVE PICTURES ON YOUR HANDOUT.

IT'S THE SAME THAT SHONE ON LADY OF THE LAKE IN THE PARKING LA LANES. MODIFICATIONS.

I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP FROM THE STAFF ABOUT MODIFICATIONS.

ARE SOME BUMP OUTS TO AGGRESSIVE.

SHOULD THEY BE RESIZED, RESHAPED? THE CONCRETE BIKE LANE SEPARATORS DO NOT SEEM THE BEST CHOICE FOR OVERALL SAFETY. RUMBLE STRIPS? GREAT IDEA. DEFTLY WORTH LOOKING INTO.

THESE MODIFICATIONS SUGGESTED THE SAFE SYSTEM PRINCIPAL, LET'S APPLY THAT HERE. LET'S MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS SO THAT WE CAN MEET OUR TRAFFIC CALMING GOAL THE SPEEDS WE WANT THEM TO KEEP OUR PEDESTRIAN SAFE.

AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAIN THAT MARGIN OF ERROR FOR NORMAL DRIVERS UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS, MAKING REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THINGS AS THEY HAPPEN AROUND THEM.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU.

JORDAN SMILEY? >> GEORGIA SMILEY, LOUISVILLE

TEXAS. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US AND PUTTING TOGETHER THE SPECIAL MEETING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

FIRST AND FOREMOST I AM VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THIS TRAFFIC CALMING SCENARIO. I THINK WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF STORIES HERE TONIGHT THAT CLEARLY SHOW THAT THERE IS A TRUE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF DISTRACTED DRIVERS.

BECAUSE I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW YOU CANNOT BE DISTRACTED AND HIT THOSE BUMP OUTS OR THOSE CURVES AND THE BIKE LANES.

THOSE THINGS DON'T JUMP OUT AT YOU.

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YOU'RE DISTRACTED. YES, I KNOW MR. KIM IS AN AVID CYCLIST. I FEEL REALLY BAD THAT HE BROKE HIS COLLARBONE. HE MADE IT AROUND THE FIRST BUMP OUT IN HIS PATH AND NOT DISTRACTED THIS ONE TIME SADLY AND HIT THE SECOND BUMP OUT AND, YES, BROKE HIS COLLARBONE.

I FEEL BAD FOR THE PAIN THAT HE EXPERIENCED DURING THAT PERIOD I FEEL BAD FOR ALL THE FLAT TIRES. BUT YOU ARE DISTRACTED DRIVERS MORE TIMES THAN NOT AND I WOULD THINK THAT WE'D WANT SOME PROTECTION FOR OUR KIDS. BECAUSE HONESTLY, THE AVID CYCLISTS? THEY AREN'T WRITING THOSE BIKE LANES. THOSE ARE DESIGNED FOR KIDS OR FAMILIES WHO GET OUT ON THE BIKE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

THAT W WHO IS GOING TO BE WRITIG THOSE BIKE LANES.

NOT AVID BICYCLIST. THEY ARE BLOWING THROUGH STOP SIGNS. THEY PROBABLY BLOW THROUGH STOP SIGNS MOST OF THE TIME. BUT THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT FOLLOW THE SPEED LIMIT.

PEOPLE DO NOT OBEY THE STOP SIGNS.

THEY DRIVE AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED.

TRAFFIC, ALL INFORMATION SHOWS THAT.

AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE. WE NEED TO SLOW THE TRAFFIC D DOWN. THE METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN, RUMBLE STRIPS. I THINK IF YOU ARE GOING TO PUT RUMBLE STRIPS AND BE THE NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES WERE THOSE RUMBLE STRIPS ARE, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH THE NOISE THOSE RUMBLE WHERE THOSE RUMBLE STRIPS ARE YOU'RE NOT GOOD TO BE HAPPY WITH THE NOISE THOSE RUMBLE STRIPS MAKE. I THINK MAYBE THERE'S SOME STRIPING AND THINGS IT COULD BE ENHANCED FOR IT BUT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TOO MANY DISTRACTED DRIVERS IN AND OUT, IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THIS ONLY ELEVATES THE ISSUE, YOU ACTUALLY SEE THE DISTRACTED DRIVERS NOW.

I THINK WE KNOW IT'S WORKING BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS BEING SLOWED AND AGAIN I SUPPORT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.

>> SPEAKER: CHRISSY SLAYTON? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TODAY TO PUT IT TOGETHER THIS MEETING I APPRECIATE ALL THE RESEARCH THAT WAS DONE.

I'M HERE TONIGHT ASKING THE CITY TO MAKE CHANGES TO KING ARTHUR.

NOT BECAUSE HE WILL OPPOSE TRAFFIC SAFETY BUT WE BELIEVE THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN HAS INTRODUCED NEW SAFETY HAZARDS.

BEFORE THIS PROJECT OVER APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS WE DOCUMENTED TWO CRASHES ON KING ARTHUR SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF THE CONCRETE BARRIERS AND BUMP OUTS WE HAVE DOCUMENTED 40 IMPACTS AND INCIDENTS.

I HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH THOSE DATA AS WELL AS AN APPENDIX OF SOME WONDERFUL PHOTOS OF DISABLED VEHICLES ALONG KING ARTHUR. THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN ACCIDENTS DESERVES SERIOUS CONSIDERATION WHEN EVALUATING WHETHER A PROJECT IS ACHIEVING ITS INTENDED SAFETY BENEFIT.

OUR DATA SHOWS 67% OF THE BARRIERS HAVE VISIBLE IMPACT AND A 41% ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR ALREADY.

100% OF THE BUMP OUTS HAVE BEEN HIT.

THE GUIDELINES EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ADEQUATE LATERAL OFFSET BETWEEN TRAFFIC AND ROADSIDE OBSTRUCTIONS.

FOR CURBSIDE OBSTRUCTION, TEXDOT RECOMMENDS A MINIMUM OF 1.5-FOOT LATERAL OFFSET FOR BARRIERS IT'S A MINIMUM OF 1 FOOT OFFSET FROM THE TOE OF THE BARRIER TO THE EDGE OF THE TRAVELED WAY.

OUR MEASUREMENTS SHOW THE CURRENT LATERAL OFFSETS AT LOCATIONS I MEASURED IS ONLY 7 INCHES.

THAT LEAVES DRIVERS WITH VERY LITTLE MARGIN FOR ERROR ALONGSIDE FIXED CONCRETE OBJECTS.

TOGETHER WITH THE CRASH HISTORY, THE LIMITED LATERAL OFFSETS, THE FIXED CONCRETE BARRIERS, THESE ISSUES REEVALUATING THE CURRENT DESIGN AND PROVIDING A NET SAFETY BENEFIT.

I APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING MODIFYING THESE.

IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE DATA, IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. WE HAVE A PETITION OF MORE THAN 1,140 SIGNATURES ASKING FOR THE CITY TO REMOVE THESE HAZARDS.

IF YOU ARE A CASTLE FALLS RESIDENT WHO SIGNED THAT PETITION AND YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF REMOVING THE CONCRETE BARRIERS AND BUMP OUTS, I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE STAND SO THE COUNCIL CAN SEE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED AND WHO SUPPORT THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU.

THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THOSE HAZARDS. THEREFORE THE RESPONSIBLE THING IS TO BE EVALUATE THE DESIGN WHICH WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING.

WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO REMOVE THE BARRIERS AND THE BUMP

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>> THAT PETITION WAS JUST ABOUT THE BIKE LANE BARRIERS, DISTAL COUNSEL UNDERSTANDS. PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO SUPPORT THAT MODIFICATION IT DOESN'T MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT BUMP OUTS COME I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR.

>> THOSE REQUESTS CAME AFTER THE PETITION WENT OUT.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER -- I DON'T LIVE ON KING ARTHUR BUT I USE KING ARTHUR EVERYDAY TO GO HOME, WORK, PICK UP THE KIDS. I'M NOT A DISTRACTED DRIVER.

KING ARTHUR AS YOU HAVE SEEN DID NOT HAVE THAT MANY ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THE -- I HEARD THE CITY MANAGER SAY, EVEN IF IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE TO HEAR IT TONIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT.

THE CITY HAS ENGINEERS WHO ARE WORKING HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THESE PROJECTS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHAT TYPE OF ENGINEERS WERE DESIGNING THESE CONCRETE? PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THESE CONCRETE WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT MANY ACCIDENTS. NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CARS, TIRES, BIKERS, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, WAS CONCRETE THE ONLY WAY FOR THE SAFETY FOR THE BIKES AND CARS, KIDS? THE POLICE CITATION AVERAGES, I UNDERSTAND THE CITY ENGINEER MENTIONED ABOUT REDUCING SPEED.

IT'S TRUE, BECAUSE THE DRIVERS HAVE TO STOP TO FIX THEIR TIRES.

IT MAKES SENSE. AFTER MAC BEING IN CASTLE HILLS FOR SO MANY YEARS IS MY OPINION YOU MIGHT AGREE, YOU MIGHT DISAGREE, I FED OPINIONS FROM DRIVERS WHO HAVEN'T BEEN IN CASTLE HILLS EVER. THEY DRIVING TO CASTLE HILLS AND THEY ARE LIKE WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD WITH AN UGLY ROAD TO. THOSE ARE NOT MY OPINIONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE POLICE CHIEF OR WHOEVER IS REPRESENTING TONIGHT HOW MANY YEARS OF SALARY -- I BELIEVE THE NUMBER WAS 600,000 OR SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $600,010,000,000, HOW MANY YEARS OF SALARY IN DOLLARS WOULD HAVE THAT 600,000 PAID HAVE SOMEBODY COME ALL DAY, EVERY DAY ON KI KING ARTHUR? AT LEAST WE COULD HAVE HAD A SAFER KING ARTHUR OTHER THAN CONCRETE BARRIERS. --

SPEAK OUT THAT'S HER TIME. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

DIANE BRENNAN? GOING ONCE -- I'LL SET THAT ASIDE IN CASE SHE SHOWS BACKUP. BRANDON SPANGLER?

>> LOUISVILLE RESIDENT I'VE BEEN IN CASTLE HILLS FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE PERSPECTIVE OF A CYCLIST AND OF COURSE MOTORIST BUT ALSO A CYCLIST THAT USES THESE ROADS ROUTINELY. I PUT IN THOUSANDS OF MILES ALL OVER THE METROPLEX, I'VE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A SUBURBAN BIKE LANE LIKE THE ONE WE HAVE IN KING ARTHUR.

[02:20:03]

AVERAGE CYCLING SPEED YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CLOSING IMPACT SPEED OF CLOSE TO 30 MILES AN HOUR.

LARGER CONCERN, NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A BIKE GOING 15, CAR GOING 30, 45-MILE-PER-HOUR IMPACT SPEED.

TRADITIONAL BIKE LANE GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS TRAFFIC MITIGATING THAT DRAMATICALLY. THE CONCRETE BARRIERS MAKE IT EVEN WORSE, ANY MOMENTARY LAPSE. YOU TRY TO AVOID SOMETHING, GRAB YOUR WATER BOTTLE. THAT CAN SEND YOU INTO ONE OF THOSE BARRIERS RESULTING IN TRIP TO THE E.R.

IRONICALLY AS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT MOST CYCLISTS DON'T USE THESE LANES ANYWAY -- IT CREATES ANOTHER PROBLEM.

FORCED THE VEHICLES CLOSER TO THE CENTER.

DRIVER PASSES THE CYCLIST, BOTH HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO MOVE.

PLACING CYCLIST AND VEHICLES TO ME CLOSER TOGETHER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE. WHAT SEEMED CONCERNING TO ME, WE HAVE CREATED MORE PROBLEMS WE HAVE CREATED FOR OURSELVES.

I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER HAD A CLOSE CALL WITH THE VEHICLE ON KING ARTHUR BUT TODAY I FEEL LESS SAFE THAN I DID BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION. I SIMPLE SUGGESTION WOULD BE REMOVE THE BUMP OUT AND THE BARRIER, REPLACE THEM WITH CONVENTIONAL PAINTED BIKE LANES. DON'T NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, THEY ARE USED IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SUCCESSFULLY. IT'S A PROVEN DESIGN WITHOUT INTRODUCING NEW HAZARDS FOR CYCLISTS OR MOTORS, APPRECIATE THE TIME. SPEAK I DON'T WANT TO PUT ANY PRESSURE ON YOU BUT YOU'RE THE LAST SPEAKER OF THIS EVENING.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND GIVING US YOUR OPINIONS, YOUR FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO. AT THIS POINT OF GOING TO OPEN FLOOR TO COUNSEL AND QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, AND A DIRECTION YOU ARE REQUESTING FROM COUNSEL?

OR FROM STAFF, MY APOLOGIES? >> IS THEIR WAY TO GET THAT LAST SLIDE WITH THE OPTIONS BACK UP AGAIN? LEAVE AS IS, I DON'T THINK I HEARD A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THAT.

I'M NOT EXCITED ABOUT SAFETY STUDY, HERE IS WHY.

I THINK THAT DOESN'T COME BACK THE WAY A LOT OF FOLKS LIKE TO SEE, SPENT 40-50 GRAND ON SAFETY STUDY.

PRESENTATION DISMISSED, THE COMMUNITY MEETING WAS DISMISSED, I JUST DON'T SEE A REASON TO SPEND THAT MONEY FOR A SAFETY STUDY. THAT BEING SAID I DO LIKE OPTIO.

I LIKE THE RUMBLE STRIPS, I LIKE THE IDEA OF USING THE BIKE BARRIERS I THINK THE NEXT COMPLAINT WE ARE GOING TO GET HIS PEOPLE RUNNING ON KING ARTHUR -- THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. I DO LIKE THE OFFER TO MOVE BACK THE BUMP OUT, THAT'S A GOOD CALL AS WELL.

I THINK THEY'RE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, IT MATCHED WHAT WAS ALREADY PRESENT IN CASTLE HILLS. THE PATTERN OF BRICK WAS ALREADY THERE, AN ATTEMPT TO MATCH THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT OFFER, THAT ATTEMPT. I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE HOT WEATHER, SPRINKLERS BREAK. IF WE GO TO WHERE WE HAVE THE TREE PLANTING FOR THE AESTHETICS OF THE BUMP OUTS WE WILL PROBABLY SEE PLANTS THAT DIE FROM TIME TO TIME, PROBABLY

[02:25:02]

WELL, MY COMMENTS. >> SPEAKER: I THINK AT THIS POINT EVERYONE HAS MADE THEIR COMMENTS I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A BACK-AND-FORTH -- THE QUESTION BEING ASKED IS WOULD BE BE WILLING TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN SOME OF THE CHANGES -- LET ME FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

I'M SURE WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO BRING BACK RECOMMENDED CHANGES FROM COUNSEL AND HAVE THE PUBLIC MAKE COMMENT TO THAT.

OTHER COMMENTS? >> DO WE JUST WANT TO GO DOWN THE LINE? I WILL SPEND MY TIME TALKING ABOUT THE OPTION -- I DON'T FEEL LIKE OPTION 1 OR 2 ARE VERY REASONABLE. I WILL SPEND MY TIME TALKING ABOUT OPTION 3. FEEL LIKE THE MOST ENCOURAGING THING TO ME HERE AS EVERYBODY HAS AN EYE FOR SAFETY AND THAT IS THE UTMOST PRIORITY FOR EVERYONE.

WHAT THAT MEANS SPECIFICALLY FOR EVERYBODY SOUNDS LIKE A SUBTLE BUT DIFFERENT BUT I WILL JUST GIVE MY TWO SENSE ON FROM MY BACKGROUND AS A CIVIL ENGINEER I KNOW THAT SPEED IS BUILT INTO THE DESIGN OF THE ROADWAY. I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT STRAIGHT ROAD SIGNALS TO THE DRIVER GO FAST.

I DRIVE KING ARTHUR A LOT, I ALSO DRIVE IN THE LAKE A LOT.

I GET A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND TO BE VERY FRUSTRATING, I TRY VERY HARD TO GO 25. THE ROAD THAT TELLS YOU YOU CAN GO WAY FASTER THAN THIS -- THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT KI KING ARTHUR IS THAT IT'S STILL -- I'M GOING TO STEAL A TERM FROM AN ORGANIZATION CALLED STRONG TOWN OUT OF MINNESOTA.

HE BASICALLY CALLS THESE ROADS STRAODS -- IT'S A FUTON OF RO ROADS. DUAL PURPOSE BUT NOT DOING A GREAT JOB OF EITHER. THE ANSWER FOR WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH SAFETY ON THIS ROAD -- THAT'S WHY IT'S SO CHALLENGING, I DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING OUT AND GIVING YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON IT AS WELL. THAT IS ALL VERY VALID.

BASED ON WHAT I HEAR WITH THE BIKE LANES, DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE BIKE LANES.

WE DID HAVE SOME PROTECTION FOR THOSE BIKE LANES.

I HAVE CONCERNS -- CLAIRE MENTIONED THERE ARE STRETCHES OF KING ARTHUR THAT HAVE NOTHING T --I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A RUMBLE STRIP INC. ALL THE WAY THROUGH IN LIEU OF CONCRETE BARRIERS.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, SOMETHING THAT WILL GET A DRIVER'S ATTENTION IF THEY START TO VEER A LITTLE BIT BUT IF THEY HAVE TO FEAR IT STUCK TO TEAR UP THEIR CAR.

WITH FAT ON THE BIKE LANES I LIKE THAT IDEA PUTTING IN A RUMBLE STRIP ALL THE WAY THROUGH -- I'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SUGGEST ADDITIONAL STRIPING AROUND THOSE CORNERS, I LIKE THAT IDEA TOO IN THIS PICTURE, I GUESS THE ONE THAT'S ON THE LOWER LEFT WHERE THERE IS A TAPER ON THAT BUMP OUT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING INTERESTING TO EXPLORE PULLING THAT BACK SOME. I THINK THERE'S ALSO -- I'M IN CASTLE HILLS QUITE A BIT. THERE IS THIS BLACK LINE ON KING ARTHUR IN THIS EXPANSION JOINT, I THINK FOR MANY YEARS

[02:30:07]

THAT SOME OF THE REASON I SUPPORT THE RUMBLE STRIPS.

SORRY TO BACKTRACK ON THAT, SOMETHING I FORGOT TO SAY.

I THINK THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF MY NOTES, I WILL YIELD THE FLOOR.

>> SPEAKER: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER TIPTON.

COUNSEL MEMBER CADE? >> I LIKE OPTION 3 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RUMBLE STRIPS GO ALL WAY THROUGH AS WELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO PUT SOMETHING OUT -- WE ARE UP HERE AND WE SWEAR TO UPHOLD THIS -- THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL THE CITIZENS AND WHEN YOU COME TOGETHER FOR THE PROCESS OF HELPING TO DO THAT, IT'S WONDERFUL.

WHAT IS VERY CONCERNING IS TO HAVE AN OUTBURST WHEN THE CITY MANAGER TALKS ABOUT SOMEONE BEING HIT IN THE BIKE LANE, IF I COULD BE YOUR GRANDSON, GRANDDAUGHTER, BROTHER, SISTER, HUSBAND, WIFE. AND THERE IS LAUGHTER AMONG YOU, THAT IS VERY -- IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

WE ARE ALL HERE FOR A COMMON GOAL.

AND TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE MADE, THAT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE IN THIS FORUM. UNTIL YOU HAVE HELD A 9-YEAR-OLD THAT HAS A COMPOUND FRACTURE, THAT'S BEEN HIT BY A CAR THAT CAME UPON A CURB, YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE WHEN THEY ARE HOLLERING FOR THEIR MOTHER -- I'VE DONE THAT, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. I MAY HOPE AND PRAY THAT'S NOT THE MIND-SET AND I DON'T GET IS THAT THE PEOPLE HERE THAT YOU WERE GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT EVERYONE, ALL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.

>> SPEAKER: EVERYBODY GETS TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS.

TIMEOUT. FOLKS --

>> I HOPE THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO EVERYBODY THAT YOUR HEART WILL

SHOW. >> SPEAKER: JUST A MOMENT.

>> I'M SORRY EVERYBODY IS CLEARING OUT BUT DID IT HAPPEN? YES IT DID, WAS IT ON TAPE? YES IT WAS.

NOT EVERYONE, NOT EVERYONE! >> SPEAKER: JUST A MOMENT.

COUNCILMEMBER MEREDITH? >> I THOUGHT I WOULD START UP OF GIVE A GROUP CONTEXT OF SOME OF MY BACKGROUND BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BACKGROUND AND SOME OF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS. I WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS, SAFETY HAS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE FOR 23 YEARS. SOME OF THE THINGS I SAY HERE IS BECAUSE I HAVE A COMPANY THAT PRIORITIZES SAFETY.

I WAS AT A SAFETY MEETING AT 7:00 A.M. THIS MORNING.

I HAVE A DRIVER TRAINING IN MY EMAIL RIGHT NOW TO DO AND I WORK FOR SOMEBODY WHO DEALS WITH CHILDREN.

I'M IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE SAFETY OF CHILDREN ON SEVERAL

[02:35:01]

HAVING SAID THAT TOO WIPED OFF IN ARCHITECTURE BACKGROUND, BUT I ALSO GET INVOLVED IN TRAFFIC FROM TIME TO TIME.

I'VE GOT A CURRENT PROJECT WHERE WE GOT A SITUATION OF A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE GOING TO AN AIRPORT WHERE WE GOT KIDS CROSSING ACROSS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE TO GET THE SCHOOL.

I'VE BEEN PART OF THAT DISCUSSION WITH NOT ONLY THE CITY OF DALLAS, THE CHIEF OF POLICE, HAVING ALMOST SEEN A PARENT TO GET HIT BY A CAR NOT PAYING ATTENTION, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHERE MY CONTEXT COMES FROM.

HAVING SAID THAT ALSO I GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND MY PERSONAL JOB JUST LIKE THIS WHERE RESIDENTS COME IN, WE TALK ABOUT ISSUES THAT WE COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS.

WITH EVERYBODY, DISCUSSIONS LIKE WE HAVE TONIGHT.

I LISTEN TO ALL YOUR COMMENTS, TAKE ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS IN.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO APPRECIATE STAFF FOR ALL THE DATA THEY PROVIDED BECAUSE THE CITY DOES PRIORITIZE DATA AND I PRIORITIZE DATA BECAUSE I USE DATA IN MY PERSONAL JOB AS WELL.

HAVING SAID THAT, I ALSO CAN SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS.

I SUPPORT OPTION NUMBER 3'S LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M SUPPORTING THE RUMBLE STRIPS, TAKE OUT THE BIKE BARRIERS, AND PRETTY MUCH SUPPORT ALL THE ARGUMENTS FOR THE BUMP OUTS.

I WILL ALWAYS PRIORITIZE SAFETY NO MATTER WHAT, THAT'S TRAINING COME I CAN'T CHANGE THAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS MY BACKGROUND WHEN I MAKE THESE COMMENTS, THANK YOU.

>> I ALSO SUPPORT -- >> SPEAKER: YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT FROM STAFF? I'M GETTING A LOOK I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY ATTORNEYS HAPPY WITH HOW WE ARE COMMUNICATING -- WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE STAFF TO SEE?

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST MITIGATING.

I AGREE THE BUMP OUTS, THE MODIFICATION, WAS THERE ANY

CONFUSION ON THAT? >> SPEAKER: YOU'RE GOOD TO.

>> ALSO THE RUMBLE STRIPS WAS A GOOD SOLUTION.

I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING IN SUPPORT OF THE THOUSANDS OF OUR CITIZENS THAT WOULD PROBABLY LOVE TO HAVE A NICE BICYCLE LANE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. I APPRECIATE WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE TO TRY TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THERE WITH THE GIVEN

PROBLEMS THEY HAVE. >> I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MODIFICATIONS AND OPTION 3 TO MAKE THOSE ADDITIONAL CHANGES -- JUST TO LET YOU KNOW LITTLE BIT ABOUT MYSELF.

I DRIVE OVER IN THAT AREA QUITE A BIT AND I DIDN'T DO PURPOSEFULLY THREE DIFFERENT TRIBES OVER THERE.

DRIVING A SMALL CAR I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I TOOK A DRIVE IN MY SUV, NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND I ALMOST HIT ONE OF THOSE BUMP OUTS BECAUSE I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION OF THE THIRD ONE WAS IN MY PICKUP AND I GOT DISTRACTED AGAIN AND WHAT HAPPENED? I HIT SOMETHING I DIDN'T BURST A TIRE OR ANYTHING, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WE TAKE SAFETY TO THE UTMOST DEGREE THAT WE CAN. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE SAFE AT ALL TIMES. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY, I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF ARE DOING THE OUTSTANDING JOB THEY HAVE DONE PROVIDING US WITH THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND I THINK OPTION 3 IS THE BEST THING FOR CASTLE HILL.

WE WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

>> SPEAKER: LOOKS LIKE I COULD DO BUT LISTEN UP LET PEOPLE GO HOME. A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS -- NUMBER 1 I WANT VERY CLEAR -- STAFF DID NOT DO THIS TO

[02:40:08]

I NEED YOU TO MAYBE TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND SAY IT'S NOT FAIR TO TOLD BY CITY STAFF WITH MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACTS WHICH ARE ALSO DRIVEN BY AI -- IT'S FINE, USE THE TOOL TO ASK FOR THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTATION AND FEEL LIKE THE STAFF IS FOR SOME REASON -- THIS 90 MINUTE PRESENTATION FROM OUR CITY MANAGER WAS IN SOME WAY IMPINGING ON COMMUNICATION -- THAT'S NOT FAIR.

THE STAFF HAS TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THE INFORMATION AND BACKGROUNDS WE CAN ALL MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL HANGING IN THERE.

I KNOW WHAT WAS LONG. BUT WE HAVE TO GET THE FULL VOLUME -- JUST SO EVER CELEBRITY KNOWS WHAT WENT ON.

THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPOSITION THAT WAS HAPPENING THAT STAFF FELT WAS NEEDED TO CLARIFY. I'M GOING TO PUT THAT ONE OUT THERE BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. I RIDE MY BIKE -- I DON'T WRITE IT AS MUCH AS I USED TO I THOUGHT ABOUT COMING IN BIKE SHORTS TODAY JUST SO I HAD SOME EXTRA PADDING FROM Y'ALL BUT I DIDN'T NEED IT. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

VERY APPRECIATIVE. IS THERE SOMETHING WE COULD DO DIFFERENT? YES.

IS GOING BACK TO KING ARTHUR THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE ALL OF THIS? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS AN OPTION.

THE REASON I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS OPTION BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT HAVE TALKED TO ME FOR MANY YEARS NOW ABOUT SPEED ON KING ARTHUR AND HOW DO WE TAKE SOMETHING THAT WAS BUILT TO BE A FOUR LANE ROAD AND ACTUALLY HAVE IT SOMETHING LESS.

I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY I'M SUPPORTIVE OF OPTION 3 AND SOME OF THAT FEEDBACK BUT I'M ALSO SUPPORTIVE FEEDBACK THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE MOVING FORWARD TO.

ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS YOU WOULD SEE THAT WOULD WORK? DO WE PUT IN A 12-FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK AND CALL IT A DAY? LET'S MOVE THE CURB IN THE ROAD -- THAT'S A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS. THAT MAY BE AN OPTION AS WELL -- THE ISSUE IN MY HEAD IS THIS THING IS BUILT TO BE A THOROUGHFARE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO BE RESPECTIVE OF THAT.

I'VE GOT TO FIND A HAPPY MIDDLE. IT MAY BE ONE OF THOSE DECISIONS WERE EVERYBODY IS UNHAPPY AND SOMETIMES THAT'S THE WIN.

WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR IS COUNSEL AND STAFF HAS BROUGHT GREAT SOLUTIONS, I THINK THERE ARE THINGS WE COULD DO ON THOSE BUMP OUTS TO MAKE THEM MORE AESTHETIC.

I THINK WE HAVE HEARD YOU. I THINK THE CYCLING LANE WITH ALL OF THE INS AND OUTS THAT IS A VALID POINT A THIRD OF THAT LANE IS UNPREDICTABLE READY. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS BUT I THINK OF A RUMBLE STRIP LITTLE EXTRA WIDE CAN COVER THE DEAL THAT MAY BE AN OPTION. I WOULD HOPE THAT PEOPLE ALSO STOP HITTING CURBS -- YOUR GRADE IS A RUBBER ON THAT CURB PEOPLE HIT AT ALL THE TIME. THAT'S PART OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY. I'M ENCOURAGED WHAT STAFF HAS BROUGHT. GOING TO BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT INTO A STUDY OR TRY TO STONEWALL, THINGS TAKE TIME. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE RIGHT AND I AGREE WE WILL ABSOLUTELY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS NEXT ITERATION AND I EXPECT STAFF WILL BRING THAT BACK IN A RELATIVELY QUICK PERIOD OF TIME.

WE DON'T NEED THIS DRAGGING OUT, BUT AT THIS POINT I WOULD LOVE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK. THIS STUDY AND THE NEW INFORMATION MAY BE HAS GIVEN YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, HEY, I WOULD LIKE TO FIND MIDDLE GROUND WITH YOU GUYS OR MAYBE IT'S TICKET ALL THE WAY B BACK TO THE WAY IT USED TO BE -- THAT'S F FINE. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT BUT THAT'S MY OPINION ON ALL OF THIS.

I THANK YOU FOR THE INPUTS, THESE TAKE LONG.

WE HEAR YOU, AND SOLVE THE FOLKS IN MY EAR SAYING WE STILL NEED

[1. 26-4708 Castle Hills Trail Design Progress]

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WILL BE BRIEF. >> MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL NUMBERS, PART OFFENSE I WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE AND LISTENING AND LOOKING ON FACEBOOK TO JOIN US FOR SOME PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OUT IN THE CASTLE HILLS AREA TO TALK ABOUT THE ARTERIAL PROJECT AND CARE LOUDLY.

OUR FIRST SESSION WILL BE ON SATURDAY AUGUST 29 AT THE LOUISVILLE CENTER, IT WILL BE UP AT 10:00 A.M.

THAT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT ALONG THE CORRIDORS WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. OUR SECOND SESSION WILL BE ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST AT 6:00 P.M. AT LAKE AVALON PARK.

I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW WHERE THAT IS, WE WILL BE OUT THERE FOR SOME PICTURES OF THE ALIGNMENT -- GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU AND GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIMING OF

[C. Closed Session]

THE PROJECT. >> SPEAKER: THANK YOU.

FOLKS, WE GET TO STAY BECAUSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, I DO HAVE A REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION FROM OUR ATTORNEY, THIS IS SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY PENDING LITIGATION, CIVIL NUMBER 426 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS.

SHERMAN DIVISION. Y'ALL MAY HANG OUT IF YOU WANT

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