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Residents press council on Hickory Creek traffic, state-road safety and Johnson Square parking
Summary
Residents urged the council for a traffic study on Hickory Creek Drive, asked officials to raise concerns with TxDOT about a dangerous school-area intersection, and requested use or sale of a vacant lot at Johnson Square for parking; council and staff promised follow-up.
Several residents used the council’s public-comment period on Jan. 13 to ask the city to investigate traffic safety and local parking concerns.
Henry Thornton, a Hickory Creek Drive resident, told the council that the street — once a cul-de-sac — is now nearly two miles long after recent extensions and that the change has brought “a significant increase” in "traffic, street trash, noise, and accidents." Thornton asked the city to conduct a traffic count and speed study to document vehicle volumes and average speeds and to evaluate safety measures, such as crossings. He noted that residential default speed limits in Texas are typically 30 mph and referenced proposed state legislation that he believed…
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