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Residents urge traffic calming on Acacia Parkway; staff say traffic studies and police enforcement are ongoing
Summary
A resident asked council to investigate traffic cut‑throughs and speeding on Acacia Parkway after recent area street improvements. Staff said traffic engineering, temporary signage and enforcement measures have been used and that engineers have met with residents.
A Prosper resident urged the council Aug. 12 to consider traffic‑calming measures on Acacia Parkway after nearby road projects and signal changes caused drivers to use the street as a cut‑through.
Alan Rudder, who gave his address in public comment, said three recent improvements—widening G Road to four lanes north of FM 380, a traffic control device at G Road and Acacia Parkway, and an expanded left‑turn lane on Windsong—have shifted traffic patterns so Denton County motorists use Acacia Parkway to avoid delays. Rudder said drivers travel at high speed on the residential street despite 25‑mph signs and that the pattern is reducing residents’ enjoyment of the neighborhood.
Rudder asked the town to consider traffic‑calming options or improvements to the adjacent G Road/380 intersections to reduce cut‑through traffic. He suggested options including expanded left‑turn storage and traffic control similar to work the town has done near a Walmart site.
Town staff responded during the meeting: the town manager reported that senior traffic engineers have been meeting with affected residents over the last several weeks and provided options; staff noted portable speed signs and Bluetooth readers had been deployed and that traffic studies are ongoing. The manager offered that a town traffic engineer (Mr. Webb) would share contact information for direct follow‑up with the resident. The town’s police department was also noted to have increased enforcement activity in the area.
No formal council action was taken; staff said they were already engaged with residents and that potential traffic‑calming measures and engineering options are being considered.
Why it matters: Cut‑through traffic and speeding on local residential streets can raise safety concerns and prompt engineering or enforcement responses; staff indicated the issue is under active review.
