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Public commenter urges council to reconsider Bandera Road design and speed reductions
Summary
During public comment on the consent agenda, Jack Finger urged the council to reconsider Bandera Road reconstruction plans, warning that medians and reduced speed limits could restrict left turns and curb mobility along the historic corridor.
A member of the public told the council Dec. 11 that plans to reconstruct Bandera Road (agenda item 23 on the consent calendar) could limit motorists’ ability to make left turns and would reduce speed limits on a historic corridor.
Jack Finger, who spoke during the consent-agenda public comment period, described the street as having more than a century of local history and said the design proposal appears to add medians that would prevent left turns and reduce posted speeds, citing a reduction “from 45 to 35” miles per hour. He asked councilmembers to consider freedom of movement and local context before approving the reconstruction plan.
The council proceeded with consent-agenda procedures and then moved to related agenda discussion; no formal design decision or vote on item 23 is recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.
