River Trails Homeowners Association

Thank You Melissa! I will go to the website.

Wow! What a great response we have to these ideas - it's nice to see so many concerned citizens.

Regarding cars parked in the street, I am not joking, but 100% sincere. I am a transportation professional and am very familiar with the benefits of "traffic calming". Parked cars lend the same effect that speed bumps do - they force people to slow down, and thus increases safety. Although, you're right, this is not true on curved streets, but I'd venture to say that 99% of our streets are as straight as an arrow.

You raise a good point about kids running out into the street, but that's a separate issue that I think parents need to address. (1) Slow the cars down and (2) Teach your kids to respect the street - it's not a playground.

Yes, I will continue to park my car legally in the street. I think it looks fine - actually lends a somewhat urban look to the place.

You raise a good point about kids running out into the street, but that's a separate issue that I think parents need to address. (1) Slow the cars down and (2) Teach your kids to respect the street - it's not a playground.

Yes, I will continue to park my car legally in the street. I think it looks fine - actually lends a somewhat urban look to the place.

Wondering if you have kids?  Easily said but not easily done...just like telling your kids not to take drugs.  Not the solution to the problem.  Cars parked on the street block driver's views.    Parked cars do not lead to the same effect as speed bumps.   There are cars parked on every street in RT and that does not cause drivers to slow down.   That's why we have driveways....where cars are suppose to be parked.  Why not try to clean up the Urban look , reduce casualties and park your car in the driveway. 

I don't know how many remember, but there was a movement to have speed humps put on San Joaquin about 7 years ago. The city was ready. There was a lawyer, I believe, in the area that did the research. He had facts/figures to back up his claim that speed humps were NOT the way to go. He circulated a petition which had an overwhelming 95+% signing to halt the humps. I hope somebody else out there remembers the petition and can add more about it.

For those that follow speed limits, sure the humps work. But has anybody noticed the speed demons on the straight portion of Salado? Seems they are all trying to make up for the time wasted slowing down at the humps. And for those that may not slow down, this is just another chance to lose control going over the uneven terrain.

I grew up in a MAJOR urban area. One of the tests in getting our drivers permits was a reaction speed test. A ball would roll out from between cars on the street and you would be timed as to how quick you recognized the problem and stopped (or not stopped). Easy to say to teach the kids, sorry to be such a downer but I saw a terrible story on the news this weekend. A small child got out of the parents sight for just a moment and was run over in a parking lot, DOA. Upsetting thought.

I would actually like to see fewer cars on the street. It gets real old looking out of my front window and only seeing my neighbors truck. He is parked legally, just not blocking his own view. Again, growing up in a city I feel good parking in my own driveway.

I will agree that we are having a more urban look around here. Cars on the street, kids hanging on the corners, families not doing things together, Cops called for small things, vandalism,...

The answer has more to do with a police presence, and not just when the Kravitz's make their calls. We seem to be in a forgotten part of FW. I see more squads on Trinity with radar than I see patrolling here, IMO.