District 7 Townhall Meetings

00:37:55          Idalia Vance:   We don’t understand how we turning left causes traffic
00:38:51          Rebecca Mendoza:     but our problem is the traffic congestion from the bridge delays.
00:39:22          Nora Iphone 6+: There is no impact in turning left. It’s more dangerous for us to turn right out of wolf creek
00:39:33          Idalia Vance:   Emergency vehicles will take longer response time.  Ex. Ambulances, Fire trucks, police cars, etc.
00:39:43          Rebecca Mendoza: you’re putting us into the middle of the congestion by having us head more north on fm1472
00:40:43          Nora Iphone 6+: And to turn in as well if u close our turn in and we going have to wait in traffic To turn in.
00:41:06          Rebecca Mendoza:     but we’re stuck in traffic coming back
00:41:51          Rebecca Mendoza:     vehicle lane starting from where?
00:42:43          Rebecca Mendoza: the value of our homes will decrease because of the difficulty of getting into the subdivision
00:43:32          iPhone: So sorry for that
00:43:42          Nora Iphone 6+: It doesn’t matter this Mexican truckers will block or try to get in that line just watch. This is just a waste of money. Just reroute the trucks. To turn left on Killam and for them to take the frontage road to the lp
00:44:35          MORALES: trucks will still block the entrance to Wolf creek dr
00:44:45          Idalia Vance: we don’t really want another entrance
00:45:09          Nora Iphone 6+: I agree no other entrance
00:45:15          Belinda’s iPhone: Getting out of the neighborhood is an issue as well, because the trucks are blocking the road.
00:45:18          MORALES: what is needed is an entrance from beltway parkway to mines rd
00:45:42          iPhone: It’s too dangerous to close that area
00:46:21          Belinda’s iPhone: Then we can’t see the next lane to attempt to skip the trailer lane to get into the middle lane. That is very dangerous for us.
00:46:44          Diana : Have you ever seen how packed it gets every day on just trucks and it’s just this little stench of mines road
00:47:38          oscar:  is a dot no matter what we say they already had the proyect
00:48:06          oscar:  truck is more importante for dot our community doesn’t matter
00:48:26          Arturo Dominguez: Two years is too much time.
00:48:30          Diana : Tbh yeah
00:49:00          Belinda’s iPhone: Then we will not even be able to do the turn around because of the traffic, much less get into our designated lane.
00:49:12          Nora Iphone 6+:It bs were r going to be screwed like someone said they already have it planned
00:49:42          oscar:  tito we need a bridge on killam 
00:50:37          oscar:  also connect interamerica itc panmerican with a road exclusive for cars from riverbank
00:51:52          Idalia Vance:   the trucks need to be rerouted
00:52:07          oscar:  creat a loop behind sara lane
00:52:23          MORALES:       REROUTE THE TRUCKS
00:52:58          MORALES:       start by rerouting the trucks first then go with second option
00:54:00          MORALES: TXDOT people don’t leave on mines rd don’t  really understand
00:54:17          Arturo Dominguez: The expansion of the street is good, but the U-turns are unsafe.
00:54:38          Idalia Vance: we are being sent into more and worse traffic than what we are getting right now
00:55:19          oscar:  miss Perez DOT already approve is a waisting time 
00:55:31          oscar:  is a state project
00:55:37          Karla: They should connect the road with Indian sunset that way we at least have 2 exits
00:55:55          Diana : Largest import and can’t get enough money to expand the lanes
00:56:21          oscar:  create another entrance from pellegrino
00:56:54          Diana : Fix the traffic lights
00:57:05          Diana : They are very unsynchronized
00:57:13          Karla:   Traffic here is horrible and closing the left lane is going to make it worse
00:57:24          Idalia Vance:   that is true.  traffic lights are not synchronized
00:57:31          Nora Iphone 6+: Put a light like at Loop 20 by the Honda dealership
00:58:37          Karla:   Closing the lane is not an improvement
00:59:21          Diana : One truck can stop the entire mines road movement imagine taking off a lane
01:00:21          Diana : Nobody does U turns there
01:00:26          Nora Iphone 6+: Nothing they r saying is beneficial for ur neighborhood at all. We r still in danger to turn out no matter what they say.
01:00:37          Rebecca Mendoza:     but you put a traffic light in the loop by Honda
01:01:09          Karla:   I don’t think people will understand if they don’t live here
01:02:24          Belinda’s iPhone: The trucks won’t give us the chance to get into Mines road.
01:02:37          Karla:   Exactly
01:02:49          Idalia Vance:   exactly
01:02:52          Karla:   Truck drivers ALWAYS BLOCK the entrance
01:03:15          Karla:   With the left lane open they at least HAVE TO let us in
01:03:27          Diana : Have you ever been on mines road at 4pm-6pm it is not a free flow
01:04:12          Arturo Dominguez:     18-wheelers entering FM 1472 could create an unsafe situation to enter the closest U-turn area as they compete with other 18-wheelers to make that movement when the safer would be to continue past the next intersection to the next U-turn area.
01:04:36          MORALES: they can control by first reroute the truck route and first connect mines to beltway prkwy
01:05:03          Idalia Vance:   precisely because they don’t have control over that no matter that they close our direct entrance it’s not going to make a difference
01:06:09          Diana : Please do not close the left turn
01:06:40          Idalia Vance:   we have been ok with the left turn up to now
01:07:43          Nora Iphone 6+: Up it’s not our left turn it’s getting out is what is our problem and the trucks blocking us to get out and to get it
01:08:02          oscar:  vanessa open entrance on back of wolf creek or create entrance on Pellegrino 01:08:29          Rebecca Mendoza: very bad example, that is vehicle traffic compared to tractor trailers
01:09:42          Karla:   Win for you all
01:09:46          Karla:   But not for us
01:09:53          Diana : A little inconvenience😒
01:10:10          Karla:   Just shows how they don’t take us into consideration
01:11:06          oscar:  truckers don’t respect community
01:11:20          Nora Iphone 6+: No u open it to connect we’re just going to get everybody cutting into our neighborhood to go to pizza
01:11:35          oscar:  now open  with no stops is dngerous
01:13:04          Karla:   This is going to cause more accidents
01:13:31          Nora Iphone 6+:          Wait there going to put a light by the cat scales
01:13:50          Karla:   That’s a bigger danger
01:14:58          Karla:   Yesss
01:15:01          Karla:   Exactly
01:15:12          Karla:   There’s SMALL CARS ON THE ROAD
01:15:26          Karla:   compared to big trailers
01:16:02          Nora Iphone 6+: Put a light like the one from Loop 20 by the Honda dealership
01:22:18          Diana : You would think that the largest land port would get funding
01:25:33          Arturo Dominguez: Thank you, Councilmember Perez, for you leadership in putting this meeting together.
01:26:40          Diana : Have you seen the danger from Logistics street onto the ramp? For loop 20?01:27:32          Arturo Dominguez:     Thank you, Mr Salazar and your TEAM!
01:29:13          Idalia Vance:   Please don’t close our direct entrance!!
01:29:40          Diana : Do Not Close The ONLY Entrance
01:29:42          Nora Iphone 6+:          Just leave as is ur just going to make it worse for us
01:30:11          Jo Ann Piland: Thank you Councilmember Perez for hosting this.
01:30:18          Idalia Vance:   Thank you Councilmember Perez for your time and help.