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Public Meeting # 1 6-7:30 p . m ., Thursday , March 7 , 2024 East Library and Recreation Center 1817 New York Ave ., Arlington , TX 76010

• Two schools west of Bowen Rd . where children walk along road and grass . Child fatality and high speeds in this area .

• UTA area : Mitchell and Davis crashes primarily parking lot crashes – not many pedestrians involved .

• I-30 at Fielder there are accidents .

• Intersection at W 2nd St . and Fielder

• Norwood has high cyclists ’ usage but is staggered and unsafe to cross .

• Drivers too fast on Center and Mesquite , many are turning the wrong way .

• Pedestrian crossing on S . Cooper

• No pedestrian or bike infrastructure to cross at I-20

• Drivers too fast on Park Springs

• Leadership Academy no school zones

• Speed on S Cooper

• I-20 corridor accidents

• 6 lane expansion planned for Matlock .

• Narrow sidewalks along Cooper Street , heavily used by students walking to housing .

• Before school , after school , pick up drop oZ at Workman Junior High { school }

• I ' ve been nearly hit at a crosswalk at UTA Blvd . and Center St .

• New York is a racetrack .

• People crossing from grocery store to apartments at 303 and Sherry .

• Bike lane on UTA Blvd . is too narrow

• Fixed streets

• High pedestrian volume around UTA and oZ campus housing

• TraZic at the mall

• Left turn oZ Spanish and Arkansas needs longer light and has visibility issues .

• They need to be careful coming and going on I-20 with between Arlington and Grand Prairie

• TraZic on exit on 360 . A person needs to be very cautious getting near Hwy . 360 and Hwy . 161 during the gametime .

• TraZic at rush hour

• Narrow lanes and school zones but large trucks often drive near Fielder .

• Constant traZic on I-30 and Fielder

Where would you put your money ? Participants were provided with six $ 10 dots and six $ 25 dots to place on each of the following categories . In addition , they provided written thoughts and solutions .

Team 1

We need bike and ped advisory committee now !

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