Drive Safely this Labor Day Weekend

Lackland AFB safety display reminding all:  "Drive Friendly"

1604; Culebra to Bandera Ranked Most Congested

Today TxDOT presented their annual list of the most congested roadways in the state.  One would expect that 281 north of 1604 placed first in Bexar County, yet it was the stretch of 1604 from Culebra to Bandera Rds that claimed the dubious honor as the slowest moving road in the area. 

For all the details, see TxDOT's press release, the Express News story, and check out a nice summary at On the Move:

1604, Culebra to Bandera

• 945,701 annual hours of delay, or about 197,000 hours per mile...
• costing commuters $20.6 million....
• rush hour trip takes 51% longer than an off-peak trip.

KSAT12 reports help is in progress at Braun and 1604.  Hopefully there's more in store for the intersection.  The additional westbound lane of Braun striped earlier this week did not shorten the queue at the light as hoped.

Neighbors Counter Request for Residential Youth Facility

Finesilver Ranch and Braun Station residents traded emails this past week on a proposed zoning change "to accommodate a residential facility for migrant youth" at the Protege' Child Development Center property on Ryder Rd near Braun and Old Tezel. 

District-7 City Councilman Justin Rodriguez engaged with organizers of  Southwest Key Programs on nearby homeowners' concerns about the "vagueness" and "incompatibility" of the project. Finding no "middle ground," Councilman Rodriguez announced by email yesterday that the non-profit had since "abandoned" their re-zoning request.

According to Southwest Key's website, the non-profit offers "innovative youth justice programs, safe shelters for immigrant children, college prep and alternative schools and workforce services..."  Some of the emails and phone calls among residents expressed concern about the impact such a facility might have on community safety and property values.