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VERBATIM COMMENTS INTEGRITY • INNOVATION • ACCOUNTABILITY • COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE • TEAMWORK City Of Southlake www.CityofSouthlake.com/CitizenSurvey 2015 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY www.CityofSouthlake.com/CitizenSurvey 163 ECTION UALITY OF IFE S 3: Q L AND COMMUNITY Q7: If the City government could change one thing to make Southlake a better place to live, now and in the future, what change would you like to see? 2015 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY www.CityofSouthlake.com/CitizenSurvey 164 Q7 - KEYWORD: TRAFFIC/TRAFFIC LIGHTS/STREETS If the City government could change one thing to make Southlake a better place to live, now and in the future, what change would you like to see? Stop building retail on 1709. Enough is enough. Store after store after store. Traffic is terrible and the open space on 1709 is no more. Traffic congestion, slow down the development it is destroying our city with noise, traffic and soon to be crime Bike paths, bike lanes on streets throughout, and bike connections to Cottonbelt and other bike routes. Less retail, better traffic flow, Speed up construction, reduce the traffic footprint, fix the roads. Quality Street Maintenance. When something is repaired or replaced, do quality work instead of meets minimum Traffic, sidewalks, parking issues around Southlake Blvd. traffic on 1709 Remove the U-Turn lanes. No one understands that the U-Turn lanes have the right-of-way. no more grocery stores and slow retail growth. Traffic has become a pain in the ass!!!!!!!!!! STOP the commercial growth. We have lost our small town calmness. We have turned into a Plano,Tx. I stay off Southlake Blvd. as much as possible. I avoid all stores after noon and on the weekends! 2015 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY www.CityofSouthlake.com/CitizenSurvey 165 Q7 - KEYWORD: TRAFFIC/TRAFFIC LIGHTS/STREETS If the City government could change one thing to make Southlake a better place to live, now and in the future, what change would you like to see? No more commercialism. We have TOO MUCH traffic in this town. Stop enticing the whole metroplex to shop here. Those of us that live in down can't get to the grocery store across the street. Provide more East/West road structure to reduce traffic on Southlake Blvd. Extend Kimball Ave South of HWY 26 in Grapevine to provide better access to HWY 121/360 less commercial growth- traffic is bad Improve the roadways so we have less traffic. You added all the business and multiple family homes, which does not represent Southlake. 1709 in the morning and evenings is a nightmare Traffic is now getting very bad, mornings, lunch and evenings. Keep large lots and restrict the amount of smaller lot homes. We do not need a large increase in people. Southlake is losing its hometown community feel with the large influx of people. Improved traffic patterns Sidewalks on every street on both sides of the road Stop overbuilding! We need to keep our open spaces, and reduce traffic!!!! STOP BUILDING! THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH HOMES, MORE THAN ENOUGH STORES, BUSINESSES, WIDE ENOUGH ROADS, WAY TOO MANY KIDS IN EACH CLASSROOM...IT WILL RUIN SOUTHLAKE. two lane left turn lanes unto carroll going north from southlake blvd.; missed your chance to include when development designed on southwest corner of intersection Everything is on Southlake Blvd, which makes traffic on the road heavy. It would be nice if things were more dispersed so that traffic didn't focus on Southlake Blvd. Reduction in road traffic 2015 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY www.CityofSouthlake.com/CitizenSurvey 166 Q7 - KEYWORD: TRAFFIC/TRAFFIC LIGHTS/STREETS If the City government could change one thing to make Southlake a better place to live, now and in the future, what change would you like to see? CONTROL GROWTH. It seems like growth has occurred and continued to occur way too quickly, burdening resources, impeding traffic, and becoming overrun with restaurants/retail areas. I'd like to see the growth of development slowed a bit. It feels like every ounce of space is being built on, and traffic is increasing. Love the town, but fearful that at some point it will become too congested to enjoy. Less traffic Better traffic flow Less traffic needs more green spaces ---better kid friendly parks ---walking an jogging paths--bicycle lanes Traffic congestion on 1709 Addressing and easing the traffic congestion on Southlake Blvd. Do something about the traffic. Southlake should not style itself as a regional destination. We have enough traffic, and we don't need more people from outside the city coming to our stores and restaurants. Southlake should also not aim to increase its population. Our schools are already full. Southlake is an excellent city. We need to keep it that way. Better roads the construction going on is tearing up the roads Reduce the amount of traffic! Especially on 1709 2015 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY www.CityofSouthlake.com/CitizenSurvey 167 Q7 - KEYWORD: TRAFFIC/TRAFFIC LIGHTS/STREETS If the City government could change one thing to make Southlake a better place to live, now and in the future, what change would you like to see? Sidewalks and Bike paths...this is a very active community focused on physical fitness and it is shocking that we have very few sidewalks and little to no bike paths. There should be paths and sidewalks all over. Down both sides of 1709, down both sides of Continental. Down both sides of Peytonville, Whites Chapel Blvd, Carroll, Kimball, Davis, etc. We need to be connected and make this a safer place. These roads with little to no shoulders and few paths make it dangerous with traffic and bikers. Dangerous for those wanting to exercise or walk to and from school. There should be more of an ability to connect without getting into our cars. Even neighborhoods should have sidewalks. The amount of stoplights on major streets is growing far to quickly, Price gouging on our water bills. And then I see those awful medians being watered in the middle of the afternoon with runoff on 1709. And we got a warning for our sprinkler running during the day because it was broken and would not turn off. The Southlake Water dept would not dismiss the warning in spite of it. I think our water department is AWFUL. And they doubled our bill although the usage was the same. And the TRAFFIC is horrible now. We don't need any more stores on 1709!!!!!! Less traffic by improving mobility of all types (pedestrian, motorized and encourage all other forms of mobility) Ease traffic issues. End developments. No more new residential or commercial developments - traffic has become horrible because of it Improve traffic flow. Better coordination of traffic lights along Southlake Blvd. (1709). Street lights throughout Traffic flow improvement Traffic flow improvement, control commercial expansion Take the bicyclist off the roads that automobiles travel on, especially the 2 lane roads with blind curves. Better traffic flow 2015 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY www.CityofSouthlake.com/CitizenSurvey 168 Q7 - KEYWORD: TRAFFIC/TRAFFIC LIGHTS/STREETS If the City government could change one thing to make Southlake a better place to live, now and in the future, what change would you like to see? less traffic Traffic on Southlake Blvd is the worst I've ever experienced and I lived in California before this! A traffic management plan that addresses exponential traffic growth and not historic change. More upscale restaurants, place to get breakfast, take the median out of 1709 Less stores coming in. Too much traffic The city does not have adequate pedestrian pathways along streets (bike or sidewalk). Couple that deficiency with the cities continued expansion of business or commercial - is quite undesirable for pedestrians. If the city continues to have residential development, it must do a better job of zoning and planning with development. If you develop too much, it is a detraction for residents. Traffic!!! REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES and QUIT SPENDING SOOO MUCH ON THINGS WE DO NOT NEED, i.e. Roundabouts in the road, center medians on 1709. Traffic Roads Sidewalks reduce traffic Traffic Congestion in certain areas Stop overbuilding. Too much retail, too much commercial. Too much traffic. 2015 CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY www.CityofSouthlake.com/CitizenSurvey 169 Q7 - KEYWORD: TRAFFIC/TRAFFIC LIGHTS/STREETS If the City government could change one thing to make Southlake a better place to live, now and in the future, what change would you like to see? STOP THE GROWTH!! What has happened to Southlake? WAY too much commercial development. Shopping center at Kimball/1709 and Carroll/1709 I AWFUL. Further development within Town Square (Trader Joe's, Z Gallerie), is AWFUL! Zero lot line houses (like Carillon) is AWFUL. Southlake is turning into Plano! There is a reason we moved to Southlake. What has happened to the strict restrictions on development? Way too much development, causing way too much congestion. The quality of life in Southlake has gotten worse! provides a better traffic flow FIX TRAFFIC!!!!!! Stop building on Southlake Blvd and get rid of the light on Southlake Blvd. and Tower Road. And fix traffic at CHS on White Chapel -- it is a nightmare!!!! Dedicate lane for pick-up & band drop off & more parking. Stop over building retail businesses, especially along 1709. This has caused traffic congestion that was never intended for that road. How often cars are forced to sit through 3 or 4 light signal changes. This causes excess traffic to over flow onto Continential where cars can back up 1/2 to 3/4 miles from Davis Blvd. Reduced traffic Stop so much commercial growth, especially along 1709, so traffic will not get any worse Reduce traffic congestion less traffic Traffic congestion.