Update from the Civic Engagement Team

Hello Petition Supporters,

My name is Alexandra, and I'm on the Civic Engagement team at Change.org. Our team works to connect petition starters and supporters with the public officials who have the power to act on the issues you care about. 

I spoke with the office of San Antonio City Councilwoman Teri Castillo regarding this petition for speed bumps and four-way stops at Drake and Brazos.

The Councilwoman’s office shared that they’ve been in contact with the petition starter, who provided footage showing frequent speeding at the intersection and described the damage her family’s vehicles have sustained since moving in about a year ago.

Actions taken so far:

• The office created a 311 case with Public Works so the City’s street engineers can assess the intersection, which has triggered a traffic study.
• They reached out to their Public Works contact, who will expedite the study for a stop sign on Brazos.
• They’ve also provided speed hump applications to the petition starter and her neighbors.
• Councilwoman Castillo also spoke about this issue in a recent interview with KENS 5:
  🔗 ‘What are we waiting for?’ Southwest-side mom demands action after repeated crashes near home

Next step for neighbors: The City requires its own signature process for speed hump requests, so unfortunately the online petition signatures can’t be used for the application. Residents will need to collect signatures door to door on the City’s form to move the speed hump request forward.

The office is still waiting to hear when the traffic study will be completed and what the results are. Once Public Works shares those results, the Councilwoman’s office will send updates

Thank you to everyone who has signed and shared this petition.

— The Change.org Civic Engagement Team