A sign on Sylvan Avenue warns of upcoming rumble strips. Photo by Emma Ruby.
A Tuesday community meeting will give neighbors the opportunity to discuss the newly installed rumble strips on Sylvan Avenue with members of the City of Dallas Transportation staff and city council member Chad West.
The meeting will take place June 27 at 6 p.m. at Kidd Springs Recreation Center. Virtual feedback can also be submitted to city staff here.
The rumble strips have caused a wave of negative feedback from neighbors upset about the noise caused when cars drive over the strips.
“This feels like a cheap bandaid slapped on something that drastically affects residents who don’t live tucked into the quiet neighborhoods that break off of Sylvan,” Holden Foster, a homeowner whose house sits on Sylvan Avenue, told the Advocate earlier this month. “My wife and I are light sleepers and it has completely affected our peace at home.”
According to West, the rumble strips were installed in response to concerns from East Kessler and Kessler Park neighbors.
West said the strips have been installed temporarily as a demonstration “in an attempt to slow down traffic and encourage responsible behavior.” The city proposal to install the rumble strips was approved by the Kessler Neighbors United and East Kessler Park Neighborhood Association, he said.
Sylvan Avenue is a street notorious for speeding, and in a note to District 1 residents West called the Sylvan/Colorado intersection “one of the most dangerous intersections in Oak Cliff.”
At the time of installation, West said a community meeting would be held in August to discuss the strips.
