Hi neighbors — Many of you have contacted me regarding the terrible accident that occurred yesterday in front of Brandeis High School.

This is news you never want to hear. I am so grateful the student is OK. My thoughts and prayers are with the student and the student’s family.

I wanted to let you know that over the last several months, my office has taken steps to address the concern of pedestrian safety.

I have requested that a traffic light be installed on Kyle Seale Parkway at the main entrance to the school as part of the FY 2019 budget, which will go before council next week for approval.

In addition, we are in contact with the school administration and are working to get the city’s Vision Zero program taught at the school. Vision Zero works to educate students about pedestrian safety to prevent accidents such as the one that occurred yesterday.

Your SAPD SAFFE officers will also be at the school next week to monitor traffic.

As always please call my office if you have any questions or want to talk about your concerns. Our number is 210-207-0943. Our email is district8@sanantonio.gov

Thank you.

While the proposed traffic light at the main entrance to Brandeis HS (the west entrance) and the student education initiative may be good things, they don’t address the design issues at the east entrance. (Edit on 9/10, per my conversation with Dr. Berger described in my post on 9/10, both intersections are a concern.)

On the other hand, the presence of the SAPD SAFFE officers will certainly be welcome, and I suspect will really help us get professional insight and advice about the problem.

In addition, while I was taking pictures yesterday, a supportive BHS father stopped by. He said he’d reached out to the councilman’s office this summer about the blind curve. His office immediately took steps to put a “no right on red” sign at the intersection of Hausman and Kyle Seale Parkway. It’ll take a few months to actually happen. But the good news is the responsiveness of Councilman Pelaez.