Neighbors in Westwood Square have long suspected speeding to be a problem on Castroville Road, and now they have the data to back it.
Local News have long suspected speeding to be a problem on Castroville Road, and now they have the data to back it. Jesusita Rios, a Westwood Square Neighborhood Association member, said the neighborhood had asked for it for eight months.
The trailer tracked how fast drivers were going and had a sign reminding them of the speed limit. “They’re not necessarily trapping people,” said San Antonio Police Officer Nick Soliz. “It’s more for the public to see that we’re trying, you know, and hearing their concerns and voices.”“We wanted to see the written report, and we’ve asked for it several times already,” said Rios. “And so we’ve been waiting quite a while.”KSAT obtained copies through an open records request and gave them to Rios and Velma Peña, president of Westwood Square’s Neighborhood Association.The data, a snapshot of two weeks in November 2023, shows that between 21% and 25% of cars exceeded the 35 mph limit. “I thought that was a high number,” said Rios. “You know, that is a high number for me. Even 10% to me is a high number.” The data shows that 2% of cars were excessively speeding, and the report shows that the maximum speed hit was 101 mph. “The data tells me again that we have high volume, different speeds, different speeds at different times,” said Peña. The women want to know how school zones and crosswalks play into the data. They hope the report leads to safety improvements. “Speeding is speeding, you know?” said Rios. “So I’m just looking at the overall picture. So again, I want that conversation to take place with SAPD to see, ‘OK, how do you gauge this exactly?’” SAPD said the data is just a small part of the conversation about traffic safety in the neighborhood.Daniela Ibarra joined the KSAT News team in July 2023. This isn’t her first time in the KSAT newsroom– the San Antonio native spent the summer of 2017 as an intern. Daniela is a proud Mean Green alum, earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Texas.Adam Barraza is a photojournalist at KSAT 12 and an El Paso native. He interned at KVIA, the local ABC affiliate, while still in high school. He then moved to San Antonio and, after earning a degree from San Antonio College and the University of the Incarnate Word, started working in news. He’s also a diehard Dodgers fan and an avid sneakerhead.Faded MLK mural removed from East Side bridge to make way for new art ‘We need protection’: Westwood Square residents hope data from traffic radar will yield changes with speeding drivers Lack of action from Uvalde City Council against city police department prompts protests outside PD headquarters
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