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Category: Safe Streets

Town Hall March 8, 2023

December 15, 2022March 8, 2023 rjsmith

In May of 2023, I reach my term limit for Council. I am planning one final Town Hall to wrap things up. I’ll have a prepared presentation, we’ll do Q&A, and I’ll open up the last 10-15 minutes of the Read More …

District Agenda, Safe Streets, Smart Spending

Naaman School Rd Update, July 2021

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 rjsmith

As many of you in the area have noticed, several of the properties that are in the path of the Naaman School Rd rebuild are now vacant. We’re in the process of closing on those properties now, and once they Read More …

Bond 2019, Safe Streets, Transportation

Rail Crossing Repair

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 rjsmith

If you’re like me, you’re tired of having to realign your front end every time you drive over a railroad track. We have several major crossings here in District 8. The rail companies are notoriously slow in their replies, and Read More …

Bond 2019, Safe Streets, Transportation

Fall 2020 Updates

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 rjsmith

With the annual budget passed and a number of new initiatives in flight, I wanted to provide everyone with a general District 8 update. Unfortunately we still can’t hold a town hall meeting due to COVID-19, but I look forward Read More …

Bond 2019, District Agenda, Safe Streets, Smart Spending, Transportation, Veterans Affairs

Sidewalk Repair Program Reform

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 rjsmith

This evening we passed an ordinance that revamped our sidewalk repair program. Agenda item 2j: Consider an ordinance amending multiple provisions of Chapter 31, Article IX, “Construction or Repair of Sidewalks,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Read More …

Policy, Safe Streets

The Garland Day Labor Center (Closed)

August 22, 2019December 5, 2023 rjsmith

The future funding of the Garland Day Labor Center is being debated by the Garland City Council as a part of our annual budget process. This blog post covers the history, operations, financing, and future of the facility from my Read More …

Council, Policy, Safe Streets, Smart Spending

Safelight, Revisited

March 21, 2019March 22, 2019 rjsmith

As a wise man once said, “You never know what the Texas legislature is going to do”. While the debate continues in Austin over the future of red light cameras in Texas, the city council has not been idle on Read More …

Council, Safe Streets, Transportation

State Highway 78 Realignment

February 22, 2019March 8, 2019 rjsmith

—– As I was writing this post, another blogger hit the net with a different point of view on the SH78 issue that council recently worked on. My post is a higher level view of that issue, and only partially Read More …

Council, Safe Streets, Transportation

Re-Election Announcement!

December 14, 2018 rjsmith

Today I am formally announcing my re-election bid for Garland City Council District 8. The past two years have been a whirlwind of activity in Garland. We have made a strong commitment to our infrastructure and local economy. We are Read More …

Election 2019, Safe Streets, Smart Spending

Naaman School Rd / Brand Rd Update

May 5, 2018May 5, 2018 rjsmith

One of the issues that I ran on in 2017 was traffic congestion relief on Naaman School Road. While we know that this will be a difficult, expensive project, we also know that it shouldn’t take fifteen minutes during rush Read More …

Safe Streets, Transportation

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