Dallas residents are calling on neighbors to contact the Dallas City Council to report reckless driving taking place throughout the city.
One Dallas resident posted on the Ring Neighborhood application to request that neighbors contact a city council member in regard to reckless driving taking place in the Lower Greenville area of the city.
“Be sure to email or call councilman Paul Ridley for all the crazy speeding on McCommas and Monticello. There are two new speed bumps being added end of month. more community support will be critical in iniativies to handicap the 75 intersection traffic. Let’s Keep speeders and non-residents out of our neighborhoods,” stated the resident.
The same resident who posted the original request later added that many in the neighborhood have worked on this project, which has seemingly resulted in multiple speed bumps being placed in the neighborhood.
“Thanks – it’s been a group effort – many neighbors here share the same idea.”
However, another resident commented that they have reached out to Council Member Ridley in the past, but have had little success to this point.
“I have emailed him about speeding and vehicles running stop signs in my Glencoe park neighborhood. He never responds. I had thousands of dollars in damage to my car when it was hailed on because I could not park in my garage due to city road construction blocking my garage entrance for over 18 months. He does not care about or respond to his constituents,” commented that resident.
The lack of response from officials has been a citywide issue, with many Dallas residents also complaining about inadequate assistance from the Dallas Police Department.
The uproar arises as the Dallas Police Department continues to face a significant officer shortage, despite a city ordinance approved by voters that requires maintaining minimum staffing levels.
Proposition U, which was passed by Dallas voters in 2024, stipulates that the DPD must have at least 4,000 sworn officers and fulfill compensation standards, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
Despite the Dallas City Council approving additional hiring and pay raises, there remains a notable gap between the mandate and the current number of staff.
City officials have yet to provide a clear strategy for fulfilling the requirements of Proposition U, leaving residents questioning when — or if — the DPD will achieve the full staffing levels mandated by voters.