Counts were taken in different months and are labeled differently in the staff reports. The speed test is five mph above each report's 25 mph target.
Deborah Drive's evaluation marks its volume criterion as met and its speed criterion as unmet: its 85th-percentile speed was 29 mph, one mph below the 30 mph test. Staff nevertheless marks traffic calming warranted and recommends a pavement-marking plan. The report describes Deborah Drive as a two-lane residential street with sidewalks, homes facing the roadway and a connection to Farias-Spitzer Elementary School. Its prioritization score is 7; the packet also records one crash in the prior three years. Those details explain the recommendation, but a proposed plan is not an approved construction project.
Divine Way's evaluation takes a different route to the recommendation. Staff reports a 30 mph 85th-percentile speed, meeting the test, and four reported crashes from August 2023 through August 2026. The street is described as a residential collector running from Walnut Avenue to Eagle Pass Drive through Dove Crossing and North Ranch Estates, with nearby schools and homes facing parts of it. Staff says a petition fell short of the two-thirds requirement, but the City Council directed an investigation at its Aug. 10 meeting. That earlier direction is background for the Nov. 5 proposal, not a decision on the current plan.
What the markings would do
For Divine Way, staff recommends painted pavement markings to narrow travel lanes, buffer parking and improve crosswalk visibility. The report describes bulb-outs, neck-downs and a chicane as parts of the proposed treatment. Deborah Drive's plan drawing also labels pavement markings and proposed bulb-outs. Its extracted labels do not establish the drawing's full geometry, so residents seeking exact placements should inspect the plan pages in the official packet. The drawing is marked for interim review and says it is not intended for construction bidding or permits.
If the board approves a plan, the city ranks approved traffic-calming projects, and only the highest-scoring projects receive fiscal 2027 funding; other projects may be considered in later budgets. Installation depends on funding. The November board decision therefore can advance or change a plan without resolving when markings would be installed. The next records to inspect are the board's action on each numbered item and the subsequent funding ranking.
How to take part and follow the decision
The Transportation and Traffic Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Tejas Room, 550 Landa Street, New Braunfels. The agenda provides a Citizens' Communications period for matters outside its listed business and says the board cannot act on those matters during that period. The Divine Way staff report says community members can comment at the board. For an accessibility accommodation, the agenda directs requests to the City Secretary's Office at (830) 221-4010 at least two workdays before the meeting.
The board will also consider approval of its Oct. 8 minutes under item 26-1341 and receive a police traffic-enforcement presentation under item 26-1342. The draft minutes in the packet concern the earlier meeting; they do not answer what the board will do on Nov. 5. Readers can use the posted agenda to locate all four numbered items and the agenda packet to examine the two staff evaluations and proposed drawings, then check the later meeting record for the disposition of each plan.
