Texas DOT Open to Burying I-345 in Dallas
| | No Comments
Though it's not the highway teardown advocates want, TxDOT is now considering putting 1.3-miles of I-345 underground.
Recent Streetsblog TEXAS posts about Dallas
The Woman Who Led a Highway Revolt in Dallas — and Won
| | No Comments
This week, Dallas City Council voted to kill the $1.7 billion Trinity Toll Road project. Angela Hunt had been fighting for that outcome for 11 years.
All the Effort That Went Into Fighting a Dallas Highway Is About to Pay Off
| | No Comments
The Trinity Parkway would cost $1.5 billion, further entrench car dependence, and ruin riverfront parkland and natural habitat. But now, after a sustained campaign that turned highways and transportation into a central issue in local elections, the Dallas City Council is on the verge of killing the project.
Dallas Council Members Say Bus Network Overhaul Can’t Wait
| | No Comments
Dallas's winding, confusing bus routes are ripe for rethinking, and the City Council wants to act fast.
Dallas Confronts the Dilemma: Build Transit for the Burbs, or Build Transit People Will Use
| | No Comments
In America, decisions about how to expand transit are often plagued by the same tension: The highest ridership potential is in walkable neighborhoods in the city, where more people and jobs are clustered closer together. But regional politics often lead agencies to build transit in suburban areas where ridership will be more sparse. Right now a classic confrontation of this type is playing out in Dallas.
Can Police Departments Get on Board with #CrashNotAccident?
| | 1 Comment
Words matter. But when we talk about traffic deaths and injuries, too often we slip into language that obscures how preventable these tragedies are. Referring to them as “accidents” connotes a lack of human agency, as though no one was at fault and the crash could not have been avoided. Instead of examining how the […]