Reimagining I-35 as public space. Reconnecting the city. People-focused urban design and transportation. RTs ≠ endorsements.
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Reconnect Austin retweeted
The I-35 expansion is not just another highway project, it will define the next decade for us around Austin. @KUTnathan, the web and multimedia teams treat it with the seriousness and scrutinty it deserves with this essential online resource. Fantastic!
kut.org/i-35-expansion-austi…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
ULTIMATE I-35 NORTH WALKTHROUGH: Wondering exactly what TxDOT is doing right now to the highway from U.S. 290 to SH 45 North?
Here's a brand new guide with photos and technical illustrations showing exactly what's coming to I-35 in North Austin.
kut.org/transportation/2024-…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
Get those comments in by December 9 to prevent TxDOT from being able to grade its own homework!
actionnetwork.org/letters/re…
A carveout in federal law grants seven states authority to conduct their own environmental assessments on transportation projects.
But advocates say that Texas abuses that power. usa.streetsblog.org/2024/11/…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
Three Ways to Fight for NEPA Assignment Reform! - mailchi.mp/2dd0e8989f54/swar…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
TxDOT should definitely NOT be certifying its own environmental reviews & now's the time to weigh in!
Your message can be short and sweet, just convey that you don't think the agreement should be renewed which gives TxDOT this authority.
actionnetwork.org/letters/re…
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Reconnect Austin retweeted
As always, thank you @megankimble for your reporting!
Stop will be hosting virtual offices hours next Tuesday from 6-7:30pm CST if you want help crafting your comments! We need to let our elected officials know that NEPA assignment is failing Texans!
us02web.zoom.us/j/8438934673…
TxDOT enforces its own compliance with federal environmental law. Now, that's up for review. Latest in @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/politic…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
It's time to weigh in!
actionnetwork.org/letters/re…
Tell your representatives that you do NOT support the agreement that allows TxDOT to environmentally review its own projects, with no checks and balances or federal oversight.
TxDOT enforces its own compliance with federal environmental law. Now, that's up for review. Latest in @HoustonChron houstonchronicle.com/politic…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
Hey Texas Transportation Advocates and Activists! Everyone’s invited to our zoom general meeting tomorrow! We will be focusing on TxDOT’s NEPA assignment which is up for renewal! Join us on zoom at 6pm CST! Our meeting is open to all!
Reconnect Austin retweeted
💥BREAKING NEWS💥
Texas State Representative @GinaForAustin wrote a letter to @SecretaryPete urging him to act expediently on the Civil Rights complaint about the I-35 expansion.
Thank you for your leadership Representative!! ✊
Reconnect Austin retweeted
We need y'all to speak out against highway expansion or advocate for public transit before the Texas House Transportation Committee Meeting this week.
Make your voice heard at bit.ly/2024txhousecomment by this Thursday, Oct. 10!
Reconnect Austin retweeted
This is a huge step in the right direction — and long overdue.
The Federal Motor Safety Standards have real teeth. If this rule comes into effect, carmakers will finally have to address how car bloat endangers pedestrians.
apnews.com/article/us-pedest…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
How can nondrivers' needs shape our cities? Find out from author Anna Letitia Zivarts tomorrow, Wednesday the 4th at 2 PM E.T. Register at buff.ly/3LfQgi7 or link in bio.
#AccessibleCommunities #Webinar #EquitableTransportation
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Reconnect Austin retweeted
Thank you to everyone for coming to our Book Talk last week! We had a wonderful time listening to @megankimble discuss her book "City Limits." Thank you to our co-hosts @safestreetsatx @ReconnectAustin @rethink35 @FarmAndCity @atxfriends @AURAatx and Mueller Neighborhood Assoc.!
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ALT Megan Kimble doing Q&A with the audience after her presentation.
Reconnect Austin retweeted
big news out of Hawaii: after 13 young people sued, the Hawaii Department of Transportation must develop a plan to fully decarbonize transportation by 2045.
from @EENewsUpdates eenews.net/articles/hawaii-r…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
The Book Talk about "City Limits" by @megankimble is rescheduled to Monday June 24 at 6:00pm at Austin Energy HQ in Mueller. Hope to see you there!
Reconnect Austin retweeted
I am an NPR junkie so I was absolutely thrilled to talk to @hereandnow's @odowdpeter about CITY LIMITS, Texas' freeway fighters, and how we might reclaim cities for people, not cars. wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/05/…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
Addie with @ReconnectAustin advocates for the health of children, the elderly, and people of color who will be most impacted by the air quality effects of I-35 expansion. TxDOT ignored pleas to study levels of PM2.5 in their environmental impact statement.
Reconnect Austin retweeted
In our 2022 #DangerousByDesign report, Texas was the 12th most dangerous state in the country for pedestrians.
"Rather than fix systemic issues with U.S. transportation, Texas’s DOT—like other states—puts the onus on individuals." @DavidZipper ⤵️
fastcompany.com/91128680/tex…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
It is perfectly reasonable to ask that TxDOT complete these environmental studies to protect public health.
austinchronicle.com/columns/…
Reconnect Austin retweeted
A 22-lane highway through the heart of Austin? We can imagine something better. | Opinion statesman.com/story/opinion/…