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blog.ucs.orgThe Highway Lobby Spends Millions to Make Sure We Pay BillionsOur car-dependent transportation system is no accident.

30 May

ICYMI: "The highway lobby employs hundreds of lobbyists, pends over $100 million every year, uses a full suite of advocacy tactics, and brings along public officials to keep us all in a car-dependent transportation system." blog.ucs.org/kshen/the-hi...

engagetxdot.mysocialpinpoint.comI-35 Texas Corridor StudyI-35 Texas Corridor Study Private Sector/Public Input Survey

6 May

⚠️ACTION ALERT: Fill out TxDOT's Statewide I-35 survey today! ⚠️ Tell TxDOT to prioritize safety over speed, oppose highway expansions, and support better infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists and transit! engagetxdot.mysocialpinpoint.com/i-35-texas-c...

storymaps.arcgis.comMoPac South Public HearingThank you for your interest and participation in the MoPac South Environmental Study Public Hearing.The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Trans...

1 May

Speak up over the MoPac South expansion project before the deadline THIS Sunday a midnight! You don't need to be an expert. Just share your thoughts on expanding the highway and your visions for the future. Take two minutes now! storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/6666...

17 Apr

Big things are happening next week around the Mopac South project! (1) Wednesday 6pm: Town Hall docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (2) Thursday 10am: City Council Resolution asking CTRMA to change the project to align with City of Austin goals! www.austintexas.gov/council/2026...

13 Apr

There are TWO comment periods open for plans at CAMPO: One says we must reduce vehicle miles traveled to reduce emissions! 👍 The other proposes dedicating the bulk of CAMPO funding to highway expansions.👎 Submit comments by 4/20! www.campotexas.org/get-involved/

publicinput.comI-35 Central Small Area Mobility Plan - PublicInputYour voice matters! We want you to share ideas about possible solutions to your highest priority concerns for the community surrounding I-35. Your feedback will help shape the plan s recommendations t...

4 Apr

This is a really important survey asking about your vision for transportation in Austin's central corridors. It's quick and easy - fill it out by April 5!

25 Mar

There is an open house TODAY from 4pm-7pm for the Parmer Lane project between Mopac South and Whitestone Blvd. www.txdot.gov/projects/hea... Let TxDOT know that you want Parmer Lane to include shared use paths along the length of the project and that you oppose the addition of car lanes!

rethink35.org2026 Travis County candidates — Rethink35

2 Mar

Election Day is Tuesday 3/3! 🗳️ Find out what Travis County and TX state house candidates think about transportation: Travis County candidates: rethink35.org/2026-travis-... State house candidates: rethink35.org/2026-state-h...

bettercities.substack.comWe Need To Do Something About Noise PollutionExcessive noise isn't just annoying... it's dangerous

26 Feb

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24 Feb

also noise pollution in the U.S. is almost entirely from cars and it’s literally giving people heart attacks I wrote an article about it because it’s so absurd

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noise pollution causing actual real physical health problems in humans is one of those things that sounds fake but isn’t

rethink35.org2026 state house candidates — Rethink35

17 Feb

Early voting in the primary starts today! Want to know what the candidates think about transportation? We've got you covered! Travis County candidates: rethink35.org/2026-travis-... TX state representatives for HD-49 and HD-50: rethink35.org/2026-state-h...

Last topic for our Travis County candidate questionnaire series: how should Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority spend toll revenues? CTRMA has a lot of flexibility for what projects to build but the money is used almost exclusively to build more toll lanes. Full responses at rethink35.org

Precinct 4 candidate Susanna Ledesma-Woody

Precinct 4 candidate George Morales

Precinct 2 candidate Brigid Shea

Precinct 2 candidate Reese Armstrong

Here's Precinct 2 candidate Rick Astray-Caneda

Precinct 2 candidate @amandamarzullo.bsky.social

Today's topic from the Travis County candidate questionnaire is regional rail! 🛤️ Check out some highlights from Precinct 2 and Precinct 4 candidates below. For full responses see rethink35.org/2026-travis-... 🧵

Precinct 4 candidate Susanna Ledesma-Woody

Precinct 4 candidate George Morales

Precinct 2 candidate @amandamarzullo.bsky.social

Precinct 2 candidate Brigid Shea

Precinct 2 candidate @alt.reeseric.ci

Precinct 2 candidate Rick Astray-Caneda

Precinct 4 candidates share their views about how CAMPO - the regional body that decides how federal transportation dollars are spent - can do better. Travis County has 4 appointees on the CAMPO board. 🧵 Check out their full responses here: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Precinct 4 candidate Susanna Ledesma-Woody shares her perspective on CAMPO. Full response: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Precinct 4 candidate George Morales shares his thoughts on CAMPO. Full response: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Today's topic for our Precinct 2 Travis County candidate questionnaire highlights is CAMPO! 4 Travis County representatives serve on our regional transportation policy board, which decides how federal transportation dollars get spent locally. See full responses at rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Precinct 2 candidate Rick Astray-Caneda on CAMPO Full response: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Precinct 2 candidate Amanda Marzullo on CAMPO. Full response: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Precinct 2 candidate Commissioner Brigid Shea on CAMPO. Full response: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Precinct 2 candidate Reese Armstrong on CAMPO Full response: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Travis County Candidates for Precinct 4 share their views about how the county should prioritize transportation projects including roadway expansions, trails and transit in future bonds. See full responses here! rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Meet Precinct 4 candidate George Morales and read his full survey response here: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Meet Precinct 4 candidate Susanna Ledesma-Woody and read her full response here: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Primary elections are right around the corner! 🗳️ Wondering what the candidates are thinking about transportation? Here are some highlights from our Travis County Commissioner Candidate questionnaire for Precinct 2. Full responses are available at: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Here is a highlight from Precinct 2 candidate @alt.reeseric.ci. Full response: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Precinct 2 candidate Rick Astray-Caneda III. Full response: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

First highlight is from Precinct 2 candidate Amanda Marzullo. Her full responses are available here: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

Next highlight is from Precinct 2 candidate Brigid Shea. Full responses are available here: rethink35.org/2026-travis-...

festivalbeach.orgPipeline - Festival Beach Food ForestFestival Beach Food Forest is facing imminent disruption from an unexpected and insufficiently communicated wastewater pipeline relocation associated with

1 Feb

Take a moment to support the Festival Beach Food Forest in their fight to protect city-supported plans for the Food Forest from impacts of the I-35 expansion. festivalbeach.org/pipeline

ryanpuzycki.comWhen “Just One More Lane” Runs Out of RoadGeometry, Politics, and the Limits of the Highway State

25 Jan

"If lane expansion were going to solve congestion anywhere, it would have solved it here. Instead, Texas ranks near the bottom of U.S. states in measures of urban congestion." Great article by Ryan Puzycki on why TX needs a new approach to transportation! www.ryanpuzycki.com/p/when-just-...

nj.comMurphy scraps controversial Turnpike widening through Hudson CountyThe most opposed part of the controversial $10.6 billion NJ Turnpike extension widening project will be dropped, Gov. Murphy announced.

20 Dec 2025

Congratulations NJ! 🎉 “Between concerns about induced demand, climate impact, and traffic impacts on the Jersey City and Hoboken communities, I have long opposed the Turnpike expansion as previously proposed,” said State Sen. Raj Mukherji, D-Hudson" www.nj.com/news/2025/12...

16 Dec 2025

Check out this cool new graphic about the billions lost to the Austin economy due to its urban highways! www.thehumanecosystem.city/portfolio-1/... Great work from @thehumaneconomist.bsky.social!

Yet another damning analysis of the CAMPO and TxDOT modeling used to justify the I-35 expansion... "Transport Truths" by @greggriffin.bsky.social published by Bristol University Press, devotes a whole chapter to the I-35 project. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/transport-tr...

Greg Griffin used to work as a planner for CAMPO and knows a lot about the problematic modeling methodology. He writes: "Though the purpose and need [implied] a rational process, we see that the actual traffic forecast was an ‘approved’ choice by the agency seeking approval"

It is imperative that CAMPO undertake a thorough study of the scoring and modeling practices used in transportation planning. We're continuing to work with CAMPO board members to get this process going!