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Supporting the Highways to Boulevard Movement in Austin, TX
Justin Golbabai • Apr 08, 2021
Let's think more creatively about highways that go through the heart of our dense urban places.
(Image from petition at: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/i35-alternatives/)
(Post first published April 8, 2021 on previous blog)
Yet there are a number of design professionals and organizations (such as the Congress for the New Urbanism) that are thinking more creatively about highway planning, particularly those highways that go through the heart of dense urban places. These entities are challenging us to rethink if the highway through the heart of the city is still even necessary. One approach explores the possibility of removing that section of highway completely
as demonstrated by the removal the Park East Freeway in Milwaukee. Other approaches include capping the highway (such as Klyde Warren Park in Dallas) or putting the highway underground such as the Big Dig in Boston. These approaches are bold, and in order for any of them to be considered seriously by leadership at our State’s Department of Transportation, it takes a groundswelll of community activism and leadership from the area’s top planning, engineering, real estate, and local political leaders.
This groundswell is happening right now in Austin, Texas and they need our help! Organizations such as Reconnect Austin, Rethink 35, and Our Future 35
have put forward compelling visions of how I-35 could be improved to allow for a more walkable and connected Austin. Utilizing TxDOT’s official public engagement feedback period
for this expansion project that ends this Friday, April 9th, they are requesting that TxDOT include these alternatives as they consider the highway expansion project’s scope. Please consider supporting this cause and join us in signing this petition requesting TxDOT consider these alternative ideas.
Thank you!
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We were excited to see our design renderings come aliv e at Camino de la Paz Retreat Center thanks to the fantastic work of Aggieland Masonry . Stay tuned for more to come and their grand opening coming early 2022!
Some great progress was made on the construction of the new church for St. Mary's Catholic Church in College Station, Texas! After the dirt work was complete, steel form piers were dug and installed and in the process, saint medals were dropped into the drilled holes with prayers for the safety of the workers and the church building itself. It continues to be a gre at honor serving as a project manager for this awesome project . As part of a great team along with Stewart Construction, BRW Architects, Studio iO Liturgical Consultants, and the great administrative team at St. Mary's - this project is in good hands! The above photograph and below video are courtesy of an amazing communications team at St. Mary's that provides regular project updates here . Interested in financially contributing to the project? Please learn how here .
