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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...

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

⚠️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...

I-35 Texas Corridor StudyI-35 Texas Corridor Study Private Sector/Public Input Surveyengagetxdot.mysocialpinpoint.com

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...

MoPac 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...storymaps.arcgis.com

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...

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/

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!

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!

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...

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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

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 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-...

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-...

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-...

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-...

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

Pipeline - Festival Beach Food ForestFestival Beach Food Forest is facing imminent disruption from an unexpected and insufficiently communicated wastewater pipeline relocation associated withfestivalbeach.org

"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-...

When “Just One More Lane” Runs Out of RoadGeometry, Politics, and the Limits of the Highway Statewww.ryanpuzycki.com

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...

Murphy 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.www.nj.com

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!