We are fighting for a future for I-35 that improves the quality of life of those most impacted by the highway.

NCINC calls for TxDOT to make substantive revisions to its current plans to reduce harm to north-central neighborhoods and improve east-west connectivity and safety and reduce the daily impacts of I-35 on nearby families and residents. Specifically, we call for TxDOT to:

  1. Revise modeling for the “No Build” scenario and travel time reduction and introduce alternative means of traffic reduction, including diversion to SH130.

  2. Increase the total number and frequency of east-west crossings and provide at-grade pedestrian and bicycle access at all crossings.

  3. Design for future covering or “capping” through the entire central segment.

  4. Redouble efforts to work within existing TxDOT right-of-way.

  5. Treat all frontage roads as part of the neighborhood street grid and employ appropriate designs according to residential context.

Our full letter, along with individual letters from our Member Neighborhoods, is available here.

As of July 2023, NCINC has received no official response from TxDOT to this letter.

NCINC also applauds the feedback from City of Austin staff and local elected leaders but believes that more local leadership is badly needed.