I-345

AIA Dallas Experts Weigh in On I-345 as Dallas City Council Calls For Independent Study

By April Towery / April 25, 2023 /

A Wednesday briefing on the Dallas City Council’s 2023 transportation priorities was canceled due to a network outage, but mobility hasn’t slowed on plans for an independent study on Interstate 345. Experts with the American Institute of Architects Dallas entered the conversation last week, critiquing Texas Department of Transportation’s hybrid design, which they say is…

Atkins Holds Council Hostage For I-345 Soccer Fields

By Jon Anderson / June 1, 2020 /

If you thought the Reverchon Park deal was skeevy, last week’s Dallas City Council discussion on State/TXDOT lands under and adjacent to IH-345/IH-45/Central corridor will be eye-popping. In this case, the end of the story – the 10-5 vote to delay a vote until August – is the least interesting thing about it. City council…

Here’s Why You Should Skip TXDoT’s Meetings on I-345 This Week

By Jon Anderson / December 3, 2019 /

Last night, TXDoT conducted their first community meeting as they explore what to do with I-345 – the highway at the eastern edge of downtown that connects I-45 and US-75. I’d guestimate some 250 people trekked to the St. Philip’s School and Community Center in Southern Dallas, and I’d bet all of them were disappointed.…

CityMAP: Congestion Mitigation in the Dallas City Core, Part 1

By Jon Anderson / July 22, 2016 /

Last night I attended the first public roundup for the CityMAP project. Haven’t heard of it? Well, neither had I until 72 hours ago. Turns out it’s a framework for traffic mitigation and neighborhood revitalization that’s been put together for the past 15 months based on input from people who know about traffic and neighboring…