Transportation & Real Estate

Dallas City Council Set to Vote on Interstate 345 Resolution Later This Month

By April Towery / May 11, 2023 /

Traffic on Interstate 345 is expected to increase to 206,000 vehicles per day in the next two decades, prompting Dallas residents and public officials to gather earlier this week for a discussion on proposed future options.  Interstate 345 is a 1.4-mile elevated, six-lane structure built in 1973. It connects North and South Dallas between Interstate…

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…

DART Agreement With Dallas Went Off The Rails But Leaders Are Working to Get Back on Board

By April Towery / March 30, 2023 /

Cindy lives in a sober-living home in Dallas. She has a part-time job that covers her reduced rent and she does volunteer work regularly. She has a valid Texas driver’s license, but she can’t afford a car. So she spends $48 a month — the rate for disabled and senior citizens — and takes the…

TxDOT Meetings May 24 And 26 To Address I-345 Feasibility Study; Virtual Option Available

By April Towery / May 17, 2022 /

A final series of public meetings kicks off May 24 to allow the public a last chance to weigh in on Texas Department of Transportation’s Interstate-345 Feasibility Study. The study is guiding TxDOT officials as they develop a project to better move traffic around the 1.4-mile roadway on the east side of downtown Dallas adjacent…

With Loose Purse Strings For Public Transit, Will DART Hit Up The Feds For a Subway?

By Jon Anderson / January 21, 2021 /

On December 15, then-President-elect Joe Biden announced Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary. Within Transportation is the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), dedicated to urban public transportation, with an estimated 2021 budget of $14.5 billion. Buttigieg and the FTA are already penciled for a $20 billion raise as part of Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package – more…