Expanding I-35 is a
bad deal 
for Texans

20+ lanes wide • $5+ billion wasted • 8+ years of construction • 100+ bulldozed homes & businesses •  Worse traffic

Action Alerts

Your Guide to the 2024 Austin City Council Candidates’ Positions on I-35!

Early voting runs October 21st - November 1st. Election Day is November 5th. Go vote!

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We’re suing TxDOT over I-35 expansion & we need YOUR support to hire national experts to testify. First $5,000 will be matched!

We’re fighting for smarter ways forward

Rethink35 is a grassroots movement fighting the planned I-35 expansion through Austin, Texas.

We are pushing for a study of alternatives, including rerouting non-local traffic and replacing the highway with a boulevard.

The state’s way is a highway

22 lanes, yikes

  • Demolishes over 100 homes, businesses, and schools

  • Increases road noise, pollution, and carbon emissions

  • Worsens congestion by encouraging more driving

We think cities are for people

  • New, affordable housing and local businesses

  • Wide sidewalks, protected bike lanes, more transit

  • Non-local traffic can travel around town, not through it

We stand WITH dozens of businesses, organizations, and elected leaders.

“I cannot support [I-35 expansion]... Wider highways don't work.”

- Greg Casar, U.S. Congressman

“This project is completely out of step with the will of the public.”

- Paige Ellis, Austin Council Member

“Why are we expanding I-35? We should be investing in transit.”

- Gina Hinojosa, Texas State Rep.

Wait, but…?

There’s some misinformation out there about traffic congestion and the I-35 expansion plan — we’ve got the facts.

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In ways big or small

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