Sign the Rethink35 Petition to say NO to I-35 expansion, and YES to studying alternatives!

  • Reject the I-35 expansion

    Reject the I-35 expansion

  • Reimagine I-35...

    Reimagine I-35...

  • I-35 Austin Boulevard Rendering

    ...as a vibrant urban boulevard

Rethink35 is a grassroots movement fighting the proposed I-35 expansion through Austin.

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

Sign the Rethink35 petition

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TxDOT's Proposed I-35 Expansion

  • Would demolish over 120 homes and businesses
  • Increased road noise, pollution, and carbon emissions
  • Worse congestion by encouraging more driving

    Read about TxDOT's plan

Rethink I-35 as a Boulevard

The Rethink35 boulevard Proposal

  • Affordable housing and local businesses
  • Wide sidewalks, protected bike lanes, bus lanes
  • Non-local traffic can go around town, not through it
  • Austin, Texas Freeway Removal Proposal
  • I-35 Austin Widening Project Feedback
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  • Rethink35 - Protesting the I-35 expansion in Austin
  • Protest at TxDOT headquarters
  • Rethink35 Petition
  • Rethink35 Austin, Texas - Fighting the I-35 Expansion
  • Freeway Widening Doesn't Work

Get Involved

  • Want to support Rethink35? Do these 4 things now:

    • Sign the Rethink35 petition

  • • Follow us on social media
  • • Join an upcoming event
  • • Volunteer

How to Get Involved

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