Rethink35 Newsletter - July 2025
The moment has come: TxDOT wants to improve walking and bicycling statewide! And they need your support.
Times they are a-changin': TxDOT is working on its first ever Statewide Active Transportation Plan (SATP)! This is an important step for TxDOT and they need A LOT of support to improve walking and bicycling across Texas
Take these actions and support the plan:
Guidance for completing the survey:
Question 4: Rank highest the "Improve the flexibility of funding sources" item
Question 5: Rate it 10.
Question 7: Express your support for the plan!
Location: Fiesta Gardens, 2101 Jesse E. Segovia St, Austin TX 78702
Showing up in person to express your support will make a BIG deal!
RETHINK35 UPDATES
I-35 lawsuit update: Our legal team dukes it out with TxDOT. Delay tactics, weak justifications for not conducting basic air quality studies... we've seen it all from TxDOT. Check out our legal team's latest response to TxDOT's excuses. TxDOT's reply is due by July 7th. We'll have more news soon on next steps.
Will CAMPO rethink highway expansions? Following pressure from Rethink35 and community members, CAMPO is reviewing what projects it funds. This is good news, but we must hold CAMPO accountable to its promises. This short video explains where we're at.
Our Highways & Displacement event series wraps up. This three-part series in May was a powerful reminder of the harms that highways like I-35, Hwy 183, and MoPac inflicted on low income communities of color. To imagine a future without highways, we must understand our history. Watch the first event's stellar panel.
Rethink35 helps defend transportation at the Texas legislature. We worked with the Texas Streets Coalition to help defeat numerous bad transportation bills this session. We also worked with Farm&City to lead on a bill that would support multimodal transportation in Texas cities. See this recap of wins this session.
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