Dallas City Council has pushed back a vote regarding the future of I-345.
The future of I-345 has been long in the making. Now, it could take a little longer.On Tuesday morning, the local group Dallas Neighbors for Housing put out a call on social media about an upcoming vote by the City Council.
To Caleb Roberts, a board member with the local environmental group Downwinders at Risk, it’s a good thing the vote will be delayed because the whole process has felt rushed. Roberts, an urban planner by trade, lives near I-345 on Ross Avenue in Dallas. “So, I’m affected by whatever happens there, within a rock’s throw of 345,” Roberts said.
The Texas Department of Transportation held its first public meetings about the future of I-345 in 2012, according to Dallas Neighbors for Housing. This is around the time urban planner Patrick Kennedy and developer Brandon Hancock began advocating for the removal of I-345 and for it to be turned into a boulevard. In 2016, TxDOT published a study by CityMAP showing the potential of removing I-345.
The city’s infrastructure and reliance on highways perpetuates poverty, according to Dallas Neighbors for Housing. The group says the poorest and most vulnerable residents in Dallas rely on public transit that can’t serve them because jobs and homes are so spread out.
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