In a report released June 10, The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) issued a surprising recommendation for diminishing the traffic congestion in downtown Dallas.
It may sound counter intuitive but among the options proposed in the report based on a study titled, CityMAP, is the removal of part of the elevated highway connecting Interstate 45 and Central Expressway. Another idea was to change the course of Interstate 30 to go south of Fair Park.
Options laid out in CityMAP addressed more than traffic issues; they also predict the economic impact of various scenarios on downtown neighborhoods. The thrust of the plans suggested in the report is opening up access to the Central Business District from urban neighborhoods, which earlier attempts to enable easier commuting from the suburbs had cut off.
In some cases the changes would open up land as well as allow for new street connections to be made. This in turn could make possible 100 millions of dollars in development resulting numerous new jobs. This would mean a larger tax base for Dallas that would likely commission Presentation Folders to promote newly freed up parcels of land.
Other highlights in the report pointed to vehicle lanes on several streets in downtown Dallas that were being underutilized and could be repurposed for bus or bike traffic. Moreover, the report concludes that it is no longer feasible for TxDOT to continue to protect suburban sprawl at the expense of city neighborhoods.
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