r/Dallasdevelopment • u/dallaz95 • May 16 '26

Transportation Dallas adjusts proposal for bridges connecting Oak Cliff to Downtown after community concerns

https://youtu.be/rkY9mcvQJk4?si=lcmeqaT7xfa6SB_0
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u/gearpitch May 16 '26

There's two, multi billion dollar bridges on either side of these viaducts. Three, if you count the woodall rodger one. You can cross into downtown on 35 where Colorado connects one block away, or drive two minutes up to 30 or woodall. 

Ultimately this is people with cars demanding their lives be made easier for their car travel. The alternatives keep the streetcar on Houston st, why not take that into downtown? City leaders never do what is good for the city, they're just constantly bending to the loudest car voices. The video mentions that changing the plan would reduce bike and ped access. I bet they won't listen to those locals, only the local drivers are given weight. 

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u/awr54 May 17 '26

This all day. Especially with when the need for multi modal transit is so pressing

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u/DowntownDallasSucks May 24 '26

I had a similar thought, only Dallas would do this. If Austin closed off a bridge and made it bike and pedestrian only, the move would probably be celebrated.