Thursday May 24. 9:30am
Texas House Transportation Committee Public Hearing
Greater Houston Partnership, 1200 Smith Street, Suite 700, Houston, TX 77002
Friday May 25. 1:30pm
Surface Transportation Technical Committee
616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, TX 76005
Thursday May 31. 9am
Texas Transportation Commission
125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX
Wednesday June 6. 8:30am
TRTC Monthly Meeting
1001 Jones Street, Fort Worth, TX
Tuesday June 12. 6:30pm
TxDOT Public Hearing - IH 35W (From IH 30 to IH 820)
1401 Oakhurst Scenic Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76111
Thursday June 14. 1pm
Regional Transportation Council
616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, TX 76005
Wednesday June 20. 10am
35W Coalition Quarterly Meeting
3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth, Texas 76177
Friday June 22. 1:30pm
Surface Transportation Technical Committee
616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington, TX 76005
Thursday June 28. 9am
Texas Transportation Commission
125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX
Thursday July 26. 9am
Texas Transportation Commission
125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX
Wednesday August 1. 8:30am
TRTC Monthly Meeting
1001 Jones Street, Fort Worth, TX
Thursday August 30. 9am
Texas Transportation Commission
125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX
Wednesday September 5. 8:30am
TRTC Monthly Meeting
1001 Jones Street, Fort Worth, TX
Wednesday September 12. 9:30am
35W Coalition Quarterly Meeting
TBA
Thursday September 27. 9am
Texas Transportation Commission
125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX
Wednesday October 3. 8:30am
TRTC Monthly Meeting
1001 Jones Street, Fort Worth, TX
Thursday October 25. 9am
Texas Transportation Commission
125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX
Wednesday November 7. 8:30am
TRTC Monthly Meeting
1001 Jones Street, Fort Worth, TX
Thursday November 15. 9am
Texas Transportation Commission
125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX
Wednesday December 5. 8:30am
TRTC Monthly Meeting
1001 Jones Street, Fort Worth, TX
Wednesday December 12. 9:30am
35W Coalition Annual Meeting
TBA
Thursday December 13. 9am
Texas Transportation Commission
125 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX
Politico: Don't stall transportation innovation (5/16/2012)
Dallas Business Journal: Dallas among top super-commuter cities (5/14/2012)
Progressive Railroading: Passenger rail expansion in Dallas-Fort Worth (5/14/2012)
TxDOT Update: Fort Worth project showcased (5/14/2012)
Transportation Issue Daily: What governors want in the fedreal transpo bill part 2 (5/14/2012)
The Hill: Highway talks move behind the scenes (5/14/2012)
Dallas Morning News: Texas is tops in nation for super-commuters (5/14/2012)
Politico: Fix our raods to help the economy (5/13/2012)
Politico: Too little is spent on transportation (5/13/2012)
Politico: Long-term funding needs to hit the road, Jack (5/13/2012)
Politico: Nation's potholes need a big fix (5/13/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: What governors want in final federal transpo bill part 1 (5/13/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Company details plan on DFW bullet train (5/11/2012)
Dallas Business Journal: Rail project picking up speed (5/11/2012)
The Hill: Mica - 'Great progress' on including Keystone pipeline in highway bill (5/10/2012)
Christian Science Monitor: Transportation bill, not yet passed, already blasted by critics (5/8/2012)
Politico: Transportation conferees begin talks (5/7/2012)
Texas Tribune: Hancock and Smith Focus on Road Funding in SD-9 race (5/4/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Vicki Truitt's solid record in TX House 98 merits Republican nomination (5/4/2012)
D Magazine: I-35W expansion - Regional cooperation pays off (5/4/2012)
AASHTO Journal: House and Senate to conference next week on transportation bill (5/4/2012)
Streetsblog: Mileage-based fees or bust - new report says no more excuses (5/3/2012)
CBS: $10 billion needed for DFW to Houston high-speed rail (5/2/2012)
CW 33: Proposed Texas Central Railway could make your trip from DFW to Houston about 90 minutes (5/2/2012)
Dallas Business Journal: DFW air quality gains in latest EPA classification (5/2/2012)
NBC: $10 billion could buy high-speed trains (5/2/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: Higher fuel standards could reduce federal transpo funds by $57 billion (5/2/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: Two reasons the back-up plan for a transpo bill probably won't work (5/1/2012)
Politico: Earmarks - GOP frosh face dilemma (5/1/2012)
Associated Press: Highway bill enters legislative homestretch (5/1/2012)
Scripps News Service: Aging infrastructure little addressed by Presidential candidates (5/1/2012)
Bloomberg: Drivers pay secret road tax in $15 billion for car repair (5/1/2012)
Fort Worth Business Press: FW council tackles noise, transportation impact fees (4/30/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Mistletoe Heights vote on rail station isn't binding (4/29/2012)
New York Times: Cars, trains and partisan posturing (4/28/2012)
Fort Worth Start-Telegram - Cha-ching! Texas clears way for another $2 billion in road work (4/27/2012)
Fort Worth Chamberletter: IH-35W receives $415M TIFIA loan from US DOT (4/27/2012)
The Economist: How not to fund infrastructure (4/27/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Federal loan will unplug Fort Worth's I-35W bottleneck (4/26/2012)
Senate Democrats: Conferees appointed to HR 4348 conference committee (4/25/2012)
The Hill: House names 33 conferees to highway funding bill (4/25/2012)
Real Estate BisNow: I-35 gets $415M (4/25/2012)
Dallas Business Journal: Expansion of I-35W in Fort Worth gets federal funding (4/25/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: I-35W to be expanded north of downtown after project wins funding (4/24/2012)
WFAA: Funding expected for $415 million upgrade of I-35W in Fort Worth (4/24/2012)
Fort Worth Business Press: Interstate 35W project in north Fort Worth receives funding (4/24/2012)
Washington Post: Infrastructure projects need public support, transportation experts say (4/23/2012)
The Hill: Wheels begin to turn on highway bill (4/23/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Distracted driving - Roanoke woman to speak at safety summit (4/23/2012)
Politico: Transportation policy needs a push (4/22/2012)
AASHTO Journal: House passes HR 4348 (4/20/2012)
AASHTO Journal: Senate approves FY 2013 transportation appropriations (4/20/2012)
Dallas Business Journal: RTC expects new transportation funding this summer (4/13/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Improvements in the works for both sides of I-35 in DFW (4/12/2012)
Politico: More bumps ahead for transport bill (4/5/2012)
Governing: Transportation's messaging problem (4/5/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: DFW needs a more creative strategy to keep growing jobs (4/4/2012)
U.S. DOT FastLane: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month (4/3/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Fort Worth mayor criticizes T's pace on proposed commuter rail line (3/30/2012)
Austin American Statesman: Congress averts shutdown of highway funding for 3 months (3/29/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: T gets federal OK to start preliminary wrok on TEX Rail (3/27/2012)
NBC DFW: TEX Rail project gets approval for engineering study (3/27/2012)
CBS DFW: Fort Worth road construction gaining momentum (3/26/2012)
Dallas Business Journal: Traffic congestion wastes billions in gas, time (3/26/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Tarrant's legislative lineup will have dramatic turnover (3/25/2012)
Washington Post: House rejects Senate transportation bill with procedural vote (3/21/2012)
The Hill: House to introduce three-month highway bill extension (3/21/2012)
Innovation Briefs: The fiscal implications of the Senate Highway Bill - part II (3/21/2012)
The Hill: Let's get serious about transportation funding (3/20/2012)
The Hill: Senate has path for transportation bill (3/20/2012)
The Hill: Transport union slams Ryan budget (3/20/2012)
The Hill: Transportation supporters 'rally for roads' amid highway bill debate (3/20/2012)
Washington Post: Mica - Talks underway on short-term transportation funding (3/20/2012)
Politico: GOP - Let states handle road funds (3/19/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Transportation project funding held hostage in House (3/19/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: Four burning unanswered questions about the transportation bill (3/18/2012)
The Hill: Transportation lobby seese road to short-term highway spending legislation (3/18/2012)
Washington Post: Time running out on transportation funding (3/16/2012)
US DOT: New DOT report underscores need for transportation investment (3/16/2012)
Texas Government Insider: US Senate transportation bill passes; Now headed to House (3/16/2012)
Dallas Morning News: Senate transportation funding bill may mean more toll roads for DFW drivers (3/16/2012)
AASHTO Journal: House returns Monday; reauthorization legislation uncertain (3/16/2012)
Bloomberg: Senate's Highway Bill may create some jobs, kill others (3/15/2012)
Politico: Staffers - No House Highway Bill soon (3/15/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Texas finds extra $2 billion for roads (3/15/2012)
Dallas Morning News: Senate poised to pass transportation bill (3/14/2012)
Dallas Morning News: Cornyn, Hutchison split votes on transportation bill (3/14/2012)
Dallas Morning News: Senate votes 74-22 to pass transportation reauthorization (3/14/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Highway bill receives bipartisan boost (3/13/2012)
WBAP-820AM: Pace of construction picks up in NE Tarrant County (3/12/2012)
Southlake Times: Transit businesses see concerns with House bill (3/12/2012)
AASHTO Journal: NACo survey finds counties have significant highway & bridge funding needs (3/9/2012)
Reuters: U.S. House speaker ready to drop stalled transport bill (3/8/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Promise of DFW Connector, other good roads, brought Deloitte to Alliance (3/7/2012)
Politico: Boehner highway plea doesn't deliver (3/7/2012)
Streetsblog: Experts see no new transportation bill before election (3/7/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Job creation driving highway bills in Congress (3/5/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: EPA says pollution rule will aid health (3/2/2012)
AASHTO Journal: Reid moves to add 37 amendments to Senate bill; cloture vote Tuesday (3/2/2012)
AASHTO Journal: House transportation bill remains sidelined; efforts to shrink timeframe shelved (3/2/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Amtrak exploring Fort Worth-to-Shreveport passenger rail service (3/1/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: TRTC Candidates' Forum (2/29/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Record number of trucks hauling overweight loads on Texas highways (2/28/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Rail line faces access, funding hurdles (2/26/2012)
CBS DFW: TxDOT - $2B in additional funds for construction (2/25/2012)
New York Times: Transportation bill faces wall of opposition from both parties (2/24/2012)
USA Today: Mayors call for improved infrastructure (2/24/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Federal Transit Administrator visits Dallas (2/23/2012)
Fort Worth Business Press: Candidate forum to focus on transportation (2/23/2012)
TxDOT: State streamlines transportation project approval process with adoption of new rules (2/23/2012)
TxDOT: TxDOT anticipates future funding opportunities and plans for priority projects (2/23/2012)
USA Today: Gas tax falling short in paying for transportation needs (2/23/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Price says city pension system needs big changes (2/23/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: In far north Fort Worth, many feel like they're not part of the city (2/20/2012)
Austin American Statesman: Congress bumper-to-bumper on transportation bill (2/19/2012)
Fort Worth Business Press: Cooperation key to Texas' transportation needs (2/17/2012)
China Daily: Chinese funds could help strengthen U.S. infrastructure (2/14/2012)
The Hill: Facing objections from left and right, Boehner splits up transportation bill (2/14/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: 4 reasons Congress may shock us, pass a transportation bill this year (2/14/2012)
Washington Post: Shoring up roads, bridges, transit systems boosted to top of Washington's agenda (2/14/2012)
Bond Buyer: Politics, regulation leave infrastructure in the lurch (2/13/2012)
LA Times: House transportation bill - Traffic is heavy against it (2/13/2012)
AASHTO: Statement on release of President Barack Obama's FY 2013 budget proposal (2/13/2012)
The Hill: Obama budget tells Congress to spend more on transportation bills (2/13/2012)
Bloomberg: Obama proposes doubling highway spending on military savings (2/13/2012)
DOT FastLane Blog: 2013 budget reflections (2/13/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: New era for transportation (2/10/2012)
Fort Worth Business Press: Transportation hits the fast lane at regional summit (2/10/2012)
Reuters: Senate transportation bill clears key hurdle (2/9/2012)
The Hill: Boehner uncertain on passage of $260B transportation bill (2/9/2012)
Innovation NewsBriefs: Why pleas to increase infrastructure funding fall on deaf ears (2/8/2012)
Dallas Business Journal: Dallas-Fort Worth ranks no. 4 as top moving destination (2/8/2012)
Washington Post: House Republicans transportation bill survives a beating in committees (2/7/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: Congress about to clear 5 of 10 hurdles to enacting a transpo bill (2/6/2012)
Politico: Transportation bill lurches forward (2/6/2012)
Cross Timbers Gazette: Eads and Fickes receive award (2/6/2012)
The Hill: Speaker Boehner faces tough test on $260 billion transportation bill (2/5/2012)
The Hill: GOP highway bill clears house panel after marathon markup (2/3/2012)
Transportation Nation: LaHood - Transpo bill worst in decades, most partisan ever (2/2/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Texans could pay higher motor vehicle reg fees to pay for new roads (2/2/2012)
Fort Worth Business Press: On the table - Higher vehicle registration fees (2/2/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Lanes of NE Loop 820 are shifting (2/1/2012)
Fort Worth Business Press: BNSF announces $3.9 billion spending plan (2/1/2012)
US DOT: Fourth round of TIGER funding announced (1/31/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: How much is your state gas tax shrinking? (1/31/2012)
CNBC: Money for highway repairs to run dry next year (1/31/2012)
Burleson Star: I-35W speed limit won't increase in Burleson (1/31/2012)
The Texas Tribune: Budget battles still ahead for Texas Legislature (1/30/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: Average state's gas tax is 6.8 cents lower today (1/30/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Trucks on federal highways could soon be heavier (1/27/2012)
Washington Post: Senate moves toward agreement on transportation bill (1/26/2012)
Washington Post: Long-term transportation funding likely to be delayed (1/25/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: North Texas Tollway Authority board member resigns (1/24/2012)
Transportation Issues Daily: 3 political challenges to enacting transportation bill by March 31 (1/16/2012)
Politico: Congress to speed up transit bills (1/16/2012)
Dallas Morning News: Q&A with Michael Morris (1/15/2012)
Press Enterprise: Road forward seen for transportation bill (1/11/2012)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: North Texas TEXRail is a little train that can (1/11/2012)
Fort Worth Business Press: FW transportation plans on track, officials say (1/6/2012)
AASHTO Journal: What's ahead for transportation in 2012? (1/6/2012)
D Magazine: Mike Berry - Get of the sidelines and get in the game (1/5/2012)
Dallas Business Journal: Analysis shows DFW commutes among the worst (1/3/2012)
The 35W Coalition is a nonprofit membership organization of concerned citizens, business and land owners, developers, city, county and state officials and transportation experts that advocates for transportation improvements along the I-35W North Corridor in Fort Worth, northern Tarrant County and southern Denton County.
The 35W Coalition is focused on:
- Advancing continued improvements to I-35W corridor
- Advocating for increased investments in transportation affecting this region
- Fostering quality development through the adoption of development guidelines to preserve the aesthetics and value of the region
- Supporting the efforts of other transportation organizations and projects that impact the region
