The Council voted 7-3 to approve a resolution asking the Texas Department of Transportation and Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization to hold off on any funding for the expansion until environmental studies are done.
Mayor Kirk Watson and Council Members Leslie Pool and Mackenzie Kelly voted against the resolution asking for a pause on the expansion.
“ win most of the time, but not all of the time. They won’t bend without real pressure, and y’all need to step up and fight this to the end and at least get some leverage,” attorney and environmental advocate Bill Bunch said. “You all also need to engage with Secretary Buttigieg.
“We can recognize that expanding I-35 in particular ways could help with mode shift, which is one of the things that we care about. We also can recognize that our Environmental Impact Statement can’t capture yet other benefits for emissions that will come from fleet electrification or from future vehicle emission standards.
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