HOUSING OVER HIGHWAYS!
HOUSING OVER HIGHWAYS!
¡CASAS NO CARRETERAS!
¡CASAS NO CARRETERAS!
Our Mission:
To challenge the status quo of transportation policy and to fight for all people in Houston to be able to participate in the decisions that affect health, safety, and mobility in their communities.
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What we’re fighting for:
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is planning on taking the homes of 1,235 families, as well as destroying 331 businesses (that employ 24,873 people) and 5 houses of worship in order to widen the I-45 freeway.
Even if you don’t lose your home, the neighborhoods near the freeway will be affected by automobile pollution, noise pollution, water pollution, light pollution, asthma and other breathing problems.
We are fighting to stop the current I-45 expansion to make way for a new I-45 project based on a true community engagement process. Watch Segregation by Design’s fantastic video (at right) to see everything that will be destroyed by the NHHIP.
Press Highlights:
Demolition of the Lofts at the Ballpark paused
June 21, 2022When TxDOT tried to demolish 3 blocks of apartments next to the purple & green lines, we protested. Our elected leaders stepped up too, and are now withholding TxDOT's demolition permit.
Watch coverage on ABC 13
Read about the demo pause in the Houston ChronicleWe took it to TxDOT
April 20, 2022Stop TxDOT I-45, alongside our friends from Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso, went to the Texas Transportation Commission in Austin to oppose TxDOT's poor public engagement and unsafe practices.
Read about our action in the Guardian
Read about our action in the Houston ChronicleThe I-45 Expansion is a Freeway Without a Future
2025This year’s Freeways Without Futures report by Congress for the New Urbanism nominates nine campaigns for freeway removal, including the Interstate 45 Expansion in Houston. Stopping the I-45 expansion will reduce infrastructure costs while boosting the local economy.
Read Freeways Without Futures 2025 on CNU's websiteTrue State of TxDOT
October 21, 2021Transportation Advocacy Group of Houston (TAG) engages in special interest fundraising luncheon with the Texas Department of Transportation, forcefully removing a paid ticket buyer and ignoring picketers outside.
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Read the Houston Chronicle articleSupport our Work:
We need funds to spread the message! Every dollar directly supports our work, in the form of materials, transportation to the capitol, the website, and snacks. Stop TxDOT I-45 is a registered 501(c)(4) Social Welfare Organization.
