Trinity River Vote Clarification Project YES or NO - Nov 6th, 2007
October 28th, 2007 | DallasSo it seem that there’s some confusion as to what voting Yes and No would mean for Trinity and the Toll Road. To make it simple here is something I found that makes it more clear. Look at the signs “NO means you want a toll road in our park!” and “Keep their toll road OUT of our park VOTE YES!”
Of course, some people want a nice park without the exhaust around them, but others argue that traffic is so bad, it needs the Toll Road. Read for yourself, here are some opinions from DMN and articles as well. I’m all for nature, everything is turning into buildings and roads, it’s really rare to have a quiet place to relax without reminder of the busy hectic life. Then again, if I had to travel a lot in that direction I’m sure I may have a different take - solution: just build the Toll Road further from it.
I can see how the confusion started. The website votenosavethetrinity.com and all the signs that says “vote no, save the trinity”. Some people will think it’s to save the trinity river and not have the Toll Road, but really it’s saying save the Trinity River Project which include the building of the Toll Road. Will it mean that the project will go ka-put if this doesn’t go through? I do think they should create a nice place there, but anyway - you can see videos of what’s plan for the Trinity River Project on the website and there’s also this 3d rendering. Here is the typical scare tactic from the website: “You realize that, if the toll road is pulled out of the park, Dallas taxpayers will be saddled with millions of dollars in new taxes to pay for and build a different reliever route … a process that will take decades (all while gridlock fills our air with pollutants and Dallas grows by hundreds of thousands more residents).”
More Taxes? Dallas property tax is already insanely high, what other tax wil we need to pay (not having income tax for Texas is a bit of a joke since we are being taxed left and right) - let’s drop the whole thing and lower property tax first.
Anyhow, voting (Proposition 1) is on November 6th, 2007, but early voting is underway for registerd voters in the City of Dallas.
I say call Andres Duany and see what he thinks.
UPDATE: Trinity River Result. Majority of Dallas wants a tollway through it. Looks like it’s all about the concrete and car culture.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:21 am
The election will be Tuesday, November 6th, a critical day in Dallas history. We will select to have potentially the most powerful central park in the US, where true solitude and quiet is possible, or we will ignore what is happening and allow a noisy toll road to parallel our river for over 7 miles in the center of our city. A high speed tollway will be within shouting distance (without tollway noise that is) of the river the entire way.
We have a lot to loose with a NO vote and much to gain with a Yes, or For, vote. Please vote!
October 29th, 2007 at 1:02 am
Thanks for correcting the date! I had a case of upside down typo. I agree that voting YES will be better for Dallas in the long run. Currently the city seem to be in a rush to just get the project going and also likely want to please all the developers.
I asked my four year old. Do you want a park or do you want a park with a freeway through it. He said - just the park, so there you have it! Also, think of it as the Aboretum having a Toll Road through it, would you enjoy it as much? If the answer is no, then vote YES.
November 5th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
I have heard the language on the ballot is to be FOR or AGAINST. So I presume a FOR vote is a YES and an AGAINST vote is a NO. People are going to still be confused. Why haven’t the campaigns used For and Against in their efforts?