Tom Wald

Executive Director of @redlineparkway + boards of @puma_atx, @safestreetsatx, @austin_outside

[Tom Wald @tomwald]

The @RedLineParkway is at a pivotal moment, and it urgently needs your help. In 2016, when I first began exploring the completion of the 32-mile trail along the @CapMetroATX Red Line, one major step was essential. We are there now. 1/5

[Spencer Schumacher @BikeLaneSpencer]

This is fun! Let's do I-35.

TxDOT is spending $8 billion to add 2 lanes to an existing highway. Daily traffic will go from 230k to 303k in 2045. So that's $108k per person.

Instead, we could buy each of those 73,000 people that were going to use I-35 their own helicopter!

[Tom Wald @tomwald]

@ElVerdeRican @JackCraver Something like this will be the best outcome for the 41st St. stitch. An added benefit is that we can have a local example that can be repeated for future highway projects.
Most great public infrastructure ideas that don't already exist here are super hard for many to understand.

[Nathan Bernier @KUTnathan]

CAMPO’s executive director Ashby Johnson is retiring effective June 30. Here’s the press release that just went out.

[Tom Wald @tomwald]

@ReddCinema Hennepin County, MN

[Tom Wald @tomwald]

@elmachuca Moist

[Tom Wald @tomwald]

@lilyhwilkerson I’d also wonder if the St. Paul decision to allow multifamily housing took into the consideration of Minneapolis residents/voters. I.e., for this case, could it have been easier to say to concerns from people in a different jurisdiction?

[Tom Wald @tomwald]

@lilyhwilkerson Not disagreeing, but it also true that the St. Paul lots were already larger (due to decades-old land use) and would be more able to continue to have large, multistory buildings as at least some of them have had for decades.

[Tom Wald @tomwald]

@elmachuca What would the map look like? Especially the northern and eastern edges?

[Red Line Parkway Initiative @RedLineParkway]

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[Tom Wald @tomwald]

@dallasnews I need to cancel my subscription. I cannot call during the specific hours specified. Please provide an electronic means to cancel.

[Spencer Schumacher @BikeLaneSpencer]

The Wishbone Bridge is opening:

✅ 4 months early
✅ On-Budget

As CM @PaigeForAustin pointed out, this project was only possible thanks to the 2020 Mobility Bond. With @austinmobility delivering record-time improvements, let’s keep the momentum with a 2026 bond!

[CBS Austin @cbsaustin]

A vehicle pursuit initiated by federal ICE agents ended with a crash into a front yard on Monday morning, according to the Austin Police Department.
https://t.co/0bgN5hHycX

[David Galbraith @daveg]

The median wealth in the US is lower than in France.

[Red Line Parkway Initiative @RedLineParkway]

Thanks to our GivingTuesday donors listed below, we raised $5,621.00 for the Red Line Parkway!

If you see someone on the list whom you know, send them a thank-you for supporting a cause that you care about.

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[Tom Wald @tomwald]

Dallas is well on its way to connect its urban trails into a 40-mile loop, thanks to their local philanthropy. With your help, we can complete the Austin region's 36-mile Red Line Parkway, and create multiple big trail loops connecting our entire region.
https://t.co/Z2NGkqh2vx

[Tom Wald @tomwald]

Put a trail in your shopping cart.
And help create your community.
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[Tom Wald @tomwald]

If you've never donated, today's the day to begin your support for our region's 36-mile Red Line Parkway. Your region, city, and neighborhood need you. Donate now to support the Red Line Parkway: https://t.co/Z2NGkqguFZ

[Red Line Parkway Initiative @RedLineParkway]

We send a big thanks to our donors who have donated so far in our #GivingTuesday campaign. These donations range from $15 to $1500—every dollar raised counts.

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Safe travels and we wish everyone a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend!