CITIZENS TASK FORCE CONCEPTS

FOR SOUTHERN GATEWAY

TWO CONCEPTS - ONE PROJECT

Klyde Warren Park ModelCentral Expressway Model

Our concept for the Southern Gateway uses two already

successful models within the

city of Dallas

The Central Expressway Model of building below

grade.

The Klyde Warren Park Model of decking across the below

grade highway.

HISTORY OF I-35E

Dallas Zoo

This picture was taken in August

1959, just before the Dallas Zoo was

cut off from the core of Oak Cliff.

The view is looking south from

Marsalis Avenue. Notice the

existing residential communities

directly in the path of the Interstate

HISTORY OF I-35E

This photo was taken just over a year later in October 1960. The

highways path through Oak Cliff including the present day

Zang Curve has been cleared

of homes and businesses prior

to construction.

Severed residential

streets and

connections

Dallas Zoo

Zang Boulevard

HOW CAN WE DO BETTER?

Focus on key improvements to the Southern

Gateway Design

Improved traffic flow and safety measures

Protection against noise and air pollution

Better information to drivers

Minimizing the ROW of the project

Reconnecting the community

IMPROVING TRAFFIC FLOW AND SAFETY

Combine the southbound 12th Street exit with the exit for Marsalis Avenue

Combine the northbound exit for Beckley/Overton Road with the Loop 12/Ann Arbor exit using existing ROW to extend the frontage road

Continue to prohibit hazardous cargo

Provide at least 2 continuous lanes between I-20 and I-30

Provide a continuous usable shoulder throughout entire length of project

No thru-lanes should become exit-only lanes

Provide raised reflective lane marker buttons instead of stripes

PROTECTION AGAINST NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION

Provide acoustic pavement the

entire length of the highway

Put the Oak back in Oak Cliff with massive tree plantings along the

highway

Prohibit loud braking by trucks

Provide acoustic walls a minimum

of 8 feet high for residential

neighborhoods

PROVIDE BETTER INFORMATION TO DRIVERS

Provide fewer signs but with clearer messages along the highway

No new advertisement signage on residential portions of the highway

Change the electronic signage to provide alternative routes instead of just travel time using a single route

Travel Time to I-35E & Inwood Road:Via I-35E 26minVia Hampton Rd 28min

Travel Time to I-35E & Wycliff Ave:Via Polk St 21minVia I-35E 23min

Examples for NB US-67

MINIMIZING ROW

Use the Central Expressway model and put

the highway below grade

Having the highway below grade is a must

between Clarendon and 8th street

Cantilever the frontage roads over the main

lanes of the highway

Cantilever the main lanes over the managed

lanes to minimize ROW in the Zang Curve

It must be below grade from Clarendon to 8th

St. at a minimum

If you can do it for North Dallas you can do

for Oak Cliff

RECONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS

Provide numerous pedestrian connections

and crossovers at neighborhoods such as

Beckley Club, Beckleywood, Ruthmeade

Place, and Oak Park Estates

Use the Klyde Warren Park Model and deck

over I-35 between Ewing and Beckley to

reconnect the Dallas Zoo with the core of

Oak Cliff

RECONNECTING OAK CLIFF

I-35E with a deck park

Meet me at the Giraffe!

I-35E today

CONCLUSIONS

QUESTIONS?