Mockingbird as a Toll Road
Lord knows we’ve beaten Belo to the punch repeatedly, so while it’s exceedingly unpleasant for a newspaperman to admit that they scooped us with today’s 1A story about the possibility of Mockingbird becoming a toll road, facts is facts. They did.
An Overheardian has asked that we discuss the issue on the blog, and she’s correct that we should. The last time we delivered an update in our print edition was May 2. We told you that the project might be delayed by the unwillingness of the North Texas Tollway Authority to commit to a timeline for finishing their portion of the project, the stretch from Lomo Alto to the Tollway. They met with the town May 1, and still haven’t made a firm commitment, according to the last time I talked to reporter Cassie Clark about this. The rest of the project, at last word, is on schedule to be completed in January.
Now, let’s talk about this toll road idea. Don’t you think this will just continue to drive traffic onto the side streets, forcing HP to have officers stationed full-time on every street from Beverly up to Mockingbird?
Would UP residents have to pay?
Charging a toll to drive down mockingbird?
Sometimes I’m embarrased to admit I live here.
Thanks for the update! and what were they thinking when they suggested a toll road?
Maggie, then don’t!! I venture to say that most of the children of the residnets of HP don’t live in HP. Are they to pay the toll? Will we have to go to the Police Station and get tags like to the pool? Take your pass ports, TX DLs, birth certificate, first born, front tooth, eye of a Newt?? Hey, too much sugar for a dime!! Charge Bush to put his stupid Library NEAR Mockingbird, are we really going to do that (build his Library?).
Captcha words: Agnew Bereft
All the reasons that were discussed for not closing Beverly to thru traffic are reasons to not put a toll road on Mockingbird. Primarily, increased traffic on Lover’s, NW Highway and every close-to-thru steet in University Park.
Why not charge a toll for Lovers, Mockingbird and Beverly. Maybe Hillcrest and Preston too.
I always liked the tunnel under Mockingbird idea.
If HP charges a toll, Dallas should charge a toll to HP residents entering Dallas.