Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- Atlanta BeltLine Has Built Only a Tenth of Promised Affordable Housing (AJC)
- Miami Beach Cracks Down on Bike-Share Startup (New Times)
- Right, Aiken Standard: Widening I-20 Will Solve Traffic Problems
- Of Course GDOT Destroyed the Skate Park Under I-85 (WABE)
- Construction Set to Start on Fort Lauderdale’s Old-School Streetcar (Sun Sentinel)
- Tampa Leaders Tour Charlotte for Transit Tips (Tampa Bay Times)
- TC Palm: It’s “Heresy,” But Treasure Coast Should Pursue Brightline Stop
- Orlando Transpo Officials Think More Cars Equal Less Traffic (Sentinel)
- Miami-Dade’s Metrorail Has Lots of Broken Trains (Herald)
- Gun Extremists May Now Legally Terrorize Tennessee Bus Riders (Times Free Press)
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Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- Atlanta Needs Better Transit — Buses or Rail? (WSB)
- Athens Officials Divert Walking and Biking Funds to Road Projects (Banner-Herald)
- Charlotte Cop Who Hit Pedestrian at 100 MPH Charged With Misdemeanor (Observer)
- Franklin, TN Cyclist Talks About Getting Back on the Road After Wreck (Tennessean)
- South Carolina Freeway Washed Out by Storm (The State)
- AL DOT Awards Troy $400,000 for Downtown Sidewalks (Messenger)
- Lyft Debuts at Huntsville Airport (AL.com)
- Sunshine State News: Florida Law Should Protect Uber Drivers
- St. Lucie County, FL Adds Evening and Saturday Bus Service (TC Palm)
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Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- CSX Nixes Return of Gulf Coast Amtrak Service (North Escambia)
- Martin County Backs Out of Brightline Lawsuit, But Still Opposes Service (WFIX)
- More Than 1,ooo Orlando Residents Ask for Rainbow Crosswalks (WMFE)
- Forget Transit: WSB-TV Thinks Truck-Only Lanes Are the Answer to Atlanta Traffic
- People Who Think Bike Lanes Are Frills Embarrass Themselves (Connect Savannah)
- University of Georgia Builds New Bus Stop in Safer Location (Red & Black)
- Atlanta Group Lobbies for Sidewalk Repairs (Atlanta Intown)
- Memphis Transit Adds Electric Buses, Four New Routes (Daily News)
- Knoxville Council Members Walk Neighborhood to Gauge Safety (News Sentinel)
- Oak Ridge, TN Considers Rails-to-Trails Contract (Today)
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Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- Atlantans Back to Driving After I-85 Disruption (Curbed)
- Nashville Mayor Unveils “Quick Action” Biking/Walking Plan (Tennessean)
- Nashville Man Charged With Hitting Cyclist on Natchez Trace (Tennessean)
- Broward County Road Project Will Be “Poster Child” for Complete Streets (Sun Sentinel)
- Tampa Bay Times Breaks Down Changes to $6 Billion Toll Lane Plan
- Lakeland Officials Look to Orlando Road Diet That Revitalized Neighborhood (News Chief)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Orlando Teen (Sentinel)
- Charlotte Cop Who Hit and Killed Pedestrian Is on Paid Leave (Observer)
- Charleston Intersection Upgrade Will Include Bike Lanes, Sidewalks, Bus Stop (Post and Courier)
- One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for New Orleans’ Moonwalk (Times-Pic)
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Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- Majorities Support Expanding MARTA and Bus Service in Gwinnett County (Daily Post)
- Driver Caught on Video Hitting Cyclist in Franklin, TN (WZTV)
- Midtown Nashville Residents Call for Bike Lanes After Driver Hits Cyclist (WZTV)
- Major Norfolk Intersection Gets New Fancy Crosswalks (Virginian-Pilot)
- U.S. 278 in Cullman, AL Is Smoother and Safer After Road Diet (Cullman Times)
- Anniston Star: AL DOT and City Must Fix Deadly Intersection
- Cash Crunch Will Slow Louisiana Transpo Projects (Daily Comet)
- News Chief Columnist Argues for Wildlife Underpasses on Florida Roads
- McDowell County, NC Surveys Residents on Bike Trails (McDowell News)
- Kentucky Legalizes Three-Wheeled “Autocycles” (WCPO)
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Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- After Decades of Resisting Transit, Gwinnett Officials Say Start Planning (AJC)
- Midtown Atlanta Sculpture Depicts Car Being Eaten by … Something (Intown Atlanta)
- FDOT Signs Tell Jacksonville Cyclists and Pedestrians — Not Drivers — to Look Out (First Coast News)
- Milton, FL, Historic Preservation Board Challenges Highway Widening (Santa Rosa Press Gazette)
- Plant City Railroad Crossings Get Upgrades (Observer)
- FL Task Force Meets on Transportation for the Disabled (WFSU)
- Federal Cuts Threaten NC Amtrak Service (Richmond County Daily Journal)
- Bike-Share Service Teams With Businesses in Key Biscayne and Greensboro, NC (Venture Beat)
- Arlington County Buses Face Cuts Next Year (ARL Now)
- Charlottesville Encourages Biking and Walking to School (Tomorrow)
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What Would Make Southwest Florida More Walkable?
By Nick Whitaker |
There are a number of obstacles to overcome, some manmade and some natural. The natural issues are obvious, at least this time of year… it’s hot and it rains a lot some days. However, there are many places where weather can be an issue for walkers, and yet people walk just the same. Why? Because the manmade issues are less of an impediment, giving people more reason to brave the elements.
Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- Construction Is Underway on Orlando’s First Pedestrian Bridge (Sentinel)
- Jacksonville Sheriff Drops 1 of 2 Charges Against Pedestrian in Racial Profiling Case (Times-Union)
- Driver Kills Pedestrian in Miami (Herald)
- Athens, GA Could Erase Road Diet After Businesses Complain (Banner-Herald)
- Atlanta City Council Raises Fines for ATV Drivers on Public Streets (AJC)
- Development Continues Around Sandy Springs MARTA Station (Curbed)
- Raleigh’s Walkable Downtown Is Increasingly for the Rich (News & Observer)
- Memphis Hosts Panel Discussion on How to Share the Road (Flyer)
- Kentucky’s “Most Worthy Road Project”: Widening a Freeway (Courier-Journal)
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What If Atlanta Taxed Parking to Keep Housing Affordable?
By Angie Schmitt |
A tax on parking could generate funds for affordable housing and transit in Atlanta. The question is whether the city has the political appetite to enact it.
Nashville Is Finally Tackling Its Sidewalk Problem
By Angie Schmitt |
In Nashville, only 37 percent of streets have sidewalks, according to the most generous estimates. Now a new law will require developers to build them, or pay a price.
Today’s Headlines
By Blake Aued |- Crash Clusters Reveal Deadliest Streets for Florida Cyclists (Gainesville Sun)
- Brightline Says Fares Will Be Comparable to Cost of Driving (Sun Sentinel)
- Lyft and Uber Are Now Available Statewide in Florida (Jacksonville Business Journal)
- New Alpharetta Bridge Provides Walking and Biking Connection Over 400 (North Fulton Neighbor)
- Peachtree Corners Approves Sidewalk Upgrade to Multi-Use Trail (AJC)
- SC DOT Improvements to “Death Trap” Highway 17 Include Bike Lanes (Savannah Morning News)
- NC DOT Asks for Input on Transit Plan (Triangle Business Journal)
- Charlottesville Adjusts Meter Rates to Free Up Downtown Street Parking … (Tomorrow)
- … While Knoxville Looks to Expand Garages (News Sentinel)
- The South’s Rural Roads Are in Bad Shape (Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Daily Iberian, KARK)
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