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Gulf Coast Amtrak Service Moves Forward Despite Trump’s Proposed Cuts (AL.com) The Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail Will Open This Summer (Curbed) Gwinnett County Approves Sidewalk Connecting Homes to Businesses (AJC) Brunswick, GA Passes Complete Streets Ordinance (Voices for Healthy Kids) Father Urges TN Lawmakers to Replace Deadly Guardrails (WKRN) Uber, Lyft Drivers in VA No […]

“Car Last” Orlando Development: Transit, Bike Paths, and 2,500 Parking Spots (Sentinel) What MARTA’s Opportunity Can Teach the DC Metro (Washington Post) As Usual, Monday’s Predicted Carmaggedon in Atlanta Didn’t Happen (AJC) SC Governor Would Rather Borrow for Roads Than Raise Gas Taxes (Island Packet) Raleigh Train Station Will Be Finished Early Next Year (Triangle […]

Former NY Transpo Commish Tells Charlotte to Stop Designing Roads for Cars (Observer) Charleston Can’t Wait for Bus Rapid Transit (Post and Courier) I-85 Collapse Prompts Gwinnett County to Add Transit Links to MARTA (Patch) Atlanta Mayor Warns of Gridlock as Schools Reopen After Spring Break (AJC) Distracted Driver Crashes Are Up 400 Percent in Georgia […]

Homeless Man Blamed for I-85 Collapse Could Get “Decades” in Prison (Vice) With Tallahassee Settled for Now, Counties Still Fighting Passenger Rail (Orlando Biz — Paywall) SC Governor Threatens to Veto Gas Tax Hike (Charleston Post and Courier) Tampa Regional Transit Agency Passes House Committee (Florida Politics) Charlottesville Mayor Supports Transit Partnership (NBC 29) Portland, TN Is Starting […]

New Orleans Considers Closing Bourbon Street to Vehicles (Curbed) New Bike Lane Is Part of New Orleans’ Plan to Be More Bike-Friendly (Curbed) Atlanta Mayor Urges Congress to Continue Cities’ Transpo Funding (WABE) Dumbbell AJC Columnist Blames Complete Streets, Lack of Highways for Congestion Nashville Council Could Extend Sidewalk Policy to the ‘Burbs (Tennessean) DC Metro Might Have […]

Georgia DOT: I-85 Could Reopen by June 15 (Fox 5) After I-85 Collapse, Suddenly Popular MARTA Stations Are Running Out of Parking (AJC) Atlanta Bicycle Coalition Offers Newbie Classes for I-85 Commuters (WXIA) Looks Like KY Spring-Breakers Have to Find Another Way to Florida (WEKU) Predicted “Carmageddons” Like Atlanta’s Rarely Ever Happen (City Lab) Driver […]