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Transpo Sec. Foxx Talks High-Speed Rail, Challenges of Driverless Cars (Palm Beach Post) Only Half of Nashville’s Roads Have Sidewalks (City Lab) Miami Turns Parking Into Pop-Up Parks (Next City) Cops Call Off Investigation of Hillsborough Transpo Commission (Tampa Bay Biz Journal) Snowstorm Was First Test for Louisville Public-Private Bridge Partnership (WDRB) SC Lawmakers Say […]

Tennesseans Want More Funding for Walking, Biking and Transit (Times Free Press) Charlotte Streetcar Will Break Ground Saturday (Observer) National Media Outlets Mock Louisville’s “Spaghetti Junction” (Courier Journal) Nashville-Dixon Express Bus Service Marks Second Anniversary (Tennessean) Florida Lawmakers Think It’s Fine for Drivers to Run Red Lights (News Chief) Florida Woman Drives Onto Sidewalk, Hits […]

Nashville Chamber Supports City’s $6 Billion Infrastructure Plan (Business Journal) Gov. Haslam Pitches Gas Tax Hike as “Critical” to West Tennessee (Jackson Sun) New Orleans Will Install 45 Traffic Cameras Around Schools (Curbed) Reversible Lanes Near Completion in North Metro Atlanta (Cherokee Tribune) Alpharetta Road Widening Includes Multi-Use Trail (AJC) GDOT Tries to Undo I-75’s Damage […]

Tennessee Officials Eye 9-Cent Gas Tax Hike (Times Free Press) MARTA Seeks Partner for Lindbergh Station Development (Saporta Report) Athens, GA Officials Look for Solutions to Atlanta Highway Gridlock (Flagpole) Atlanta Vending Machine Dispenses Bike Parts and Tools (Atlanta Loop) Charlottesville Makes Three Streets Safer for Walking and Biking (Charlottesville Tomorrow) New NC DOT Chief Supports I-77 […]

Amtrak Finds Unlikely Supporters Among Gulf Coast Republicans (Politico) Tampa Is Still Deadly for People Walking and Biking (Tampa Bay Times) Brightline Will “Transform Travel” in 2017 (Palm Beach Post) Savannah Asks Georgia for New Transit Funding Sources (Morning News) Georgia Senators Embrace Regional Transit Agency (Atlanta Biz Chronicle) Georgia Experiments With Solar Roadways (Saporta Report) […]

LA Gov. Edwards: Shortfall Won’t Stop New Orleans-Baton Rouge Commuter Rail (Business Report) Outgoing NC Gov’s $1 Billion Transpo Bond Unlikely to Gain Traction (News & Observer) “Yes, But” on High-Speed Rail Through Fredericksburg (Free Lance-Star) Jacksonville Transit Is Increasing Ridership and Saving Lives (Times Union) Pensacola Ponders How to Pay for Complete Street (News […]