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A Fixation on Parking Threatens Transit Progress in Atlanta

By Yonah Freemark | Mar 2, 2017 | No Comments

Darin Givens is frustrated with how Atlanta is planning for the future. “We don’t feel like the city is building transit that fits needs, or places that fit transit,” says the founder of local advocacy site Thread ATL. “You see nodes of density nowhere near transit, located nowhere near a MARTA station or a regular MARTA bus. We’re not matching development and transit.”

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Mar 2, 2017 | No Comments

Georgia Senate Kills DeKalb MARTA Funding Vote (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
Haslam Transpo Plan Clears Committee — Minus Gas-Tax Hike (Times Free Press)
SC House Passes Bill Raising $600 Million for Roads (Augusta Chronicle)
Savannah Considers Wider Sidewalks, Bike Lanes, Restoring Downtown Streetcar (Curbed)
Georgia Bikes Is Hiring an Executive Director
AL Legislature Considers Ride-Sharing Bill (Crimson White); Mobile Opposes It (AL.com)
MS Group Says They’ll Try Again to Raise Transpo Funding (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Little Rock’s New Broadway Bridge Opens to the Public (KATV)
Sustainable Transportation App Measures How Much Charlotte Commuters Pollute (Observer)

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Win Back Transit Riders By Speeding Up Bus Boarding

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 1, 2017 | No Comments

One surefire way for U.S. transit agencies to improve bus service is to streamline the boarding process by enabling riders to get on at any door. In a new report, NACTO makes the case for all-door boarding and looks at how American transit agencies are moving forward on implementation.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Mar 1, 2017 | No Comments

Sandy Springs Mayor Calls for Spending Freeway Money on Light Rail (Reporter)
Not All Gwinnett Residents Are Joining Commissioners in the 21st Century (AJC)
State Farm Development Will Make Dunwoody More Walkable (Curbed)
More Privatized HOT Lanes Are Coming to Suburban DC (WAMU)
NC Bill Would Give Locals More Power Over Transpo Projects (News & Observer)
Without More State Transpo Spending, LA Will Lose Federal Matching Funds (The Advocate)
Haslam’s Transpo Plan Was a Factor in LG Coming to Nashville (Tennessean)
Northern KY Transit Focuses on Getting People to Work (WCPO)

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Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Feb 28, 2017 | No Comments

Gwinnett County Officials Wake, Find Selves in 21st Century (AJC)
Alpharetta Is Building Its Own BeltLine (WABE)
South Georgia Residents Are Using Ambulances as Transit (WALB)
Zipcar Scales Back to One Car in Huntsville (WHNT)
Orlando’s LYNX Seeks Input on Route Changes (WFTV)
Sunrise Hopes to Solve Traffic With New Highway Ramp (Sun-Sentinel)
Jacksonville Transit Wants to Replace Skyway Trains With PRT (Times-Union)
Durham Unveils New Parking Meters (WNCN)
Car Dependency and Vibrant Cities Don’t Mix, Mardi Gras Edition (City Lab)

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Transit Ridership Falling Everywhere — But Not in Cities With Redesigned Bus Networks

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 27, 2017 | No Comments

Transit ridership decreased in almost every major American city last year. But there were two notable exceptions -- Seattle and Houston. Those two outliers share one thing in common: In addition to expanding light rail, they're both redesigning their bus networks.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Feb 27, 2017 | No Comments

Hillsborough Officials Know They Need to Improve Transit But Won’t (Tampa Bay Times)
Florida’s Tri-Rail Is Literally Held Together by Duct Tape (Sun Sentinel)
Driver Seriously Injures Woman in Poorly Designed FDOT Key West Crosswalk (FL Keys News)
With State MIA, Georgia Counties Struggle to Provide Transit (Union Recorder, Daily Times)
GA House Bill Would Set Up DeKalb Vote on MARTA Expansion This Year (AJC)
Montgomery Ferry Uses EPA Grant to Go All-Electric (WAAY)
Starkville/Mississippi State Transit Could Add Connections to Industrial Sites (Commercial Dispatch)
Hot Springs Residents Worry U.S. 70 Widening Could Hurt Tourism (Arkansas Online)
Virginia Hot to Create Low-Wage Jobs With New Rural Interstate (Martinsville Bulletin)

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What If State DOTs Listened to Cities Before Starting Urban Projects?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 24, 2017 | No Comments

It's not uncommon for bitter disputes to develop when state DOTs come into urban neighborhoods and start making changes to state-controlled streets. Pennsylvania DOT has a different idea: Rather than just muscle everything through, the agency will incorporate local ideas before engineering and design work gets started.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Feb 24, 2017 | No Comments

Bill to Let Local Governments Extend Transit Tax Passes Georgia House (AJC)
Developers Spooked by Cost of Capping Georgia 400 With a Park (Curbed)
No, a Freeway Through Downtown Shreveport Won’t Bring Growth (Strong Towns)
Lakeland, FL Transit Agency Opposes Road Diet (The Ledger)
Reforms Aren’t Enough — SC Needs More Money for Roads (Post and Courier)
The Daily Tar Heel Endorses Research Triangle Regional Transit Plan
TN Cycling Leader Praises Transpo Funding Plan (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Memphis Will Start Trolley Test Runs Soon (Daily News)
Meet the “Best Crossing Guard in the World” (Faquier Times)

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Tell Charlotte What You Think About Its New Bike Plan

By Mary Newsom | Feb 23, 2017 | No Comments

The City of Charlotte wants public reaction to the draft of its updated bicycle plan.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Feb 23, 2017 | No Comments

Florida Bill Would Strip Tri-Rail of Funding (Florida Politics)
Anti-Rail Lawmakers Aim to Delay Brightline With New Bill (Palm Beach Post)
Are Atlanta Suburbs Getting Serious About Transit? (Curbed)
Economic Claims for Downtown Shreveport Freeway Don’t Add Up (Strong Towns)
Transpo Funding Tweak Gives TN Cities Flexibility on Transit (Nashville Business Journal)
Hillsborough County Debates Boosting Tiny Transit Budget (Tampa Bay Times)
Transpo Funding Bills Die in Mississippi Legislature (Tupelo Daily Journal)
UL-Lafayette Students Can Now Track the Bus on Their Phones (The Vermillion)
South Carolina Considers Allowing Barber Shops on Wheels (Charleston Post and Courier)

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In Atlanta, Transit Service Lags Behind a Booming Population

By Yonah Freemark | Feb 23, 2017 | No Comments

Since 2000, the Atlanta region has grown by more than 1.5 million people, or over 25 percent, but transit service is not keeping up. Both rail and bus ridership on MARTA, the major regional transit provider, have fallen dramatically in recent years.

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