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Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 9, 2016 | No Comments

Atlanta Voters Approve MARTA Tax Bigly; Fulton Tax Passes Barely (AJC)
Charleston Voters Raise Taxes for Roads and Buses (Post and Courier)
Wake County, NC Voters Approve Tax Hike for Transit (News & Observer)
Virginia Beach Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Light Rail (Virginian-Pilot)
Broward Voters Reject Tax for Light Rail, Buses and Sidewalks (Sun-Sentinel)
Tri-Rail at MiamiCentral Station Is a Done Deal (Miami Today)
A Non-Driver Describes His Own Case of Road Rage (Georgia Voice)
Coastal Highway Reopens in Jacksonville After Hurricane Matthew (WJXT)
Danville, VA Will Study Bike and Pedestrian Safety (GoDanRiver)
Presidential-Elect Trump Wants Drivers to Pay for Yuuuge Infrastructure Plan (Washington Post)

Transit Vote 2016: What’s at Stake on Local Ballots and How to Track Results

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 8, 2016 | No Comments

$200 billion in local transit funding is at stake in these elections. Map: CTFE With federal transportation policy stuck in DC gridlock, more cities and regions are taking it upon themselves to shape the future of their transit systems. Today there are 78 local ballot measures that will affect funding for transportation in some way, with $200 billion in transit [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 8, 2016 | No Comments

The Post and Courier Endorses Half-Penny Transpo Tax in Charleston
NC State Student Paper Endorses Wake County Transit Referendum (Technician)
Virginia Beach Light Rail Is Just One of 49 Transit Projects on U.S. Cities’ Ballots (Virginian-Pilot)
Columnist: Vote Yes on Atlanta Transit Expansion (Saporta Report)
More Reasons to Vote Yes on T-SPLOST (Curbed)
Today’s T-SPLOST Vote Will Decide the Future of Atlanta Streetcars (Atlanta Magazine)
The Largest Road Project in the History of Georgia Is Underway (Dunwoody Crier)
Hillsborough County Hasn’t Approved Ride-Sharing, but Limos Are Already Suing (Tampa Bay Times)
New Orleans Ride-Share Fares Could Be Based on Income (Best of New Orleans)
In North Carolina and Florida, Hispanic Voters Can Use Ride-Sharing Services for Free (Fox 13)
Tennessee DOT Will Expand I-40/240 to 13 Lanes (WBRC)
I-66 Express Lanes Will Cost $2 Billion, Take Three Years to Build (NBC Washington)

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An ’80s Tale: How Rural Preservation Didn’t Happen

By Mary Newsom | Nov 7, 2016 | No Comments

How decisions made decades ago ensured that almost all of Mecklenburg County would be open to development.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 7, 2016 | No Comments

Broward Officials Make Final Pitch for Penny Transpo Tax (South Florida Business Journal)
Creative Loafing‘s Guide to the Atlanta TSPLOST Referendum
Virginian-Pilot Makes the Case for High-Speed Rail
Georgia Rep: No High-Speed Rail “in Our Lifetime” (Northwest Georgia News)
NC DOT App Works With Uber and Transit (Yahoo)
Sanford, FL Plans to Extend Riverwalk (Orlando Sentinel)
Lynchburg Trail Extension Will Open by the End of the Year (News & Advance)
A Week After Explosion, Colonial Pipeline Is Fixed (AL.com)

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How the Accommodations We Make for Cars Impose Huge Costs on Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 4, 2016 | No Comments

Drive-thrus and parking lots are bad news for a city’s tax base. Image via Streets.mn Wide highways, big parking lots, dangerous intersections designed for speed — there are a lot of downsides to all this car-centric infrastructure, including the way it saps the fiscal health of cities. Bill Lindeke at Network blog Streets.mn lists seven, from the erosion of the local tax [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 4, 2016 | No Comments

For Transit to Work, Atlanta Needs Walkable Development (threadATL)
Tax Referendums Would Fund Atlanta BeltLine (WABE)
Fulton County Redirects BeltLine Tax Revenue to Renovate Libraries (AJC)
Mississippi Dems Propose Repealing Tax Cut to Pay for Road Work (Jackson Free Press)
Columbia Proposes Multimodal Transit Center (Free Times)
$800 Million Overhaul of Atlanta Freeway Interchange Starts (WTVM)
Rick Scott and FDOT Are Pleased to Announce $177M Jacksonville Highway Interchange (Times-Union)
Are Charleston County Voters Sick of Pouring Money Into Road Projects? (Post-Courier)
Louisville Bike-Share Finally Gets Rolling (Courier-Journal)

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How Can Cities Make the Most of an Infrastructure Spending Spree?

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 3, 2016 | No Comments

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have indicated that they intend to spend big on “infrastructure” if elected president. Whether this ends up making cities stronger or just fueling more wasteful sprawl, however, is an open question. Local governments can get to work getting projects like these pedestrian improvements in West Jefferson, North Carolina, into their “shovel ready” pipeline. Photo: [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 3, 2016 | No Comments

Exploded Gas Pipeline Could Restart Soon (WSOC); House Dems Want Investigation (The Hill)
Charleston Mayor, Other Officials Endorse Transpo Tax (Post and Courier)
Hernando County, FL Officials Are Now Bike Path Believers (Tampa Bay Times)
Virginia Beach Light Rail Opponents Argue Trains Are Outdated (Southside Daily)
University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Receives Grant for Pedestrian Mall (The Commercial)
Baton Rouge Bike-Share Program Expected to Debut Next Summer (Business Report)

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Bikes Belong on Main Streets Because Bikes Are Not Mainly for Commuting

By Michael Andersen | Nov 2, 2016 | No Comments

Broadway, Salt Lake City. Photos: SLC. Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Trivia question 1: Of all the trips taken by U.S. adults, how many lead to or from somewhere other than work? The answer is 78 percent. Trivia question 2: Of [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 2, 2016 | No Comments

The AJC Endorses Atlanta Transpo Tax
New Orleans Mayor Proposes Spending $480 Million on Road Repairs (The Advocate)
Perry, GA Might Start a Transit System (Macon Telegraph)
Louisiana Smart Growth Summit Kicked Off Tuesday (Greater Baton Rouge Business Report)
East Coast Gas Prices Jump After Alabama Pipeline Explosion (Governing)
Albany, GA Might Expand Transit Beyond City Limits (WALB)
All Aboard Florida Files for Smaller Brightline Bond Issue (Palm Beach Post)
A New Ferry Crosses Between Tampa and St. Petersburg (Tampa Bay Times)
The Military Supports Light Rail in Virginia Beach (WAVY)
Chattanooga Offers Free Bus Rides on Election Day (WCRB)

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Transit Vote 2016: Raleigh’s Chance to Grow Smarter

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 1, 2016 | No Comments

Wake County’s transit package would build 20 miles of BRT and bring frequent bus service to 83 additional miles of streets — vastly expanding the extent of bus routes that run at least every 15 minutes. Map: Wakeup Wake County We continue our overview of what’s at stake in the big transit ballot initiatives this November with a look at [...]

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