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Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 18, 2016 | No Comments

Jealous Atlanta Suburbs Want to Link Into the BeltLine (Curbed)
MARTA Is Giving Riders Crayons and Glitter to Design New Signs (Curbed)
‘Capping’ Atlanta’s Downtown Connector With Parks and High-Rises Gets Another Look (Atlanta Magazine)
Lawsuit Challenging Bonds for Florida’s Brightline Moves Forward (Palm Beach Post)
Are We Ready for Driverless Cars? (Florida Weekly)
Richmond Rail-Trail Takes Shape (PBS)
Things to Know About Nashville-to-Claresville Commuter Rail (Leaf-Chronicle)
Portion of Louisiana 561 Collapses Because of Flooding (Monroe News Star)
Mississippi DOT Launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign (WDAM)

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Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 17, 2016 | No Comments

Light Rail Gets Short Shrift in Tampa Transpo Summit (Tampa Bay Times)
StyleBluePrint Profiles Atlanta’s Chief Bicycle Officer, Becky Katz
Memphis and Nashville Bus Riders Lobby for Better Transit (Public News Service)
Virginia Might Pay for Metro Riders to Take Uber to Stations (Daily Caller)
Caddo Parish, LA, Could Spend $4 Million on Bike Infrastructure (Shreveport Times)
Some Jerk in a BMW Hit Two People in Buckhead (AJC)
College Park, GA, Getting New Bike Racks (AJC)
Street Closed to Make Way for MiamiCentral Train Station (Miami Today)
Salisbury, NC Receives Funding for Carolina Thread Trail (Salisbury Post)
Arkansas Studies Toll Roads (KNWA)

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Funds Can Help Save Farmland From Development

By PlanCharlotte.org | Aug 16, 2016 | No Comments

Agriculture and agribusiness are a big part of the North Carolina economy, and several programs and funds are available to assist farmers in protecting farmland.

John Oliver on the Cruel Poverty Trap That Is Subprime Auto Lending

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 16, 2016 | No Comments

Never forget this: Those who pay the highest price for the American system of transportation — one that makes owning a personal car practically a mandate — are the poor. We’ve reported before about how the largely unregulated subprime auto lending market has been expanding in recent years, leading some people to wonder if a breakdown in the [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 16, 2016 | No Comments

Shocker: FDOT’s New Highway Lanes Aren’t Improving South Florida Traffic (Local 10)
MARTA Wants Train Cars That Can Travel Streets, Too (Saporta Report)
Atlanta Updates Its Traffic Lights (WABE)
Georgia Tech Is Bringing Atlanta’s Bike-Share Program to Campus
Atlanta BeltLine Construction Forces Closure (Beltline.org)
Cherokee County, GA Studies Tying Together Paths and Trails (AJC)
Cyclists Aren’t Welcome at the Kentucky State Fair (Courier-Journal)
Distracted Drivers Scare 80 Percent of Tennesseans (The Tennessean)
The Man Who Created Memphis Sprawl Has Died (Commercial-Appeal)
Key West Hiring Marketers to Spread the Word on Sustainable Transport (Keys News)
Louisiana Flooding Closes 78 Miles of I-10 (NOLA)
Rural Transit Gets a Boost in Virginia (NBC 29)

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Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 15, 2016 | No Comments

After Public Outcry, Charleston Reconsiders Road Plan That Lacks Bike Paths (Post and Courier)
Norfolk to Vote on Expanding Light Rail (Virginian-Pilot)
GDOT Widening Highway Between Athens and Gainesville (Gainesville Times)
Bike Lanes Are “Stupid” Unless They’re Separated, Lee County, FL Official Says (News-Press)
Charlotte-Area Resident Wants High-Speed Transit (The Herald)
North Carolina’s Failure to Meet Demand for Bike Infrastructure Puts Lives at Risk (Reflector)
Wider Sidewalks Could Revitalize Downtown Somerset, KY (Commonwealth Journal)
Tennessee State Route 840 Is Now Interstate 840 (Clarkesville Online)

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Study: Even Drivers Prefer Protected Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 12, 2016 | No Comments

Protected bike lanes are welcomed by drivers as well. Photo: People for Bikes When it comes to allocating street space, it is often taken for granted that anything that benefits people on bikes harms people who drive. Such assumptions are contradicted by data showing that cycling infrastructure makes streets safer for all users, and don’t mesh with a new [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 12, 2016 | No Comments

NCDOT, Feds, Asheville Gear Up for 1950s-Style Highway-Widening Bonanza (Citizen-Times)
Rather Than Add Parking, Tampa Considers Free Downtown Shuttle (Tampa Bay Times)
Cyclists Hate the Rumble Strips in St. Johns County, FL (First Coast News)
FDOT Finally Pays Attention to Deadly, Heavily-Used Perdido Key Crossing (Pensacola News Journal)
Broward County Adding Bike Lanes to Six Roads (WLRN)
Tybee, GA Officials Hear Plan for Bike-Friendly Butler Avenue (Savannah Morning News)
In Atlanta, Monroe and Boulevard Are Up for Complete Streets Treatment (Curbed)
Arlington Taking Applications to Transform Parking Spaces Into Parks
Knoxville Unveils 24-Mile Greenway System (News Sentinel)
University of New Orleans Counting Cyclists and Pedestrians Statewide (CityBusiness)

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Map Shows How Much Downtown Louisville Has Changed in 60 Years

By Branden Klayko | Aug 11, 2016 | No Comments

Earlier this week, we took a look at an old editorial from 1955 calling for the bombing of Downtown Louisville to make way for modern development that would accommodate the automobile. It turns out, Louisville did, in a way, bomb itself away in the years after World War II, only in slow motion with a […] The post This map shows just how much Downtown has changed in 60 years appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 11, 2016 | No Comments

Charlotte Police Ticket Pedestrians as Motorists Keep Killing (Observer)
Durham Rail-Trail Funding Diverted to Roads (Durham Herald-Sun)
As VA’s Albemarle County Adds Development, Sidewalk Spending Lags (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
I-95 Toll Lane Construction Starts Sunday in Broward County (Sun Sentinel)
Hillsborough County Commissioners Argue Over How to Fund Road Upkeep (Tampa Bay Times)
Mobile Will Open Bankhead Tunnel to People Again Saturday (AL.com)
Plans Announced for More Nashville Sprawl (The Tennessean)
Columbus, GA Approves Transpo Spending, Including Pedestrian Bridge (Ledger-Enquirer)

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Carrboro Now Has Express Bus Service to Durham! Here’s How to Use It

By Patrick McDonough | Aug 10, 2016 | No Comments

Monday, August 8th was an exciting day- for the first time ever, we now have direct regional bus service to and from Downtown Carrboro! GoTriangle Route 405, which currently runs between Chapel Hill and Durham, will be extended into Carrboro and will provide service during rush hour between Carrboro and Durham. A big crowd was on hand Monday morning to greet the new buses. Here are the key things to know about the new Route 405: There will be seven departures from Carrboro to Durham every morning, with the earliest at 5:45 AM and the latest one at 8:41 AM. There will be seven return trips in the evening with departures from Durham to Carrboro between 3:30 pm and 6:30 pm. GoTriangle buses will make two stops in Carrboro: one at Collins Crossing/Abbey Ct, and the other at the Weaver St Realty/Jade Palace pair of bus stops downtown. Route 405 will provide a ...

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 10, 2016 | No Comments

Downtown Miami Tri-Rail Link Back on Track (Miami Today)
Miami-Dade MPO Prioritizes Miami to Miami Beach Transit Link (Miami Today)
Louisiana Governor Wants to Make It Easier to Drive to NOLA Airport (WDSU)
Augusta, GA Will Use Data to Improve Transit (Augusta Chronicle)
Charleston Puts Half-Penny Transportation Sales Tax on the Ballot (WFXG)
Durham-Based Transit App TransLoc Is Hiring 80 People (Triangle Business Journal)
Peachtree Creek Trail Project Adds Two Staffers (Saporta Report)
A New Section of Forsyth County, GA’s Big Creek Greenway Is Open (Patch)
Why Drivers Should Love Cyclists (Connect Savannah)

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