Today’s Headlines

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  • State Gives Atlanta Two Additional Weeks to Address Streetcar Concerns (AJC)
  • Atlanta City Council Members Think MARTA Should Have More Control Over Streetcar (WABE)
  • Athens Transit Program That Lets Kids Ride for Free Is a Hit (Banner-Herald)
  • NC State Researchers to Study Drivers at Crosswalks, Give Pamphlets to Those Who Break Laws (N&O)
  • Transportation Coalition Wants More Road Funds for Tennessee (The News)
  • Streetcars Work Best When They’re for Commuters, Not Just Tourists (AP)

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At Busiest Time of Day, Downtown Carrboro Has Over 2,000 EMPTY Parking Spaces

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Yes, you read that right. There are usually 2,000 (or more!) parking spaces empty at all times in downtown Carrboro. But we don’t have a way to allow private businesses to partner seamlessly with each other and the town to make these spaces available to the public in a way that balances individual lot owner goals and overall access goals for the downtown, so these spaces go unused when they could be more full. Until we figure out how to address this untapped parking capacity for the benefit of business owners, the Town, and residents, there is absolutely no reason to build another parking space with public money in downtown Carrboro. It represents a massive opportunity “hiding” in plain sight. In February, the consulting firm hired by the town to conduct the parking study, VHB, reported the following: The Town of Carrboro owns 359 public parking spaces in 3 lots The Town of ...

Today’s Headlines

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  • Atlanta Expects GDOT to Allow Streetcar to Continue Operating (WXIA)
  • Georgia Tech Develops Real-Time Streetcar Tracker
  • Atlanta Considers Subsidizing Uber Trips for Seniors (AJC)
  • Uber to Launch Telephone Dispatching Service in Pinellas County (CNBC)
  • Judge Dismisses Indian River County Lawsuits Against All Aboard Florida (TCPalm)
  • Charleston City Council Member Dean Riegel Likes Cyclists, But Not Roads Designed for Cycling (WCIV)
  • Without Explanation, Hit-and-Run Charges Dropped Against Veteran Who Hit Columbia Pedestrian (FT)

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New Office Building Elevates Design Tone at Downtown’s Nucleus Block

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There’s another large building slated for the eastern edge of Downtown Louisville. Last Friday, the University of Louisville Foundation‘s real estate arm and NTS Development Company submitted their development plan for the next project at the J.D. Nichols Campus for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, aka the Nucleus block. The post New office building elevates design tone at Downtown’s Nucleus block appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

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  • Athens-Clarke Officials Propose First Update to Bike Master Plan in 15 Years (Red & Black)
  • A Cop in Punta Gorda Had a Police Dog Maul a Cyclist for Riding Without Lights (WINK)
  • Megacenter Brickell Proposes Mixed-Use Storage Complex (Curbed)
  • University of Miami Builds Pedestrian Bridge Completely Out of Composite Materials (iCoast)
  • Shelby County Commissioners Approve Resolution to Produce Bike/Ped Plan (280 Living)
  • Death of Cyclist Should Lead Savannah to Make Bay Street Safer For All (Savannah Now)
  • Curbed Lays Out a NOLA Public Art Tour

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Car Dependence and the Troubling Rise of Subprime Auto Loans

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There have been warning signs about the growth in subprime auto loans for years now. But the issue got some very high-profile attention last week when JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon raised concerns that there may be a bubble in the auto lending market. Photo: Credit Now Auto Sales Since the economic recovery began, lending institutions have actually loosened standards for car [...]

Today’s Headlines

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  • Hillsborough Commissioners Vote to Reject Transportation Sales Tax (TBO)
  • Pinellas Wins FDOT Grant to Provide Free Uber Rides (Tampa Bay Biz Journal)
  • Cyclist in Group Ride Across Georgia Killed by Truck Driver in Savannah (WRCB)
  • Atlanta Reversible Toll Lanes Now Half Complete (MDJ)
  • Valdosta Pilot Transit Program Extended Through September (Valdosta Daily Times)
  • North Rampart Streetcar Construction on Track for Late Summer Completion (WDSU)
  • Montgomery Picked as Headquarters for Regional Passenger Rail System (WSFA)

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Today’s Headlines

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  • Amid State Concerns, Atlanta Looks to Contract Out Streetcar Operations (Fox5)
  • Atlanta Bike-Share Is Up and Running (AJC)
  • “Green” Atlanta Stadium Could Help With Westside Flooding (WABE)
  • Charleston’s I-526 Might Actually Be Dead This Time (Post and Courier)
  • Mobile to Add Five Miles of Bike Lanes to Road Project (WPMI)
  • Nashville Commuter Rail Likely 20 Years Off (Leaf-Chronicle)
  • Kalamazoo Driver Who Killed Five Cyclists Had Prior DWI Arrest in Tennessee (WOOD)

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Road Diet on Third Street South of Watterson Now Under Construction

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Third Street south of the Watterson Expressway, from Southern Heights Avenue to its terminus at Kenwood Drive, is about to undergo a road diet. The four-lane street will be converted to three lanes—one lane in each direction with a turning lane under the $500,000 plan. As part of the project, sidewalk ramps at intersections along […] The post Road diet redesign of Third Street south of Watterson now under construction appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.
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