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Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | May 11, 2016 | No Comments

Transit and Walkability Figure Prominently in Miami Resurgence (New York Times)
Why Does the Gainesville Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Board Have No Clout? (Gainesville Sun)
Reynoldstown Approves Major Mixed Use Development With Grocery, Movie Theater (Creative Loafing)
Savannah Hosts Annual Ride to Promote Safety in Honor of Cyclist Killed by Driver (Connect Savannah)
Knoxville Moves Forward With Zoning Rewrite (News Sentinel)

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Andy Blieden’s Butcher Block Shows Strength of Small-Scale Economic Development

By Branden Klayko | May 9, 2016 | No Comments

On the edge of Butchertown, East Main Street bends to become Story Avenue. On this block, a row of sorry looking shotgun houses and boarded up buildings belie the rejuvenation that has been going on in the neighborhood for years. While someone speeding through might think no more of this block than as an eyesore awaiting its date with The post Andy Blieden’s Butcher Block shows the strength of small-scale economic development appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | May 9, 2016 | No Comments

Developer of New FL Town Betting on Walking, Biking, and Robo-Cabs (GBE, ReadWrite)
Construction Begins on Coast-to-Coast Central FL Bike-Ped Trail (Tampa Bay Reporter)
RTA Seeks Federal Grant to Extend Rampart Streetcar (NOLA Advocate)
Board of Regents’ Meddling Has UGA Scrambling for Campus Bus Drivers (Red & Black)
TransitCenter Makes the Case for More Transit for North Carolina Cities

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Room to Breathe: The Feds Just Made It Easier to Fit Bike Lanes on Streets

By Michael Andersen | May 6, 2016 | No Comments

Photo: Adam Coppola. 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. A large car is less than seven feet wide. But thanks in part to an obscure federal rule, millions of miles of traffic lanes on local streets around the country are [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | May 6, 2016 | No Comments

Lee County Celebrates Complete Streets for National Bike Month (News Press)
Orlando Developer Finds Downtown Housing Sells (Orlando Biz Journal)
Local Money Not There to Back Up Federal Grant for SunRail (Orlando Sentinel)
Seniors, Advocates Visit South Carolina Statehouse to Ask for More Transit Funding (WBTW)
Bike to School Day Sets New Records in North Carolina (NC Consumers Council)
Atlanta City Council Approves Conveyance for Turner Field Redevelopment (Curbed)

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U.S. DOT Wants to Show America How to Heal Divides Left By Urban Highways

By Angie Schmitt | May 5, 2016 | No Comments

Highway destruction in reverse: U.S. DOT used the teardown of Milwaukee’s Park East Freeway, shown here mid-demolition, to illustrate its “Every Place Counts” initiative. Photo: Milwaukee Department of City Development via CNU Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx opened up earlier this spring in a refreshingly personal speech about how highway construction in American cities isolated many neighborhoods — especially black [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | May 5, 2016 | No Comments

Atlantans Would Bike More If It Was Safe to Do So (WABE)
Creative Loafing Asks How MARTA Should Spend $2.5 Billion If Sales Tax Passes
FRA Confirms Final Plans for All Aboard in Indian River and Brevard Counties (Florida Today)
Floridians Want More Passenger Rail (Beacon)
Columbia’s Senior Citizen Day Includes Tour of Transit Options (WMBF)

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Restoring Sidewalk Space for People By Gardening: Local Business Edition

By Patrick McDonough | May 4, 2016 | No Comments

Today I was out walking with DC along West Weaver Street, and I started noticing all the curb cuts for various driveways. Really, a curb cut is a big red flag for people walking that implicitly says “stop relaxing and look out, you could be endangered at a moment’s notice by a car here!” But then I walked by Carrboro Family Vision, and noticed what a great job they had done to unplug this dynamic. Look at how they’ve succeeded through the magic of Google Streetview’s older photos. Carrboro Family Vision Building – 2012 Carrboro Family Vision Building – Upgrade in Progress September 2014 Carrboro Family Vision – April 2016 This was my view on a recent beautiful sunny Saturday. Instead of parking spaces, we have planters, flowers, a friendly notice of services available, and a garden path to their door and bike rack. (not visible in photo but it’s right around the corner) The ...

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | May 4, 2016 | No Comments

SunRail TIGER Application Pulled, Delaying Expansion Plans (News 13)
Orlando TODs Are Hot Properties (Orlando Biz Journal)
Thanks to Public Demand, Gwinnett Commissioners Are Talking Transit (Gwinnett Daily Post)
Passenger in 2015 Birmingham Bus Crash Dies a Year Later (Alabama Live)
Petition Against Virginia Beach Light Rail Falls Short of Threshold (Virginian Pilot)
Florida NIMBYs: Passenger Rail Will Kill Us All (WPBF)

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Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | May 3, 2016 | No Comments

Instead of Siting a Suburban Airport, What If Getting to Hartsfield Didn’t Require a Hellish Drive? (WABE)
Nashville Mayor Talks Transit But Doesn’t Put Money Where Mouth Is (Nashville Biz Journal)
Kingsport Moves Forward With New KATS Transit Hub (WHJL)
Cite a Cyclist Stereotype and This Bike Group for Older Christian Women Will Shatter It (Times News)
Transgender Woman Claims She Was Escorted From Bathroom at Durham Transit Center (WVTD)
How the Gay Community (and “Miami Vice”) Helped Transform Miami Neighborhoods (Herald)
Feds: Tampa Police Used Bike Stops to Target Black Cyclists (Tampa Bay Times)

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Watch Out, ‘Jaywalking’ Sunfest Patrons!

By Jesse Bailey | May 2, 2016 | No Comments

Earlier today, I alerted the community to the fact that police officers were issuing citations warnings to Sunfest patrons crossing at Quadrille and Clematis Street. For now, it appears that this enforcement activity has stopped. [Clarification: Fines were not issued today. However, … Continue reading →

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By Ashley Robbins | May 2, 2016 | No Comments

Police in South Florida Doing What They Can to Punish People for Walking (Sunday Sentinel)
MARTA Will Be a Big Issue in 2017 Mayoral Race (AJC)
AJC Readers: Fix the Streetcar With a Fare Tax Credit, HOT Lanes Are a Boondoggle
CityLab Takes a Look at 1972’s Brand New MARTA
Chattanooga Passageways Program Looks to Transform Alleys (Times Free Press)
South Florida RTA Borrows $20 Million for Tri-Rail Expansion (Daily Biz Review)
How the Tri-Rail Expansion Was Almost Derailed (SFBW)

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