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Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 15, 2016 | No Comments

Roll for APTA’s NC Conference Getting Shorter (SF Examiner)
Gainesville Nixes Bypass, Will Widen Road for Trucks Instead (WDUN)
Midtown Developer to Replace Food Court With Open-Air Pedestrian Space (GA Voice)
MARTA’s Chief Administrative Officer to Return to LYNX (Orlando Sentinel)
Miami-Dade Commissioner Wants to End Free Fares on Downtown Metromover (WDBO)
RTA Receives $5 Million Federal Grant for New Ferry Terminal (Washington Times)
VA, NC Lead Pack on Southern High Speed Rail (Style Weekly)

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Louisville’s 20-Year Transportation Plan, Move Louisville, Finally Released

By Branden Klayko | Apr 14, 2016 | No Comments

After more than a year-and-a-half of delays, Metro Louisville has finally released the Move Louisville report detailing the city’s strategic transportation plan for the next two decades. The report was unveiled at a press conference today at 10:00a.m. The post Louisville’s 20-year, strategic transportation plan, Move Louisville, finally released appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 14, 2016 | No Comments

Tampa Considers Free Shuttle Service for Downtown (Times)
Before It’s Taken by the Sea, Miami Wants to Make Parking as Convenient as Possible (News Today)
How the Florida Highway Patrol Handled a Cyclist Death Caused by a Sitting State Pol (Times)
Cape Coral Is Developing a Cycling and Pedestrian Master Plan (CapeCoral.com)
CATS Reconsiders Light Rail on Independence (Charlotte Observer)
Athens Transportation Director Proposes Bike Lanes, Crosswalk He Thinks Will Be Dangerous (Flagpole)

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A Big Opportunity to Reform the Vicious Cycle of Highway Expansion

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 13, 2016 | No Comments

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx made headlines recently with a speech about how America needs to rethink its approach to urban highways. But U.S. DOT’s influence is limited. States have the real power when it comes spending federal transportation funds, however, and a lot of states are still stuck in the cycle of addressing traffic congestion by widening highways, [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 13, 2016 | No Comments

Despite Community’s Pleas, Mobile City Council Cuts Bus Service (Alabama Live)
Marietta City Council Approves Pedestrian Bridge to Braves Stadium (MDJ)
Atlanta Has More Gen Xers Than Millennials (Saporta Report)
Being Able to Experience Midtown on Foot Is Vital to Community (Saporta Report)
Douglas County Moves Forward With Transportation Voucher Program (MDJ)
Savannah Squares Named in PBS’s “10 Parks That Changed America” (WNYC)
Nashville Civic Design Center Drafts Guide to Rethinking Urban Development (Tennessean)
Tennessee Senate Passes Bill to Enable PPPs for Transportation Projects (Murfeesboro Post)
Clarksville Transit’s New Route to Wal-Mart a Great Success (Clarksville Online)

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Louisville’s Parking Lots Win National Attention as Country’s Worst “Parking Crater”

By Branden Klayko | Apr 12, 2016 | No Comments

On Friday, Louisville received was awarded the dishonorable distinction as the city with the nation’s worst “parking crater,” a term for a vast area of surface level parking lots that deaden city block after city block. Streetsblog readers voted Louisville the winner of the “Golden Crater” trophy for a collection of parking lots in the SoBro neighborhood The post Louisville’s parking lots win national attention as country’s worst “parking crater” appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 12, 2016 | No Comments

More People Would Use SunRail If It Had More Destinations (WFTV)
Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Looking to Capitalize From Rising Sea Levels (New Times)
St. Petersburg to Build Floating Pier to Adapt to Rising Sea Levels (Gizmodo)
Former Planner Says New Cities Hurt the Atlanta Region (Saporta Report)
Greensboro Lowers Speed Limit — to 45 MPH — on Deadly Street Near Ped Paths (News & Record)
Tennessee Senate Passes Bill Banning Cars From Bike Lanes (News Sentinel)
King County, WA, Metro Wants APTA Conference Somewhere Other Than Charlotte (Metro Matters)

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Completing the Lenoir and South Street Two-way Conversion

By Leo Suarez | Apr 11, 2016 | No Comments

South Street at South Saunders Street The two-way conversion of South and Lenoir Streets have begun. You could loosely call this a phase 2 project as parts of Lenoir and South were converted to two-way years ago when the Raleigh Convention Center opened. Now, the city is finishing the conversion so that the streets operate […]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 11, 2016 | No Comments

GDOT Receives $120 Million in Requests for $75 Million Transit Fund (AJC)
Sitting Out Gulf Coast Rail Revival, Georgia Cutting Off Nose to Spite Face (AJC)
Atlanta’s Streetcar Expansion Makes Sense, as Do Free Rides (Saporta Report)
BeltLine Files Suit Over Disputed Property Rights (WABE)
Residents Say Charleston Needs to Get Serious About Bike Lane Projects (WSOC)
Real Estate Broker: Passenger Rail Will Be Good for Florida (TCPalm)
Thanks to State Pols, Floridians May Have to Wait for Robocars to Make Roads Safer (FL Politics)

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Your 2016 Parking Madness Champion Is… Louisville!

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 8, 2016 | No Comments

Streetsblog readers spent the past three weeks voting in Parking Madness, the single elimination tournament where cities compete for the Golden Crater — a symbol of the shameful amount of space we’ve allowed surface parking to consume in our communities. We started with a field of 16 and now we have a champion. The winner of this year’s Golden Crater is [...]

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By Ashley Robbins | Apr 8, 2016 | No Comments

Cities, Agencies, and Organizations Are Boycotting APTA’s Bus Conference in Charlotte (TransitCenter)
Raleigh Council Members Push for Affordable Housing Funding (News & Observer)
Tennessee Wins Award for Most “Conservative” Legislature in Country … (News Sentinel)
… Whose Members Won’t Let Nashville Have Transit, Affordable Housing (Nashville Post, Tennessean)
MARTA Is Making Fun of People Stuck in Traffic (WABE)
BeltLine Hires Former MARTA Director of Planning (ATL Biz Chronicle)
Alabama’s Most Popular Beach Has Too Much Pavement (Alabama Live)

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Oregon DOT Wants to “Change Cultural Norms” Related to Distracted Driving

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 7, 2016 | No Comments

It’s refreshing to see public agencies go beyond PSAs to deter distracted driving, which contributes to thousands of deaths in the U.S. each year. With traffic deaths on the rise in Oregon, state officials are ramping up their efforts. Oregon police will enforce distracted driving with a fleet of unmarked patrol cars. Photo: ODOT Oregon DOT Director Matt Garrett has pledged to “change cultural norms when [...]

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