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Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 7, 2016 | No Comments

Hartsfield-Jackson Is Still the World’s Largest Airport (Atl Biz Journal)
Preserve Florida Communities By Rerouting Trains That Built Them, Says TCPalm Reader
All Aboard Trains Will Allow Pets (Palm Beach Post)
Anniston Brings Bike Lanes Downtown, Wants to Be “Bike City USA” (WBMA)
Louisville Gets Federal Grant for Transit Planning Assistance (WDRB)

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Moving From Zoning’s Alphabet Soup to Describing Real Places

By David Walters | Apr 6, 2016 | No Comments

You probably know places you like. And you probably don't know whether they're MUDD-O, R-22MF or UR-2(CD). A new approach to zoning lets us envision places we like and then come up with ordinances that allow us to build them—without the arcane letters we’re used to. Commentary.

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 6, 2016 | No Comments

New Study Finds Miami Is Being Lost to the Sea (Science Daily)
How $10 Billion Is Making Orlando a More Connected City (Orlando Biz Journal)
Destin to Invest in Lighted Pedestrian Crossings (NWF Daily)
Can a Fulton-Only Referenda Overcome 2012 T-SPLOST Failure? (AJC)
Transit Planning 101: It’s Not Too Late, Atlanta (Saporta Report)
Atlanta Considers Citizen Commission to Promote Bike/Ped Safety (Saporta Report)
Atlanta Is Developing a Green Infrastructure Plan (Patch)
Why Does Georgia Have So Many Counties? (WABE)

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Are That Many People Really Moving to Atlanta?

By The Suburban City | Apr 5, 2016 | No Comments

Atlanta keeps coming in at the top of the charts for best cities to live in. But really, how many people are actually moving here?

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 5, 2016 | No Comments

Florida Lawmakers Fail to Pass Street Safety Legislation, Again (BikeWalkLee)
Tennessee Senate Passes Transit Public-Private Partnership Bill (WZTV)
Rewrite of Tennessee’s Anti-Bike Bill Still Sucks (Times Free Press)
NC House Transportation Panel Wants Light Rail Spending Cap Removed (The Republic)
Piecemeal MARTA Expansion Is Bad for Regionalism (Saporta Report)
Unscientific Twitter Poll Can’t Find Georgia State Students Who Ride the Streetcar (Signal)
Atlanta Will Rewrite Zoning Ordinances for First Time in 30 Years (Signal)
West Palm Beach to Orlando Segment Of Brightline Likely to Be Delayed (Palm Beach Post)

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Associated Press Cautions Journalists That Crashes Aren’t Always “Accidents”

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 4, 2016 | No Comments

When negligence is claimed or proven, avoid accident, which can be read as exonerating the person responsible. #ACES2016 — AP Stylebook (@APStylebook) April 2, 2016 The Associated Press has tweaked its guidance for journalists about when to call traffic collisions “accidents.” Street safety advocates, spearheaded by New York City’s Transportation Alternatives, have been pushing police and media organizations to drop the term “accident” [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 4, 2016 | No Comments

Media in Georgia Doing a Crappy Job Reporting How Unsafe Roads and Streets Are (Banner-Herald)
The Braves Need More Stadiums — This Time in Florida (Herald-Tribune)
First Responders Couldn’t Find Derailed Tri-Rail Train for Almost Half an Hour (Sun Sentinel)
All Aboard Spent $3 Million on Lobbying and Campaign Contributions (Florida Politics)
Florida Columnist Says the Battle Against Giving People Option to Not Drive Is Lost (TCPalm)
Durham Planned for Its Revitalization, But Why Are Long-Term Residents Still Struggling? (Atlantic)

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Parking Madness Elite Eight: Wilkes-Barre vs. Louisville

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 1, 2016 | No Comments

The final spot in the Final Four is up for grabs today, as we conclude the second week of the 2016 Parking Madness tournament. So far, parking craters in Dallas, Niagara Falls, and Federal Way, Washington have advanced to this elite stage of the competition. In today’s matchup, a waterfront parking crater in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, goes up against [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Apr 1, 2016 | No Comments

Using One’s Feet to Get Around Is a Foreign Concept in Greensboro, NC (News & Record)
As City Officials Rewrite Zoning Ordinances, Plan Charlotte Looks at How They Effect Lives
Clayton County’s Future Is Tied to Atlanta Airport Growth (AJC)
Is Midtown Atlanta Headed for a Condo Market Bust Like Miami? (Curbed)
Florida’s Pedestrian Death Rate Dropped 4 Percent Last Year (WUFT)
What’s Your NOLA Transit Budget? (Next City)

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Tourists Keep Their Trolleys While Memphis Bus Riders Face Devastating Cuts

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 31, 2016 | No Comments

Memphis bus riders protest potential service cuts. Photo: Memphis Bus Riders’ Union Memphis’s transit system is in crisis. For a long time, the Memphis Area Transit Authority redirected funds intended for repairing buses and trolleys to instead pay drivers and buy gas. Now the jig is up. A handful of buses as well as two of the city’s historic trolleys have [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Mar 31, 2016 | No Comments

Miami Politicians: No Bus Improvements Without Light Rail (Miami Herald)
Florida Republican Asks: Why Aren’t We Investing in America’s Infrastructure? (Tampa Tribune)
Opening of SunRail Extension Delayed Until 2018 (Orlando Biz Journal)
Bill to Force “Public Conversation” About MARTA in Gwinnett Died in Session (Gwinnett Daily News)
Uber, Lyft Drivers Take to Atlanta City Hall to Demand Access to Airport (AJC)
Atlanta to Facilitate Distracted Driving by Sharing Traffic Data With Waze (AJC)
Zipcar Launches in Huntsville With Six Cars (Newswire)

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How Zoning Shapes Your Daily Life, Even If You Don’t Know It

By David Walters | Mar 30, 2016 | No Comments

“Zoning” may top your list of boring topics, but it shapes your life. It’s why walking and biking are tough in Charlotte, and why driving is all but essential. And with Charlotte’s zoning ordinance about to change, here’s what you need to know. Commentary.

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