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This Eight-Story Hotel Is Planned to Fill a Decades-Old Parking Lot in Downtown Louisville

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Development in Downtown Louisville is now officially very exciting—soon construction crews will be in every corner of the core city with a variety of new projects. The latest it yet another hotel on the corner of West Market Street and Seventh Street on the site of a large surface level parking lot. Local developer Steve Poe of Poe The post This eight-story hotel is planned to fill a decades-old parking lot in Downtown Louisville appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

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  • Tennessee Legislators Introduce Bill to Allow PPPs for Transit (Tennessean)
  • Murfreesboro Lawmaker Wants PPPs to Build Monorail to Nashville (Nashville Post)
  • Now You Can Buy Knoxville Trolley Token Jewelry (Go Knoxville)
  • MARTA Sales Tax Could Conflict With DeKalb’s Own Infrastructure Tax Proposal (Mass Transit Mag)
  • Does Sandy Springs Want to Go Forward (Curbed), or Backward? (Patch)
  • Jacksonville Drops Out of Rockefeller’s 100 Resilient Cities Initiative (Florida Politics)
  • Track Work for SunRail Extension to Begin by End of Month, Stations in April (Orlando Sentinel)
  • Gov. McAuliffe Will Give Money Back to Feds If Richmond Delays BRT (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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  • Great: MARTA Bill Assigned to Committee Chaired by Suburban Anti-Transit Loon (AJC)
  • Study Shows MARTA Expansion Would Bring $5 Billion to the Region (AJC)
  • Most Sandy Springs Residents Would Rather Not Drive, So City Is Getting On Board (Curbed)
  • Martin County Sheriff May Plan for Passenger Rail-Aided Child Abductions (TC Palm)
  • Bonita Springs Lays Foundation for Biking and Walkability (BikeWalkLee)
  • Raleigh Residents Want a “Sense of Place and Connectivity” (Indy Week)
  • Cobb Galleria Approves Braves Stadium Bridge (Atl Biz  Chronicle)
  • Numbers of People Obtaining Driver’s Licenses Dropping Across All Age Groups (AJC)

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Louisville Made a Huge Mistake Trashing Its Once-Robust Trolley System

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[Editor’s Note: Louisville has made some pretty amazing achievements in its first 238 years—but it’s made a few blunders along the way, too. This week, we’re launching a new contributed mini-series documenting eight of the best and eight of the worst decisions, ideas, or projects that have profoundly affected the city. This list is by The post Worst: Louisville made a huge mistake trashing its once-robust trolley system appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

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  • Bill to Expand MARTA Officially Introduced (MAC Policy)
  • Public Is Ahead of Politicians on MARTA Growth (AJC)
  • GDOT Commissioner: 10 Year Transit-Free Spending Bill Is “Balanced” (Saporta Report)
  • What Happens Now That the BeltLine Isn’t in Fiscal Danger? (Atlanta Magazine)
  • Tampa Chamber May Weigh Public Support for Transportation Sales Tax (Tribune)
  • USF Police Waste Time and Money Lecturing People on How to Not Get Hit by Drivers (Tribune)
  • Tri-Rail Back in Service Following Last Week’s Derailment (WPLG)
  • SunRail Looks to Increase Ridership By Reaching Out to Employers (News-Journal)

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Best: Louisville’s Olmsted Parks Are the Gift That’s Been Giving Back for a Century

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[Editor’s Note: Louisville has made some pretty amazing achievements in its first 238 years—but it’s made a few blunders along the way, too. This week, we’re launching a new contributed mini-series documenting eight of the best and eight of the worst decisions, ideas, or projects that have profoundly affected the city. This list is by The post Best: Louisville’s Olmsted parks are the gift that’s been giving back for a century appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

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Looking at Louisville’s Apartment Boom With Four Different Maps

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While the news cycle typically talks about individual development projects individually, looking at the bigger picture can reveal larger trends or insights. For instance, since we published our map roundup last week of the 16 biggest multi-family projects taking shape around Louisville, readers have been blown away with just how much development activity is happening around The post Looking at Louisville’s apartment boom with four different maps appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

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  • Bi-Partisan Support for More MARTA: “The Millenials and the Young People Are Demanding It” (WXIA)
  • Governor Haslam: State Needs to Help Middle Tennessee Plan Transit (Nashville Public Radio)
  • Proposed Bus Ticketing System Would Include Eight Tampa-Area Counties (Mass Transit)
  • Amtrak, Local Commission Have Nine Months to Study Reviving NOLA-to-Orlando Route (WTXL)
  • Gentilly Resiliency District Awarded Grant to Retain Storm Water in Medians (Time-Picayune)
  • Weather, Not Driver on Roads During Storms, Blamed for SC Marathon Runner’s Death (WYFF)

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