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Overzoning in Downtown West Palm Beach

By Jesse Bailey | Jan 14, 2016 | No Comments

Last night’s Downtown Action Committee (DAC) meeting approved One West Palm, a massive mixed use project sited at 550 Quadrille Boulevard. The size of the site is over 3 acres and has been through multiple plans through the years, including … Continue reading →

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Jan 14, 2016 | No Comments

Georgia Democrats Slam Governor Deal for Disregarding Transit (AJC)
GA House Minority Leader: MARTA Makes Atlanta a “Destination for New Jobs” (Better Georgia)
Sports Stadiums Haven’t Done Much for the People of Atlanta (AJC)
Smyrna’s Free Bike-Share Program Well Received (Atlanta Magazine)
Amtrak “VIP Train” Aims to Win Support for Restoring Service Lost After Katrina (North Escambia)
Key West Hires First Bike/Ped Coordinator Since 2008 (Keynoter)
“The Road That Created Florida” Was Preceded by Flagler’s Railroad (Palm Beach Post)
Pinellas Trail: Bonkers or Brilliant? (GGW)

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Social Engineering! Cities That Build More Parking Get More Traffic

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 13, 2016 | No Comments

Cities like Hartford that added a lot of parking over the last few decades saw driving rates increase more than in cities where parking volumes stayed flatter. Graph: McCahill/TRB Build parking spaces and they will come — in cars. New research presented this week at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board finds a direct, causal [...]

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By Ashley Robbins | Jan 13, 2016 | No Comments

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal’s $10 Billion Transportation Plan Is All Roads (AJC)
GDOT Says Atlanta Streetcar Has Serious Management Issues (AJC)
Neighbors Cite Traffic as Top Concern of Turner Field Redevelopment (Saporta)
Asheville Safety Campaign Sees 27 Percent Reduction in Crashes (Asheville.com)
Alabama Driver on Trial for Homicide After Striking Cyclists (Times Daily)
Sixteen Finalists From South Florida Move on in Knight Cities Challenge (Miami Herald)

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Controversy Over Mall St. Matthews Illustrates Need for Real Public Space

By Branden Klayko | Jan 12, 2016 | No Comments

By now, what happened at Mall St. Matthews on Saturday, December 26 is old news. Then, what appears to be a group of foolish teenagers caught up in juvenile pranks was taken to the level of mindless absurdity when put in the hands of click-hungry local media. Labeled “riots” with wildly varying crowd estimates of hundreds up to The post Controversy over Mall St. Matthews illustrates the need for real public space appeared first on Broken Sidewalk.

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Jan 12, 2016 | No Comments

Nashville Proposal for Highway Shoulder BRT Moves Forward (WTVF)
Uber Partners With SE Transit Agencies to Provide “Last Mile” Service (Business Insider)
Charlotte City Council Backs I-77 Toll Lanes (Charlotte Observer)
MARTA Begins Charging More for Breeze Cards, Considers Fare Increase (WABE)
Downtown Miami Developer Ditches Mall Plans for Walkable Promenade (Miami Herald)
All Aboard Receives Extension for Bond Sales Through 2016 (TCPalm)
Area Man: Tri-Rail Shuttle to Fort Lauderdale Airport Is Weak Link (Palm Beach Post)
How Will Amtrak Stack Up Against the Brightline? (Florida Politics)
Tallahassee Misses Amtrak, Looks Forward to Potential Return (Tallahassee Democrat)

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Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Jan 11, 2016 | No Comments

Charlotte City Council Divided Over I-77 Toll Lanes (Charlotte Observer) While Newly Elected Mayor Who Ran Opposing Toll Lanes Could Veto (Charlotte Observer)
MARTA Looks to Redefine Itself Through Bus Service Changes (WABE)
Georgia Legislative Session to Include Casinos, MARTA Funding, New Counties (ATL Magazine)
TransLoc and Uber to Roll Out Pilot in Memphis, Raleigh-Durham (Rueters)
How It Feels To Ride a Bike on Tennessee Roads (Fun4Sads)

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Looking Back at 2015 and Ahead at 2016

By Leo Suarez | Jan 8, 2016 | No Comments

I have a lot to look back on this year. Personally, in 2015 I saw major changes in my workplace and my family grew from a pair to a trio. On the web, the blog has been covering a good balance of currently under construction projects as well as ones in the planning phases. I’ve […]

Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins | Jan 8, 2016 | No Comments

Georgia Pols — Dems and Republicans — Are Bullish on MARTA Expansion (AJC)
GA House Transpo Chair: Too Soon to Make Changes to Transportation Tax (Gainesville Times)
MARTA Program May Use Art to Update Appearance of Stations (ATL Biz Chronicle)
Durham Entrepreneur to Unveil Autonomous, Solar Powered Bike-Car Hybrid (Triangle Biz Journal)
No Cyclist-Involved Crashes on Pineda Causeway After Bike Lanes Installed (Florida Today)
Nashville Transit Considers BRT for Highway Shoulders and, Inexplicably, Robocars (Tennessean)
Tampa Trib: Purchase of Land for Transit Terminal Is a Big Deal

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What Happened When a Newspaper Became an Advocate for Bicyclists

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 7, 2016 | No Comments

In too many cities, newspaper coverage of bicycling has stoked some of the darker aspects of human nature. Opinion pieces about bike lanes tend to cater to the reactionary opposition, goading the trolls of the comments section, where casual death threats are standard fare. News-Press reporters Janine Zeitlin (center) and Laura Ruane (right) accept an award for [...]

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By Ashley Robbins | Jan 7, 2016 | No Comments

Tennessee Highway Patrol Responds to Record Traffic Deaths With Victim-Blaming (WBRI)
Gwinnett “Distracted Driving Crackdown” Brings Hundreds of Tickets to People Walking (Daily Post)
“Widen I-77” Group Sues to Stop Toll Lanes, Now Under Construction (Charlotte Observer)
High-End TOD Breaks Ground in Uptown Charlotte (PR Newswire)
University of Alabama Bans Hoverboards on Campus (Alabama Live)
FDOT Will Fund Hillsborough County Transit Study (SaintPetersBlog)

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More NC, SC Cities Eye Downtowns for Development Potential

By Mae Israel | Jan 6, 2016 | No Comments

The efforts vary from city to city. Kannapolis, for instance, bought 50 acres of downtown property. Initiatives to revitalize downtowns across the Carolinas range from renovating aging buildings to building museums to trying to lure private hotel developers.

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