Today’s Headlines

By Ashley Robbins
Feb 20, 2015

Anthony Foxx: Durham-Orange Light Vital to Economy (WNCN)
Nashville Chamber of Commerce Rewrites Strategic Plan, Includes Transit (The Tennessean)
Miami an Example of the Future of Geography as Rising Sea Levels Claim Shoreline (Grist)
Dense, Walkable Neighborhoods Key to Fighting Miami Obesity Epidemic (Miami Herald)
Georgia Transpo Funding Package Missing From Legislative Calendar (AJC)
Atlanta Streetcar Operations to Cost 50 Percent More Than Projected, Farebox Recovery 20 Percent (AJC)
Poll Favors Beltline Paying Millions to Atlanta Public Schools in Funding Showdown (AJC)
Grow America Bus Tour Stops in North Carolina Thursday (The Hill)

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By Angie Schmitt | Mar 6, 2015

“The American Dream Miami” mall and retail complex would include an indoor ski slope, a Legoland, and sea lions. Image: Miami Herald Forget what you’ve heard about the death of American shopping malls. Yesterday, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez unveiled plans for a 200-acre megamall complete with ”submarines, a Legoland, sea lions and an artificial ski slope.” “American Dream Miami,” as [...]

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Why We Need Tri-Rail Into Downtown Miami in 2016

By Jesse Bailey | Mar 24, 2015

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Miami’s Future Should Be Transit and Walking, But the Mayor’s Focused on Robot Cars

By Stephen Miller | May 30, 2017

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is in charge of executing an ambitious transit expansion plan -- but lately he's been talking up autonomous cars as the ultimate transportation solution.

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Why Are Florida’s Streets So Deadly for Cycling?

By Stephen Miller | Jul 21, 2017

A recent study funded by the Florida Department of Transportation takes an in-depth look at why the state's streets are so deadly -- and what can be done to change that.

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A Single Florida Bureaucrat Might Kneecap Miami’s Commuter Rail

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 15, 2016

Out of the blue Tri-Rail is facing insolvency -- all because a single state bureaucrat is threatening to throw the agency’s otherwise stable finances into turmoil.

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Reimagining Miami’s Waterfront Speedway as a Street for People

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 14, 2017

Miami's Biscayne Boulevard is eight roaring lanes of traffic cutting off downtown from the waterfront. But maybe not for long. In what could be a transformative project, the city is looking to convert this surface speedway into a walkable boulevard.