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North Carolina: Tell State Lawmakers Not to Outlaw Road Diets — Today
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Raleigh’s highly praised Hillsborough Street road diet would have been illegal under legislation proposed by state lawmakers. Image: NC DOT
The language of a bill being hashed out right now in Raleigh could determine whether North Carolina cities have the freedom to redesign streets to improve safety and promote a healthier range of transportation options.
A provision [...]
Tampa Installs Its First Green Bike Lane
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Tampa recently painted its first buffered green bike lanes. Photo: Tampa Tribune
There are splashes of green appearing in downtown Tampa, as the city installs its first buffered bike lanes on Platt, Cleveland, and Brorein streets, complete with green intersections.
The Platt Street redesign trimmed the one-way, three-lane road down to a two car lanes plus a buffered bike lane. (The bike lane on Cleveland [...]
Parking Madness 2015: Nashville vs. Amarillo
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We’re moving on to the fourth match of Parking Madness 2015, and the competition is getting intense. So far, parking craters in Tampa, Camden, and Newport News have advanced to the Elite Eight.
Both of today’s contestants could give those quarterfinalists a run for their money. Watch out as Nashville battles Amarillo for a chance at the “honor” of winning the [...]
Miami Mayor’s Economic Fix: Build America’s Biggest, Tackiest Mall
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“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 [...]
Parking Madness 2015: Can Your Parking Crater Compete?
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Rochester won last year’s Parking Madness bracket with this downtown catastrophe where a real neighborhood once stood.
March is a special month on Streetsblog. It’s the time when the nation’s worst downtown parking scars face off head-to-head for the shame of winning the “golden crater” — and the local publicity bonanza that comes with it. For [...]
It’s Time to Vote for the “Sorriest Bus Stop in America”
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We asked you to point us to the nation’s worst bus stops and you answered. After receiving dozens of nominees from our readers, Streetsblog editors narrowed the pool down to eight very sorry bus stops.
These bus stops are ugly. Ugly! In a transportation system where public agencies never seem to lack the money for $800 [...]