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Tampa Buses Will Shut Down Sunday in Anticipation of Irma (Tampa Bay Times) Abandoned Cars on Florida Turnpike Hamper State Troopers (Orlando Sentinel) Tampa Residents Fleeing Irma Turned Back By Traffic (Times) Roads Clogged in Carolinas as Ecavuees Head North (WNCN; Greenville Online) Tolls Suspended on I-75 South of Atlanta (CBS 46) Contraflow Lanes Opening […]

Florida: Gas Shortages and Price Gouging as Irma Approaches (Tallahassee Democrat) Florida and Coastal Georgia Evacuees Fill Metro Atlanta Highways (AJC) Departing MARTA CEO Brokered a Transit Cease-Fire in Georgia (AJC) Buckhead CID Plan Would Narrow Lanes, Add Multi-use Path to Lenox Road (Reporter) UNC-Chapel Hill Transit Celebrates 25 Years By Expanding (UNC News) Wilmington […]

Miami Evacuates Ahead of Category 5 Hurricane Irma (Herald) Harrowing Tales of Cycling in Miami (New Times) CEO Who Turned Around MARTA’s Finances Is Stepping Down (AJC) Board Chairman: Parker “Transformed” MARTA (Atlanta Magazine) Atlanta Mall Will Temporarily Transform Parking Spots Into Mini-Parks (Reporter) New Columbia, SC Bus Line Connects Entertainment Districts (Free Times) Greensboro […]

Six Ways Miami-Dade’s Reluctant Mayor Could Raise Money to Expand Transit (Herald) FDOT Won’t Let St. Augustine Convert Parking Into Shuttle Lane (Record) The Sun Sentinel Thinks Highway Projects Will End Boca Raton Congestion Henderson County, NC Transpo Board Approves Greenway Studies (Lighning) Lyft Expands to All of South Carolina (Charleston Post and Courier) NoVa […]

Allies Lay Groundwork for Nashville Mayor’s Upcoming Transit Plan (Tennessean) New Atlanta BeltLine CEO: Project Has Strayed From Original Vision (Saporta Report) Florence, AL Wants More Bike Routes After Drivers Killed Four Cyclists (Times Daily) St. Lucie County’s Treasure Coast Connector Will Be Free, Thanks to FDOT Grant (TC Palm) Greenville Residents Want Complete Streets […]

Tri-Rail Expansion on Hold as Brightline Mulls NE Miami Service (Herald) Deadly Athens-Atlanta Highway Will Be Limited Access; Still No Train, of Course (Daily Post, Flagpole) DUI Driver Kills Ormond Beach Pedestrian, Doesn’t Stop (WESH) Brevard County Encourages Biking and Walking to School to Combat Car Crashes (Florida Today) Richmond Launches Bike-Share Program (NBC 12) […]