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Atlanta City Council Approves MARTA Vote For November Ballot (AJC) Georgia DOT Grant Recipients Will Be Announced Wednesday (AJC) Should Charlotte Get Tougher on Affordable Housing? (Charlotte Observer) Why Should You Visit Charlotte’s South End? No Need to Drive (Thrillist) Rising Sea Levels Haven’t Deterred Miami Development (Scientific American) Florida DOT Names SunRail Executive Director From […]

Businesses, Nonprofits, Team Up to Oppose Road Expansion Plan (Tampa Bay Biz Journal) Pinellas County Rolls Out Para-Transit Program For Unlimited Uber Rides (City Lab) All Aboard Florida Opponents Lose Steam (Sunshine State News) Beckham Soccer Stadium May Have All Aboard Funding Ties (Miami Herald) SunRail Runs Special Weekend Service for Orlando Vigil (Orlando Sentinel) […]

Atlanta City Council Votes Monday on MARTA Sales Tax (Saporta Report) One Minute Delay Caused By Ashley Bridge Bike Lane Deemed Too Inconvenient (Post & Courier) Transit Investment Key to Chapel Hill Success (News & Observer) Memphis Woman Who Hit Pedestrian Has Seven Previous DUIs (East Tennessee Times) Georgia DOT Partners to Develop Sustainable Highway […]

State Gives Atlanta Two Additional Weeks to Address Streetcar Concerns (AJC) Atlanta City Council Members Think MARTA Should Have More Control Over Streetcar (WABE) Athens Transit Program That Lets Kids Ride for Free Is a Hit (Banner-Herald) NC State Researchers to Study Drivers at Crosswalks, Give Pamphlets to Those Who Break Laws (N&O) Transportation Coalition Wants More Road Funds for […]

Atlanta Rolls Out New Bike-Share System (Next City) Atlanta Streetcar Gets 10-Day Reprieve From State Shutdown (Creative Loafing) Will the Streetcar Have a Bearing on the This Fall’s MARTA Vote? (AJC) Atlanta City Council Pushes Back on Planning Department Reorganization (Creative Loafing) Chattanooga Approves Form-Based Downtown Zoning (Times Free Press) More headlines at Streetsblog USA

Atlanta Expects GDOT to Allow Streetcar to Continue Operating (WXIA) Georgia Tech Develops Real-Time Streetcar Tracker Atlanta Considers Subsidizing Uber Trips for Seniors (AJC) Uber to Launch Telephone Dispatching Service in Pinellas County (CNBC) Judge Dismisses Indian River County Lawsuits Against All Aboard Florida (TCPalm) Charleston City Council Member Dean Riegel Likes Cyclists, But Not Roads Designed for Cycling (WCIV) […]