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County Commission Approves Funds to Extend Tri-Rail to MiamiCentral Station (Miami Today) A Properly Managed Streetcar Could Help Remake Downtown Atlanta (Saporta Report) To Get Votes, MARTA Sales Tax Package Should Improve Bus Service (WABE) Cobb Considers SPLOST Funds to Pay Upfront Costs of Pedestrian Bridge to Braves Stadium (AJC) Regional Coordination Key to Solving Memphis Blight Problem (Governing) NASA […]

MARTA Fares Among Nation’s Highest Relative to Local Wages (AJC) Neighborhood Organizations Ask Atlanta for Funds to Fight Blight (Creative Loafing) Miami Developers Turn to Rentals as Condo Market Slows (Miami Herald) Floods Are Contaminating the Water in Biscayne Bay, and That’s a Problem (Miami Herald) AL: Morgan and Lawrence Counties to Transfer Transit to NARCOG […]

Mobile Residents Lose Transit Service Thanks to Mayor and City Council (Alabama Live) Charlotte Transit Lags Badly as NC Focuses on Highway Construction (Charlotte Observer) Aspiring GA Legislator Tries Scaring Suburban Voters With MARTA Invasion Lie (AJC) Expanding MARTA Would Add $5 Billion to Atlanta Economy (WABE) Georgia Considers Physically Separated Interstate Truck Lanes (Savannah Now) People in Greater Miami […]

MARTA Releases Wish List for Referendum Funds (AJC) Athens Transit Study Finds People Want More Transit (Banner-Herald) North Carolina Legislators Look to Lift Light Rail Cap (News & Observer) Orlando and Orange County Officials Plan Light Rail From Airport to Convention Center (WFTV) Sorry Florida, But “Education” Means Zilch Without Streets Designed for Cycling (Village News) Thanks to Rick Scott, […]

Transit Projects to Get Portion of Orlando-Area Gas Tax Revenues (WOFL) MARTA Will No Longer Beg Counties to Join (Creative Loafing) MARTA Guide: A Smaller System Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing Miami’s Method for Zoning: Consistency and Visual Appeal (Governing) Lexington Road Diet Didn’t Please Everyone, So City Will Rip It Out (Herald Leader) More headlines at […]

Transit and Walkability Figure Prominently in Miami Resurgence (New York Times) Why Does the Gainesville Bicycle-Pedestrian Advisory Board Have No Clout? (Gainesville Sun) Reynoldstown Approves Major Mixed Use Development With Grocery, Movie Theater (Creative Loafing) Savannah Hosts Annual Ride to Promote Safety in Honor of Cyclist Killed by Driver (Connect Savannah) Knoxville Moves Forward With Zoning […]