Recent Streetsblog SOUTHEAST posts about Today’s Headlines

Richmond Mayor “Reaffirms” Vision Zero by Walk- and Bike-Shaming (Times-Dispatch) Charlotte Considers BRT After Commuter Rail Line Blocked by Railroad (Observer) Brightline Has a Long Punch List as Projected Start Date Approaches (Sun Sentinel) Tampa Bay Times Likes Both Options for Extending Downtown Streetcar Miami Biz Leaders: Carlos Gimenez Should Improve Transit (Herald) Alexandria Committee Wants […]

Transit Gains Momentum in Metro Atlanta as Voters Prepare to Weigh In (AJC) Transpo Group Gave Questionable Donations to Atlanta Mayor’s Allies (AJC) Sandy Springs Residents Like Plans for PATH400 Extension (Reporter) Bonita Springs, Estero Lobby for Bike Corridor Funding (Naples Daily News) Belleair Bluffs, FL Commissioners Oppose Road Diet (Tampa Bay Newspapers) LimeBike Bets […]

Nashville Mayor Takes on Proposed Transit Tunnel’s Naysayers (Tennessean) With New Tax Dollars, MARTA Eyes Expansion, But Where and How? (WABE) St. Petersburg Group Creates Pop-Up Complete Street (Creative Loafing) Bike-Share Goes to College in Baton Rouge (Advocate) and Chapel Hill (News & Observer) Duke Pulls Funding for Fare-Free Bus to Downtown Durham (INDY Week) […]

Nashville Council Members Push Back on Proposed Light Rail Line (Tennessean) Nashville Councilman Criticizes Sidewalk Closures (WSMV) Panel Discusses Getting South Carolinians Out of Their Cars (Independent Mail) There’s Really No Reason to Ride the Downtown Atlanta Streetcar (AJC) Underground Atlanta Developer Scales Back Parking (Curbed) Florida Politicians Haven’t Given Up on Torpedoing Passenger Rail […]

Little Rock Pays Lip Service to Transit, But Plans Stalled Years Ago (KATV) Fort Lauderdale Streetcar Bids Come in Millions Over Budget (Sun Sentinel) Study Envisions Tampa Streetcar Extending North Through Downtown (Times) Protected Bike Lanes Tested in Charlotte (Fox 46; WSOC) Baton Rouge Considers Options to Get People to BRT Hubs (The Advocate) Charlottesville […]

Virginia Beach Prioritizes Cars Over Transit After Failed Light Rail Vote (Virginian-Pilot) Transit Advocate Pushes for New Richmond Train Station (Richmond Mag) Next City Delves Into Florida’s Brightline and Its NIMBY Opposition Thanks to Bike Lanes and Bike-Share, Cycling Takes Off in Atlanta (Curbed) Atlanta Has a $350 Million Road and Sidewalk Repair Backlog (WABE) […]