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Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 15, 2017 | No Comments

Norfolk-to-DC High-Speed Rail Is Stuck in Bureaucratic Hell (Virginian-Pilot)
400 Pensacola Residents Rally to Oppose Transit Cuts (News Journal)
Orlando Sentinel Shames Lawmakers for Bill to Protect Drivers Who Hit Protestors
Bike–Lane–Hating AJC Columnist Bill Torpy Goes to the Well Again
Contract Awarded for Gainesville, GA Interchange Opposed by Residents (Times)
NC DOT No-Show at Meeting to Discuss Highway Widening Concerns (Hickory Record)
VDOT Says Widening Highway Will Somehow Make Dumfries Walkable (Potomac Local)
Vanpooling Is Commuters’ Stopgap Until Nashville Transit Improvements Arrive (WKRN)
Transit Ridership Is Up 12 Percent in Paducah (Sun — Paywall)
Arkansas Could Raise Speed Limit to 75 MPH (Times Record)

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Could a Switch to Daily Parking Passes Help Reduce Solo Car Commuting in Atlanta?

By ATL Urbanist | Aug 14, 2017 | No Comments

If you buy parking by the day, you’re not sinking long term costs into a space, and you’re free to commute by another method without losing money.

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By Blake Aued | Aug 14, 2017 | No Comments

Man Drives Into Civil Rights Proponents in Charlottesville, Killing 1 (NYT)
Mayor Carlos Gimenez Is Making a Mess of Miami-Dade Transit (Herald)
Florida Troopers Will Ticket Aggressive Drivers for a Few Days (Sun Sentinel)
Sheriff Cancels Jacksonville’s Red Light Camera Program (Florida Times-Union)
New Report Maps Out Plan for Nashville Light Rail (Tennessean)
Virginia Governor Will Release Metro Fix Proposals Soon (WTOP)
VDOT Will Break Ground on $750 Million Tunnel Next Month (Virginian-Pilot)
Charleston to Keep Endangering Lives So Motorists Can Go Faster (Post and Courier)
Study Lays Groundwork for Halting I-77 Toll Lanes (Mooresville Tribune)
State Senator Schedules Meeting to Discuss 316 Safety (Gwinnett Daily Post)
Birmingham Freeway Interchange Closes Permanently (AL.com)

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First Uptick in Bus Service After Sales Tax Increase

By Leo Suarez | Aug 11, 2017 | No Comments

I’m posting this here purely for posterity. If you didn’t see it recently, bus service is starting to expand, including changes on the weekends. This comes as a direct result from the one-half cent sales tax increase that was voted on in the Fall of 2016. Go GoRaleigh! Starting Aug. 6, GoRaleigh will: Increase Sunday […]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 11, 2017 | No Comments

Transit-less Atlanta Stadium Is an Urban Planner’s Nightmare (Deadspin)
More Transit-Oriented Development Coming to Dunwoody (Curbed)
Atlanta BeltLine CEO Says Affordable Housing Is a Top Priority (CBS 46)
Atlanta Residents Confused by MARTA Bus Route Changes (WABE)
Feasibility Study for Tampa Transit Takes Another Step Forward (Business Journal)
SCDOT Makes Safety Improvements to I-95 “Coffin Corridor” (Island Packet)
Albemarle Planners Discuss Transpo Priorities (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
Vanpooling Grows as Nashville Traffic Gets Worse (News Channel 5)

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Talking Headways Podcast: Transatlantic Part 1 — The United States

By Jeff Wood | Aug 10, 2017 | No Comments

Here's the first installment of my two-part conversation with Jonn Elledge, the editor of City Metric and the host of the Skylines podcast. In this episode Jonn interviews me about American transportation, particularly the history of urban subways and light rail, as well as transportation politics and possible futures.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 10, 2017 | No Comments

New Orleans Bike Share, Now Called Blue Bikes, Pushed to Late Fall (Curbed)
Complete Streets Policy Helps Hernando, MS, Earn Health Award (Memphis Commercial-Appeal)
Knoxville Railroad Crossing Had 53 Bike Wrecks in Two Months (News Sentinel)
VDOT Breaks Ground on I-395 Express Lanes (Arlington Now)
The Herald Runs Some Gobbledygook About “Innovation” Solving Miami’s Traffic Problem
Tampa’s Car-Theft Epidemic Has Killed Eight Teens (Tampa Bay Times)
FDOT Hosts Transpo Planning Conference (Jacksonville Business Journal)
Deregulation Led to Skyrocketing Car Insurance Prices in Georgia (AJC)
WABE Podcast Features Gwinnett Transit Study, MARTA Disability Lawsuit
“Driverless” Van in Arlington Was Driven by a Guy Disguised as a Car Seat (Washington Post)

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Send Us Your Nominations for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 9, 2017 | No Comments

We need your help to fill out the field of bus stops that will compete for nationwide ridicule (and with it, a kick in the pants for local streets and transit agencies who are responsible).

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 9, 2017 | No Comments

New Atlanta Multimodal Terminal Could Be Based on Denver’s (AJC)
MARTA: Streetcar or BRT in Southwest Atlanta? (Saporta Report)
NewTown Macon Hopes to Make Pop-Up Bike Lane Permanent (Telegraph)
Walker County, GA Considers Adding Transpo Sales Tax (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Miami-Dade Takes Second Look at Buying CSX Lines for Transit (Miami Today)
Broward County Cities Opt to Keep Red Light Cameras (Sun Sentinel)
Raleigh Residents, Colleges Oppose I-440 Widening Project (ABC 11)
Officials Recognize Transit Is Needed Throughout Beaufort County, SC (Bluffton Today)
Charleston Official Recommends Pod Transit Tech He Invested In (Post and Courier)
Will Fort Smith, AK Side With Truckers or People Who Walk and Bike? (Democrat-Gazette)

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Florida Admits Its High-Speed Streets Have to Change

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 8, 2017 | No Comments

Florida is the most dangerous state in the nation for walking and biking. To save lives, the state DOT is planning to lower speed limits and redesign streets to encourage safer driving.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Aug 8, 2017 | No Comments

First Leg of the Brightline Will Open By the End of the Year (Palm Beach Post)
Miami Lawmakers Want Rail, Not Mayor Gimenez’s Proposed BRT (Next City)
FL Transpo Committee Chairman: “No Reason to Vote Against” Amtrak (Crestview Bulletin)
Tampa Airport Bets on Rental Cars Over Ride-Sharing (WTOP)
XPress Bus Rides From Atlanta Suburbs to Downtown Are Free This Week (AJC)
Ideas for Walkable Buckhead Include New Trail and Redeveloped Parking Lots (Curbed)
Dunwoody NIMBYs Resist Multi-Use Path (Reporter)
Mobile Transit Workers Back Challenger to Mayor Who Cut Bus Budget (AL.com)
The Advocate: Lack of Transpo Funding Will Slow Louisiana’s Growth
Two Die on Kentucky Highway as Officials Sit on Their Hands (Bowling Green Daily News)

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Advice for Turning Dangerous State Roads Into Safe City Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 7, 2017 | No Comments

It's extra challenging to redesign a city street for safe walking and biking when that street is controlled by the state DOT. That's the case with Memorial Drive in Atlanta, a dangerous state road that runs more than five miles across the city.

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