Self-Driving Cars Should Accommodate People, Not the Other Way Around
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You think victim-blaming is bad now? Making everyone walk or bike with a "don't hit me" device would further penalize the most vulnerable.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Fayetteville, NC Officials Deflect Blame for Unsafe Streets to Crash Victims (WNCN)
- Northwest Florida Daily News Calls for a Bike-Friendly Emerald Coast
- FDOT Approves Road Through West Palm Beach Wetlands (WPBF)
- Alpharetta Approves Design Contracts for Trail Network (AJC)
- Group Recommends Two Amtrak Routes Along Gulf Coast (Biloxi Sun-Herald)
- Baton Rouge Mayor Seeks New Vote on Transpo Property Tax Hike (The Advocate)
- Murfreesboro Bridge Construction Will Shut Down Street This Weekend (WGNS)
- Nashville Lawmaker Wants Improvements ASAP After Driver Kills Pedestrian (WKRN)
- Judge Won’t Let Jury See Leesburg Site Where Driver Killed Baby in Stroller (WTOP)
- Churches, NGOs and Businesses Collaborate on Beaufort County, SC Transit (Island Packet)
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How “Distracted Walking” Hype Puts Pedestrians at Risk
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It's easier to blame pedestrian deaths on victims than to confront our responsibility to create a safer transportation system.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Whoa: Fayetteville, AR Has a Tactical Urbanism Program (Democrat-Gazette)
- Georgia Senator: Emory MARTA Line Shouldn’t Leapfrog Other Projects (Atlanta Biz Journal)
- Federal Grant Will Link Park to Atlanta BeltLine (Curbed)
- MARTA Restores Public Art at Atlanta Train Stations, and Adds More (AJC)
- FDOT Will Lower Tampa Speed Limits to Reduce Pedestrian Deaths (ABC)
- Congressional Group OKs Gulf Coast Amtrak, Lists “Monumental Challenges” (NWF Daily News)
- New Hampton Roads/Williamsburg Bus Route Stops at Free Clinic (Daily Press)
- Memphis Daily News Urges City to Implement Riverfront Plan
- New Orleans’ Rampart Streetcar Line Is Closed for Repairs (Times-Pic)
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Want People to Bike? Skip the Sweet Talk and Build
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Don't waste time trying to convince people to feel warmly about bicycling.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Walk Bike Nashville Calls for Changes to Deadly Intersection (WSMV)
- FDOT Spends $90 Million on Bypass for Beach-Going Drivers (Gainesville Sun)
- Brightline’s Orlando Leg Pushed Back to 2020 (Palm Beach Post)
- St. Pete Council Candidate Wants to Turn Downtown Streets Into Green Space (Tampa Bay Times)
- Committee Will Study County Takeover of Macon Bus Service (Telegraph)
- AJC Columnist: Atlanta Is “Blessed” With Road Construction
- Virginia Will Test Self-Driving Cars in Express Lanes (Free Lance-Star)
- Ridgeway, VA Residents Petition for Buses; Officials Say It’s Too Costly (Martinsville Bulletin)
- Skeptical Ashland, VA Residents Asked to Weigh In on High-Speed Rail (Richmond Magazine)
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Why Are Florida’s Streets So Deadly for Cycling?
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A recent study funded by the Florida Department of Transportation takes an in-depth look at why the state's streets are so deadly -- and what can be done to change that.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez Grasps for Excuses to Torpedo Transit Plan (WLRN)
- Jacksonville Mayor Wants to Turn Trash-Filled Creek Into Greenway (Times-Union)
- St. Petersburg Stretch of Coast-to-Coast Florida Trail Is Open (Tampa Bay Times)
- New Timeline, Renderings, Video for Park Over Atlanta Freeway Coming Soon (Curbed)
- Alpharetta Includes Traffic-Calming With Parking Deck, Missing the Point Entirely (Patch)
- Drivers Killed Two Spartanburg Cyclists Less Than Two Weeks Apart (Fox Carolina)
- Danville, VA Event Highlights Complete Streets (GoDanRiver)
- Richmond Plan Calls for Trolley Where People Want Actual Transit (Times-Dispatch)
- Nashville Transit Plan Is Already Spurring Development (Tennessean)
- Breaking: Columnist Can’t Always Park Exactly Where He Wants (Log Cabin Democrat)
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Richmond, Virginia, Shows How Smaller Cities Can Get Serious About Transit
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The city has started work on its first BRT route, which could be the beginning of an 80-mile network.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- DC Commuters Opt to Bike or Share Rides During Metro Repairs (Mobility Lab)
- After Rejecting Rail, Hampton Roads Will Get HOT Lanes Instead (Virginian-Pilot)
- Raleigh Nixes Dedicated Bus Lane to Widen Road for Cars (News & Observer)
- Louisiana’s Tammany Trace Inducted Into Rail-Trail Hall of Fame … (Times-Pic)
- … And May Be Extended Into Slidell (The Advocate)
- St. Charles, LA Complete Streets Project Set for Final Approval (Herald Guide)
- Alabama Gas Tax Hike Unlikely Until 2019 (AL.com)
- Gwinnett Group Completes Pedestrian Projects Around Failed Mall (AJC)
- Atlanta’s Relay Bike-Share Expands to Buckhead (PATH400)
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It’s Official: Mexico City Eliminates Mandatory Parking Minimums
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The largest city in North America has done away with one of the biggest hidden subsidies for driving: minimum parking requirements. The new regulations will make housing more affordable, transit more convenient, and streets less congested.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Atlanta BeltLine Presents Plans for Trail Extension Through Buckhead (Atlanta Intown)
- Proposed Midtown Atlanta Towers Would Include More Than 1,000 Parking Spaces (Curbed)
- Atlanta Bike-Share Puts 500 Bikes at MARTA Stations to Close “Last Mile” Gap (Saporta Report)
- Hampton Roads Interstate Tolls Pushed Back to December (WTOP)
- Fairfax and Loudoun Counties Fight Over Metro Funding (WTOP)
- Memphis Riverfront Plan Emphasizes Pedestrian Access (Daily News)
- FDOT Proposes Filling in Gaps in Ormond Beach Bike/Ped Infrastructure (Observer)
- Tampa Bay Times: Business Community Should Lead the Push for Transit
- NC DOT Will Widen Part of I-440 Around Raleigh (WTVD)
- Preparing for Growth, Hardeeville, SC Is Building a 66-Mile Bike Trail (WTOC)
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