Protected Bike Lane Removed, Replaced With Parking in Atlanta
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A section of a bike lane recently installed in southwest Atlanta — and funded in part by a grant — was suddenly removed and replaced with parking spaces.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Mayor Says Miami-Dade Can’t Afford Rail Lines, Downgrades to BRT (Herald)
- Parking Underneath Orlando Freeway Will Be Replaced By Park (Sentinel)
- Driver Not Charged After Hitting 4-Year-Old on Volusia Beach (Sentinel)
- Charlotte Police Seek Driver Who Killed Moped Rider (Observer)
- Black Atlanta Residents Feel Left Out of BeltLine Planning (AJC)
- Dunwoody Approves Variance for Development to Tie Into Trail (Reporter)
- Charleston’s Month-Old Bike-Share Program Is a Success (Post and Courier)
- Crystal City, VA Will Study Pedestrian Link to Reagan Airport (ARL Now)
- Study Recommends Metro Expansion, Fare Cuts, More Carpooling in Northern VA (WTOP)
- Hackers Post Lewd Messages on Charlotte Highway Signs (Observer)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Tennessean Calls for Complete Streets, Urges Drivers to Respect Walkers and Bikers
- The AJC Endorses Georgia State Funding for Transit
- Libertarians Say Toll Roads Are the Solution to Atlanta Traffic (AJC)
- GDOT Is Cutting Down Trees on I-16, and People Are Mad (Savannah Morning News)
- Mayor and State Rep Criticize Bishop, GA Highway Widening (Banner-Herald)
- South Carolina Is a Dangerous Place to Ride a Motorcycle (Charleston Post and Courier)
- Clemson and Anderson Are Switching to Electric Buses (Independent Mail)
- Candidate for VA Governor Catches Flack for Criticizing Transpo Tax (Virginian-Pilot)
- Despite Need, Santa Rosa County, FL Won’t Start Transit System (Pensacola News Journal)
- I-95 Wrong-Way Driver Sentenced to 7 Years in Miami (Herald)
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How Ethical Is Your Driving?
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Most of us who drive don't spend much time weighing the morals of our behavior as motorists, but we should. Otherwise, by the time the ethical implications of our behavior are clear, it's probably going to be too late.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Atlanta BeltLine Has Built Only a Tenth of Promised Affordable Housing (AJC)
- Miami Beach Cracks Down on Bike-Share Startup (New Times)
- Right, Aiken Standard: Widening I-20 Will Solve Traffic Problems
- Of Course GDOT Destroyed the Skate Park Under I-85 (WABE)
- Construction Set to Start on Fort Lauderdale’s Old-School Streetcar (Sun Sentinel)
- Tampa Leaders Tour Charlotte for Transit Tips (Tampa Bay Times)
- TC Palm: It’s “Heresy,” But Treasure Coast Should Pursue Brightline Stop
- Orlando Transpo Officials Think More Cars Equal Less Traffic (Sentinel)
- Miami-Dade’s Metrorail Has Lots of Broken Trains (Herald)
- Gun Extremists May Now Legally Terrorize Tennessee Bus Riders (Times Free Press)
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Bike Lane Pop-up in Macon, Georgia, Wins Over County Engineer, Goes Permanent
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Resident-led, temporary demonstrations of protected bike lanes just keep working.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Atlanta Needs Better Transit — Buses or Rail? (WSB)
- Athens Officials Divert Walking and Biking Funds to Road Projects (Banner-Herald)
- Charlotte Cop Who Hit Pedestrian at 100 MPH Charged With Misdemeanor (Observer)
- Franklin, TN Cyclist Talks About Getting Back on the Road After Wreck (Tennessean)
- South Carolina Freeway Washed Out by Storm (The State)
- AL DOT Awards Troy $400,000 for Downtown Sidewalks (Messenger)
- Lyft Debuts at Huntsville Airport (AL.com)
- Sunshine State News: Florida Law Should Protect Uber Drivers
- St. Lucie County, FL Adds Evening and Saturday Bus Service (TC Palm)
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Luxury Housing Dominates in Atlanta, the Most Unequal U.S. City
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Nearly all of the new apartments built in Atlanta in the last couple of years have been in luxury buildings. That means the share of overall housing that’s available for middle-to-low income people is shrinking.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- CSX Nixes Return of Gulf Coast Amtrak Service (North Escambia)
- Martin County Backs Out of Brightline Lawsuit, But Still Opposes Service (WFIX)
- More Than 1,ooo Orlando Residents Ask for Rainbow Crosswalks (WMFE)
- Forget Transit: WSB-TV Thinks Truck-Only Lanes Are the Answer to Atlanta Traffic
- People Who Think Bike Lanes Are Frills Embarrass Themselves (Connect Savannah)
- University of Georgia Builds New Bus Stop in Safer Location (Red & Black)
- Atlanta Group Lobbies for Sidewalk Repairs (Atlanta Intown)
- Memphis Transit Adds Electric Buses, Four New Routes (Daily News)
- Knoxville Council Members Walk Neighborhood to Gauge Safety (News Sentinel)
- Oak Ridge, TN Considers Rails-to-Trails Contract (Today)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Atlantans Back to Driving After I-85 Disruption (Curbed)
- Nashville Mayor Unveils “Quick Action” Biking/Walking Plan (Tennessean)
- Nashville Man Charged With Hitting Cyclist on Natchez Trace (Tennessean)
- Broward County Road Project Will Be “Poster Child” for Complete Streets (Sun Sentinel)
- Tampa Bay Times Breaks Down Changes to $6 Billion Toll Lane Plan
- Lakeland Officials Look to Orlando Road Diet That Revitalized Neighborhood (News Chief)
- Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Orlando Teen (Sentinel)
- Charlotte Cop Who Hit and Killed Pedestrian Is on Paid Leave (Observer)
- Charleston Intersection Upgrade Will Include Bike Lanes, Sidewalks, Bus Stop (Post and Courier)
- One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for New Orleans’ Moonwalk (Times-Pic)
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Georgia’s Transportation Plans Affect Atlanta Neighborhoods
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We talk a lot about traffic congestion here, but we also need to address the effect that infrastructure -- and the car trips it generates -- has on city neighborhoods.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Majorities Support Expanding MARTA and Bus Service in Gwinnett County (Daily Post)
- Driver Caught on Video Hitting Cyclist in Franklin, TN (WZTV)
- Midtown Nashville Residents Call for Bike Lanes After Driver Hits Cyclist (WZTV)
- Major Norfolk Intersection Gets New Fancy Crosswalks (Virginian-Pilot)
- U.S. 278 in Cullman, AL Is Smoother and Safer After Road Diet (Cullman Times)
- Anniston Star: AL DOT and City Must Fix Deadly Intersection
- Cash Crunch Will Slow Louisiana Transpo Projects (Daily Comet)
- News Chief Columnist Argues for Wildlife Underpasses on Florida Roads
- McDowell County, NC Surveys Residents on Bike Trails (McDowell News)
- Kentucky Legalizes Three-Wheeled “Autocycles” (WCPO)
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