Today’s Headlines

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  • After Decades of Resisting Transit, Gwinnett Officials Say Start Planning (AJC)
  • Midtown Atlanta Sculpture Depicts Car Being Eaten by … Something (Intown Atlanta)
  • FDOT Signs Tell Jacksonville Cyclists and Pedestrians — Not Drivers — to Look Out (First Coast News)
  • Milton, FL, Historic Preservation Board Challenges Highway Widening (Santa Rosa Press Gazette)
  • Plant City Railroad Crossings Get Upgrades (Observer)
  • FL Task Force Meets on Transportation for the Disabled (WFSU)
  • Federal Cuts Threaten NC Amtrak Service (Richmond County Daily Journal)
  • Bike-Share Service Teams With Businesses in Key Biscayne and Greensboro, NC (Venture Beat)
  • Arlington County Buses Face Cuts Next Year (ARL Now)
  • Charlottesville Encourages Biking and Walking to School (Tomorrow)

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What Would Make Southwest Florida More Walkable?

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There are a number of obstacles to overcome, some manmade and some natural. The natural issues are obvious, at least this time of year… it’s hot and it rains a lot some days. However, there are many places where weather can be an issue for walkers, and yet people walk just the same. Why? Because the manmade issues are less of an impediment, giving people more reason to brave the elements.

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  • Construction Is Underway on Orlando’s First Pedestrian Bridge (Sentinel)
  • Jacksonville Sheriff Drops 1 of 2 Charges Against Pedestrian in Racial Profiling Case (Times-Union)
  • Driver Kills Pedestrian in Miami (Herald)
  • Athens, GA Could Erase Road Diet After Businesses Complain (Banner-Herald)
  • Atlanta City Council Raises Fines for ATV Drivers on Public Streets (AJC)
  • Development Continues Around Sandy Springs MARTA Station (Curbed)
  • Raleigh’s Walkable Downtown Is Increasingly for the Rich (News & Observer)
  • Memphis Hosts Panel Discussion on How to Share the Road (Flyer)
  • Kentucky’s “Most Worthy Road Project”: Widening a Freeway (Courier-Journal)

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  • Georgia House Speaker Urges Transit Committee to Think Big (AJC)
  • City Paper Takes a Deep Dive Into the Future of Charleston Transportation
  • Memphis Campaigns to End Pedestrian Deaths in Medical District (Flyer)
  • Atlanta Has Some of the Worst Drivers in America (AJC)
  • New Orleans Considers Limiting Vehicle Access on Bourbon Street (Curbed)
  • Manatee, FL Is Widening Its Sidewalks (Bradenton Herald)
  • Columnist: Brightline Opposition Group Is Misleading Lawmakers (TC Palm)
  • North Carolina DOT Will Add Lanes to I-95 (Fayetteville Observer)
  • Motorist Hits Birmingham Cyclist and Keeps Driving (WIAT)
  • Florida Needs More Transit (WKMG)

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  • Greenspace Advocates Want to Connect Silver Comet Trail to Atlanta BeltLine (AJC)
  • Emory University Asks Atlanta to Annex It So It Can Have a MARTA Station (Curbed)
  • Brookhaven Uses Eminent Domain to Acquire Peachtree Creek Greenway Trailhead (The Post)
  • WSB Launches Month-Long Investigation Into Atlanta Traffic
  • Coral Gables, FL Offers Free Shuttle Rides Downtown (Miami Herald)
  • Suspect Arrested in Shooting at Leesburg, FL BikeFest (Orlando Sentinel)
  • First Leg of the Brightline Is Behind Schedule (Sun Sentinel)
  • Fredericksburg Will Extend Virginia Central Railway Trail (Free Lance Star)
  • Raleigh and Chapel Hill Apply for Funding for Electric Buses (WRAL)

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  • Developer Plans to Renovate Buildings Near Five Points MARTA Station — Without New Parking (AJC)
  • Hotels Oppose Athens, GA Transpo Sales Tax (Flagpole)
  • New Walking and Biking Trails on Tap for Appomattox (News & Advance)
  • Virginia Earns a D in Road Safety (WTOP)
  • Virginia Board Approves $18 Billion Rail and Transit Plan (Progressive Railroading)
  • Tallahassee Wants Passenger Rail Service (WTXL)
  • Group Funded by Road Builders Lobbies for Rural Road Construction (WLOS)
  • Feds Won’t Let Knoxville Convert Bridge for People Who Aren’t in Cars (News Sentinel)
  • Nashville Mayor Considers Privatizing Airport to Fund Light Rail (Tennessean)

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