Today’s Headlines

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  • MARTA Breaks Ground on Transit-Oriented Development in Chamblee (Curbed)
  • I-85 in Atlanta Is Fixed, But Telecommuting Is Here to Stay (WABE)
  • Proposed Sandy Springs, GA Regs Require Bike Parking, Limit Gas Stations (Reporter)
  • GDOT’s Response to Pedestrian Deaths in Augusta Is … Reflective Signage? (WFXG)
  • Louisiana DOT Hires Consultants to Prepare State for Self-Driving Cars (Times-Picayune)
  • Video Shows Holiday, FL Driver Swerve Into Teenager Riding Bike (Tampa Bay Times)
  • Birmingham Co-Op Offers Free Tuneups for Bike to Work Day (AL.com)
  • Reality Show Star Sued for Hitting Charleston Cyclist With His Car (The State)
  • Bids for North Charleston Multimodal Station Come in $2M Too High (Post and Courier)

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  • A Half-Billion for Roads, But New TN Law Won’t IMPROVE Memphis Transit (Daily News)
  • Fed-Up Charlotte Residents Post Signs Admonishing Speeders (WSOC)
  • Court Rules Against Cabbies, Upholds Georgia Ride-Sharing Regs (Biz Chronicle)
  • The Tampa Bay Times Backs a Regional Transpo Agency
  • Northwest FL Daily News Doesn’t Understand the High Cost of Free Parking in Destin
  • Hillsborough Officials Want “Catalyst” Transit Project Expedited (SaintPetersBlog)
  • Routes Identified for Tampa Streetcar Expansion (83 Degrees Media)
  • Summerville, SC Residents Push for Transit to Charleston (Journal Scene)
  • NoVA’s Side Streets and Neighborhood Roads Are Crumbling (WTOP)
  • Arlington Intersection Project Includes Crosswalk and Transit Improvements (ARL Now)

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  • Louisiana Residents Keep Voting to Flood Their State (Times-Picayune)
  • Reconstructed I-85 Bridge Reopens in Atlanta (WXIA)
  • I-85 Shutdown Has Gwinnett Officials Considering Expanding Transit (Daily Post)
  • Paving Companies Will Reap the Benefits of SC Road Bill (Anderson Independent Mail)
  • Tampa’s Roads Are Incapable of Handling a Hurricane Evacuation (Tampa Bay Times)
  • Jacksonville Temporarily Closes Two Skyway Stations (Times-Union)
  • Miami Leaders Want More Input Into I-395 Bridge (WLRN)
  • Clearwater, FL Celebrates National Bike Month (Tampa Bay Reporter)
  • Gastonia, NC Plans Greenway Extension (Gaston Gazette)

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  • Instead of Fixing I-85, Atlanta Should Have Torn It Down (Curbed)
  • Cobb County Taxpayers Are (Even More) on the Hook for Braves Traffic (AJC)
  • The Atlanta BeltLine’s Southside Trail Is Still Six Years Away (Curbed)
  • Charlotte Commuters Spend 40 Hours a Year Stuck in Traffic (Patch)
  • Nashville Transit Advocates Drill Down on Transpo Funding Law (Business Journal)
  • Louisiana Ride-Share Bill Heads to the House (The Advocate)
  • One of New AL Gov. Kay Ivey’s First Acts Is to Widen a Freeway (AL.com)
  • Tampa Area Leaders Debate Forming Regional Transpo Authority (Tampa Bay Times)
  • Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against All Aboard Florida (Florida Politics)

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  • SC Legislature Overrides Gas Tax Veto (Post and Courier)
  • I-85 in Atlanta Will Reopen This Weekend (Business Chronicle)
  • St. Petersburg Starts Free Shuttle to Walmart for Residents in Food Desert (Patch)
  • Parking Deck for Future Osceola SunRail Station Opens (Around Osceola)
  • Transpo Officials Get Sneak Peek at Fort Lauderdale Brightline Station (Sun Sentinel)
  • FL Gov. Scott Signs “Business-Friendly” Ride-Sharing Bill (CBS Miami)
  • Roanoke’s Downtown Master Plan Includes Transit, Walking and Biking Paths (WSLS)
  • Hamilton, TN Breaks Ground on Music City Star Train Stop (Lebanon Democrat)
  • ALDOT Will Roll Out Bike and Pedestrian Transpo Plan (WSFA)

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Charlotte Transit Has Problems That Expensive Fantasy Maps Won’t Fix

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Kimley-Horn, a multinational consulting firm looking to plan the next phases of the Charlotte area's rail expansion, also has ideas for new rail lines above and beyond the region's long-term blueprint -- projects that would be designed and built, naturally, by multinational consulting firms like Kimley-Horn. Trouble is, the firm’s fantasy exercise does nothing to address the real challenges facing Charlotte’s transit network.

Today’s Headlines

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  • Costs for I-85 Bridge Replacement in Atlanta Continue to Rise (AJC)
  • Too Much Parking Undermines Charlotte’s “Transit-Oriented” Developments (Observer)
  • Raleigh Leaders Tour New Train Station (WNCN)
  • Transit, Not Highways, Will Reduce Pollution in Raleigh (News & Observer)
  • 121 NoVa Schools Participate in Bike-to-School Day (Inside NoVA)
  • I-440 Repairs in Nashville Are Top Priority After Gas Tax Hike (Tennessean)
  • Experts Want to Line Tampa Roads With Trees (Creative Loafing)
  • St. Augustine Reaches Out to Businesses That Oppose Shuttle Plan (Record)
  • Southern Suburbs See Walkability as a Health Benefit (Politico)

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  • Top Planner and BeltLine Founder Team Up to Get Atlantans Out of Their Cars (Atlanta Magazine)
  • City Councilman Wants to Create an Atlanta DOT (Saporta Report)
  • Raising the Gas Tax is a Top Priority for Alabama’s New Governor (AL.com)
  • TDOT Commissioner: Legislature’s Delays Kept Me From Revealing Road Projects (Tennessean)
  • Some Moron Posted Signs Telling NoVa Drivers Not to Stop for Cyclists and Pedestrians (NBC4)
  • Duke Bike Commuters Get Free Breakfast, Other Perks This Month (Duke Today)
  • SC Senate Passes Road-Funding Bill; Now It’s House’s Turn (Greenville News)
  • Popular Charleston Park-and-Ride Lot Sold to Developer (Post and Courier)
  • As the Ocean Claims Miami, Mayors Fight Over $800M Highway Bridge (Herald)

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