Future of the Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard Bridge
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As part of the one penny infrastructure sales tax surcharge, Palm Beach County will rehabilitate the overpass of Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard over the Florida East Railroad.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Florida Has the Nation’s Second-Highest Pedestrian Death Rate (Tampa Bay Times)
- How Intown Atlanta Residents Fought a Freeway and Won (Creative Loafing)
- Atlanta Considers Cracking Down on Urban Dirt-Bikers and ATVs (WABE)
- The 15 Best Places to Walk in New Orleans (Curbed)
- Only 5 Percent of Braves Fans Expected to Walk, Bike or Take Transit to New Stadium (AJC)
- Reston, VA Will Add 10 Bike-Share Stations (Patch)
- Manassas, VA Buses Now Included on Transit App (PotomacLocal)
- Pedestrian Improvements Are Part of Tuscaloosa, AL Road Project (News)
- Mississippi Legislature Goes Home Without Raising Transpo Funding (Clarion Ledger)
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City Proposes Two Protected Bike Lanes Through Uptown Charlotte
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With surveys showing plenty of Charlotteans would bicycle more if they felt safer, city planners propose two better-protected bike routes through uptown.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Florida Legislators’ Anti-Brightline Bill May Be Dead (TC Palm)
- Atlanta Dad: A Road Diet Could Have Saved My Daughter’s Life (Saporta Report)
- New Atlanta Stadium’s Lack of Transit Is a Boon for Uber (AJC)
- Aiken, SC Residents Are Happy With Their Transit Service (Standard)
- FDOT Makes Pedestrian Improvements on Tampa Street (WFTS)
- Orlando Mayor: Think Beyond SunRail’s Ridership (Sentinel)
- Federal Funding Returns to Johnson City, TN’s Rural Transit (Public News Service)
- Virginia Stroads Combine the Worst of Streets and Roads (Bacon’s Rebellion)
- NC DOT Cuts Funding for Two Raleigh Bus Routes (WRAL)
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Nashville Is Ready to Embrace Transit
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Nashville planners have put together a $6 billion transit expansion plan that calls for four light rail lines, three bus rapid transit routes, a commuter rail connection, and more. And it looks like a referendum on raising local taxes to pay for the package would fare well, according to a new poll.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Tampa Mayor Tells FL House to Leave the Brightline Alone (Tampa Bay Times)
- Bill Could Cripple Effort to Bring Commuter Rail to Panhandle (Northwest Florida Daily News)
- Sunshine State News Writer Thinks FL Passenger Rail Safety Bills Really Are About Safety
- Sarasota Is Deadly for Cyclists and Pedestrians, and Planners Want to Know Why (Herald-Tribune)
- MARTA Access Is Transforming Atlanta’s Edgewood Neighborhood (Curbed)
- Julio Jones’s Massive Suburban ATL Mixed-Use Development Will Have 2,000 Parking Spots (AJC)
- Uber Will Test New “Slugging” Service in Northern VA (Washington Post)
- NC Bill Would Crack Down on Drivers Passing Stopped School Buses (WWAY)
- North Charleston Mayor: Transit System Is “Failing” (Charleston Regional Business)
- Pedestrian Improvements Coming to Montgomery’s Ann Street (WSFA)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Florida Legislators Are Trying to Kill Passenger Rail (Herald)
- Palm Beach Sun Sentinel Opposes Anti-Brightline Bill
- New Orleans Plans to Double Biking This Year (Curbed)
- 63 Percent of Nashville Voters Would Pay Higher Taxes for Transit (Tennessean)
- Dallas-Atlanta Amtrak Line Nixed in Trump Budget (Longview News-Journal)
- Roanoke Council Set to Approve Unpopular Fix for Dangerous Intersection (Roanoke Times)
- Greenville, NC Opens New Section of Greenway (WNCT)
- Charleston Post and Courier Calls for Regional Planning and Better Transit
- Buckhead Will Look for Funding for Park Over Georgia 400 (Reporter)
- Birmingham Adds Downtown-Southside Bus Route (AL.com)
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Parking Madness: Little Rock vs. Atlanta
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Of all the places that have been marred by surface parking, the saddest might be city blocks served by transit, where walking should reign and driving should not be necessary. We're seeing in this year's Parking Madness tournament that there's an abundance of these places around the United States.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Miami Residents Split on Mayor’s Proposed Tax Hike to Expand Rail (Herald)
- Miami Today Opposes Florida’s Anti-Rail Legislation
- Sun-Sentinel: Broward Should Negotiate With FEC to Let Tri-Rail Expand
- Tampa Legislators Won’t Go After State Transpo Funding (Tampa Bay Times)
- Concerns Grow About BeltLine Housing Affordability (Atlanta Loop)
- New Cobb Stadium Will Put 13,000 Cars on the Road During Rush Hour (AJC)
- AL Officials Think Congress Will Restore Trump’s Amtrak Cuts (Andalusia Star-News)
- TDOT Bills Loudon County Teenager for Guardrail After Fatal Crash (Knoxville News-Sentinel)
- Nashville Business Journal Urges “Yes” Vote on Transpo Funding Plan
- Virginia Will Ease Up on Low-Income Drivers Who Can’t Pay Toll Debts (Virginian-Pilot)
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Rationalizing Inertia on Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue
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Auburn Avenue, with its architecture and history and connectivity, has the potential to be a vibrant and beautiful signature-street for Atlanta.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Atlanta Mayor: AJC‘s Anti-Streetcar Stance Aims to Appease Suburban Readers
- Johns Creek, GA Creates Traffic-Calming Program (AJC)
- Virginia Governor Taps Ray LaHood to Study Metro (Washington Post)
- Arlington Puts Off Beefing Up Bus Service (WAMU)
- Post and Courier Reader: Charleston Freeway Is 1965 Solution to 1965 Problem
- Davie, FL Cops Crack Down on Biking and Walking (Orlando Sentinel)
- Update to Florida Texting and Driving Ban Is On the Move (SPB)
- Tampa Police Seize Dump Truck From Driver Who Killed Pedestrian (SPB)
- Miami-Area Transit Agencies Consolidate Fare Systems (Community Newspapers)
- Trump Budget Threatens Effort to Make Downtown Anniston Walkable (Star)
- Mobile Officials Want to Give Up Power to Regulate Ride-Sharing (Lagniappe)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- TN Lt. Governor Backs Plan to Raise Transpo Funding (Tennessean)
- Atlanta Group Floats Plan for Memorial Drive Greenway (Curbed)
- Gwinnett County, GA Awards Contract for Transit Improvement Study (AJC)
- New Pensacola Bridge Will Have Bike Lanes and Pedestrian Paths (News Journal)
- Tampa Names Panel to Plan 250-Mile Gulf Coast Trail (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
- SC Road Disrepair Is a “Hidden Tax” That Outweighs Gas Tax (Charleston Post and Courier)
- Virginia Beach Will Pay Back $20 Million Light Rail Grant (WAVY)
- Biloxi Closes Six Railroad Crossings After Tour Bus Hit by Train (Sun-Herald)
- Auburn Road Project Includes New Sidewalks (Plainsman)
- Advocate Reader: Baton Rouge Should Do More to Keep Pedestrians and Cyclists Safe
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