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America Builds Too Many Schools By Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 22, 2017 | No Comments

One in 11 U.S. public schools are within 500 feet of a highway, exposing 4.4 million children to elevated levels of pollution, putting kids at elevated risk of developing asthma. But cheap land remains alluring to school districts, and America's system of school siting is not getting better.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Feb 22, 2017 | No Comments

Tri-Rail Will Serve Downtown Miami By the End of the Year (Miami Today)
Charlotte Transit Chief Floats $6 Billion Expansion (Charlotte Agenda)
After Delays, Louisville Bike-Share Program Set to Start This Summer (WFPL)
Louisville Officials: Two-Way Streets Will Calm Downtown Traffic (Courier-Journal)
TN Mayors Back Haslam’s Transpo Funding Plan (Nashville Business Journal)
Safer Roads Initiative Says It Can Predict Atlanta Wrecks Before They Happen (WABE)
Roswell Calls for Metro Atlanta Transit Study (AJC)
Tampa Holds Public Hearings on Streetcar Expansion (SaintPetersBlog)
Why Won’t Florida Lawmakers Ban Texting While Driving? (WTSP)
Fare-Free Trolleys Will Carry Fans to Greenville Basketball Tournaments (Greenville Online)

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By Blake Aued | Feb 21, 2017 | No Comments

Study: Atlanta’s Traffic Is the Eighth-Worst in the World (AJC)
MARTA Helps Draw Fortune 500 Company to Sandy Springs (Reporter Newspapers)
Savannah Starts Free Downtown Trolley Service (Morning News)
Blountville, TN Doesn’t Want to Be a “Drive-Through Place” Anymore (WJHL)
Council Will Vote on Bike Route Through Athens, TN (Daily Post-Athenian)
Virginia Beach Councilman: Stop Collecting Taxes for Light Rail (Virginian Pilot)
Koch Brothers, Filibustering Senator Gear Up to Beat SC Gas Tax (The State)
Louisiana Lawmakers Want Better Infrastructure, Don’t Want to Pay for It (The Advocate)
Shreveport Freeway Project Would Destroy Neighborhood (Strong Towns)

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By Blake Aued | Feb 20, 2017 | No Comments

Times: Tampa Bay’s Transit Is Among the Nation’s Worst
Virginia Railway Express Expansion Decision Coming Soon (WTOP)
Metro Cuts Also Hurt Smaller Virginia Transit Agencies (Washington Post)
Gov. Cooper Appoints 10 to NC DOT Board (News and Observer)
Sandy Springs, Cobb County Put a Band-Aid on Braves Traffic Problem (11 Alive)
Senator Asks FDOT to Investigate Tri-Rail Bidding (Sun-Sentinel)
Palm Beach Residents Are Mad That Trump Keeps Shutting Down the Roads and Airport (NPR)
Mississippi Releases Five-Year Plan to Fix Roads and Bridges (WDAM)
Trump Could Scuttle Funding for Sanctuary City Transpo Projects (Politico)

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Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Feb 17, 2017 | No Comments

Georgia House Approves Groundwork for Regional Transit (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
Supply-Sider Tells TN Legislator Haslam Tax Plan Won’t Help Poor (Times Free Press)
Louisiana Has Over 1,000 “Deficient” Bridges (Baton Rouge Business Report)
In a Year, New Orleans Will Have 70 Bike Stations and 70 Rentable Bikes (Curbed)
Poor Road Conditions Cost Alabama Drivers $4.2 Billion (Birmingham Business Report)
Atlanta Will Spend $4.5 Million on Proctor Creek Trail (Saporta Report)
East Lake Station Could Be MARTA’s Next Transit-Oriented Development (Curbed)
State Senator Calls for Investigation Into Tri-Rail Contract (Florida Politics)
Daily Progress: Put Virginia Transpo Funding in a Lock Box

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Introducing a New Streetsblog Series: Getting Transit Right

By Yonah Freemark | Feb 16, 2017 | No Comments

With more American cities raising impressive sums to expand transit, the question of how to invest effectively is increasingly essential. So far, few places have hit on a policy combination that makes transit more useful to more people. To help cities "get transit right," Streetsblog is launching a new series about which transit strategies are working and which are not.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Feb 16, 2017 | No Comments

Toll Roads Coming to East Orange County (Orlando Sentinel)
Tri-Rail Defends Controversial One-Bid Contract (Florida Politics)
Cheap Gas and Distracted Driving Are Killing Thousands of Georgians (AJC)
That Should Do It: GDOT’s Deadly Gray Intersection Now a Four-Way Stop (WMAZ)
SC Gov. McMaster Favors Unspecified Spending Cuts to Gas Tax Hike (The State)
Columbia Transit Agency Proposes Downtown Circulator (Free Times)
Durham-Chapel Hill Light Rail on Gov. Cooper’s Wish List (Herald-Sun)
More Roads Are the Top Priority for NoVa Commuters (Washington Post)
Virginia Tech “Smart Road” Gets Cold Shoulder From Residents (Roanoke Times)
UT Study Favors Haslam Transpo Plan Over Alternatives (Tennessean)

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Nashville Police Call Driver Who Struck Protesters a “Victim”

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 15, 2017 | No Comments

A 68-year-old man who ran his car through a group of protesters in Nashville not only won't be charged, but is being treated by local law enforcement as though he were the victim of a crime. And to make matters worse, a state legislator wants to codify legal immunity for drivers who strike protesters.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Feb 15, 2017 | No Comments

SC DSS Says Parents Can Have Their 4-Year-Old Back When They Get a Car (ABC News 4)
Midtown Alliance Has Plans for Atlanta Bike Infrastructure (Creative Loafing)
Atlanta Cyclists Take Safety Concerns to Police (WTVM)
New Raleigh Multi-Modal Center Is on Schedule (WNCN)
Virginia House Candidate Wants to Extend Metro to Prince William County (PotomacLocal)
Kentucky Bill Would Require Kids on Bikes to Wear Helmets (Lexington Herald Leader)
Mississippi State Proposes Extending Campus Transit Into Starkville
Lawsuit: New Orleans Freeway Worsened Recent Flooding (Louisiana Record)
Miami Express Lanes Are “Poorly Designed Death Traps” (New Times)
New Orlando Transpo Chief Says Walking and Cycling Safety Is His Goal (WMFE)

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By Blake Aued | Feb 14, 2017 | No Comments

Horribly Designed GDOT Bypass in Rural Gray Kills 3 People in 5 Days (Telegraph)
Georgia, Florida Lawmakers Consider Regulating Self-Driving Cars (WABE, Orlando Biz)
GM Says Car-Sharing Will Catch On, Even in Car-Crazy Atlanta (AJC)
FL Lawmaker Predicts “Generational Shift” in Transportation (SaintPetersBlog)
Paradis, LA Biz Owners Think Drivers’ Convenience Is Worth Lives (St. Charles Herald Guide)
Haslam’s Transpo Tax Plan Gets a Hearing Today (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Work Starts on Roanoake Amtrak Platform (WDBJ)
Complete Street Will Connect Greenville, NC Campuses (The East Carolinian)

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Louisville Becoming More Bike-Friendly, But Has Room for Improvement

By Branden Klayko | Feb 13, 2017 | No Comments

Louisville has made some serious progress in building up its bike network, but there’s a lot of work still to be done.

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Reversing Sun Belt Growth Model, Memphis Looks to Shrink Its Footprint

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 13, 2017 | No Comments

Like many Sun Belt cities, Memphis owes its population growth over the last several decades to outward expansion. Since 1998 alone, the city has overseen 15 annexations, occupying a larger footprint than Chicago. But now the city believes that some of its farthest flung territory is more liability than asset.

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