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Keep an Eye on These 10 Cities Aiming for Big Increases in Cycling

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 25, 2017 | No Comments

The national advocacy organization People for Bikes has selected 10 American cities to participate in "The Big Jump" -- a program that seeks to double or triple cycling rates in specific neighborhoods. The goal is to demonstrate how smart policy can lead to big changes in a short amount of time.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 25, 2017 | No Comments

Miami Sets Aside Money for Downtown Tri-Rail Link (Miami Today)
TN Could Lose Road Funds Because It Won’t Ban Drivers From Drinking (Nashville Ledger)
A Dunwoody, GA Woman Started Bike-Noodling, and It Worked (FoodShed Planet)
Atlanta Exurb Milton Is Building a Walkable Downtown From Scratch (Atlanta Biz Journal)
Here’s What Atlantans Can Expect From Complete Streets Projects (Smart Growth America)
Virginia DOT Is Behind Schedule Upgrading Dangerous Guardrails (Charlottesville Tomorrow)
Some Virginia Beach Residents Oppose Dedicating a Road to MLK (Virginian-Pilot)
I-95, Port of Savannah, Lake Pontchartrain Bridge Are on Purported Trump Project List (McClatchy)

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Want to Improve Walking and Biking in Fort Myers Beach? Share Your Ideas Online

By Darla | Jan 24, 2017 | No Comments

The Ft. Myers Beach Community Input Map is the first step in a larger effort to improve walking and biking.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 24, 2017 | No Comments

Audit: Politics Drives Road-Building Decisions in Georgia (WABE)
New Orleans Will Start a Bike-Share Program This Year (Uptown Messenger)
Billion-Dollar Bridge Is Baton Rouge’s No. 1 Transpo Priority (The Advocate)
Georgia DOT Awards Few Contracts to Women- and Minority-Owned Firms (Saporta Report)
DeKalb Formally Asks GA Legislature to Allow Vote on Transpo Tax Hike (AJC)
TN Lawmakers Propose Alternatives to Haslam’s Gas Tax Increase (WBIR)
Norfolk Development Could Include Light Rail Spur (13 News Now)
Citing Rising Deaths, Post & Courier Says SC Should Regulate Moped Drivers
SC DOT: Roads in “Crisis” and No Easy Fix (The State)
At Least This Braves Subsidy Would Include Sidewalks and Bike Lanes (Herald Tribune)

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Carrboro Needs a Comprehensive Plan

By Patrick McDonough | Jan 23, 2017 | No Comments

Carrboro needs a new Comprehensive Plan, and an entirely new Unified Development Ordinance. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen should take the first step toward these goals by putting money in the town budget to create such a plan.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 23, 2017 | No Comments

Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tennessean Get Behind Haslam’s Gas Tax Plan
New Virginia DOT Formula Wouldn’t Have Funded Light Rail Project (Virginian-Pilot)
Virginian-Pilot Thinks It’s Dumb to Secure Right-of-Way for Future VA Beach Light Rail
Virginia Beach Will Vote on Keeping $20M in State Light Rail Funding (WAVY)
Ferries Could Connect North Carolina Island Communities (The Advance)
Feds Will Test Driverless Cars on NC Triangle Toll Road (News & Observer)
Four New SunRail Stops Are Scheduled to Open Next Year … (Orlando Sentinel)
… But Orlando Doesn’t Know When Train Service Might Start (Florida Politics)
Florida Brightline Trains Have Started Test Runs (Sun-Sentinel)

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Can America’s Most Dangerous Place to Walk Change Its Streets?

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 20, 2017 | No Comments

The most dangerous metro area in America for walking is Fort Myers, Florida. The area has a committed group of reformers who've been making some strides, but a recent report shows more must be done.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 20, 2017 | No Comments

FDOT Gets Right to Work on Reducing Traffic Deaths (Tampa Bay Times)
Miami-Dade Weighs How to Pay for More Commuter Rail (Herald)
Pinellas County, FL Expands $1 Uber/Taxi Rides To and From Bus Stops (Tampa Biz Journal)
Florida Lawmakers Take Aim at Brightline (Daily Business Review)
Georgia Officials Tout New I-75 Toll Lanes (AJC)
With New Gas Tax, SC DOT Says It Will Prioritize Deadliest Highways (Bluffton Today)
Virginia Is Squandering Money on Unwanted New Highway (Suffolk News Herald)
TN Lawmakers Develop Alternatives to Haslam’s Gas-Tax Hike (Tennessean)

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Trump’s First Budget May Zero Out Federal Transit Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 19, 2017 | No Comments

Donald Trump's first budget will reportedly follow a blueprint for extreme spending cuts laid out by the Heritage Foundation. That could spell disaster for cities, since Heritage recommends eliminating federal support for transit.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 19, 2017 | No Comments

Athens, GA Is Redoing Its “Archaic” Sidewalk and Bike Plans (Flagpole)
Metro Atlanta Transit Agency Rehabs 30 Buses (AJC)
TN Gov. Haslam Proposes 7-Cent Gas Tax Hike (Tennessean)
Haslam Plan Is a Win for Nashville Transit (Biz Journal)
reCycle Bike Makes Biking Easier at FSU (Florida Flambeau)
Trump Team Asks VDOT for List of Virginia Toll Projects (WTOP)
Metro Improvements, Express Buses Top Northern VA Transpo Wish List (Inside NoVA)
Bump-Outs, Narrowing Lanes Among Options for Calming Tuscaloosa Traffic (News)
DOT Chief Foxx Ponders Life Post-Obama (Charlotte Observer)

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Walk Audits Provide “Roadmap for Improvements” for Tice and Dunbar Communities

By Darla | Jan 18, 2017 | No Comments

Over the past year, BikeWalkLee, FGCU, and Goodwill Industries have been working with residents of the Tice and Dunbar neighborhoods to assess their walking and biking environments.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Jan 18, 2017 | No Comments

FDOT “Safety Manager” Blames Deceased Pedestrians for Unsafe Roads (CityLab)
Miami Will Offer Public Transit on Boats (Miami Today)
FSU Prof Thinks Self-Driving Cars Will Pretty Much Usher In a Utopia (Florida Politics)
Atlanta Leaders Look to Dallas Light Rail for Inspiration (Saporta Report)
Peachtree City, GA Is Getting New LED Streetlights (AJC)
Virginia Beach Takes Another Look at Light Rail After Failed Referendum (Southside Daily)
Lee County, AL Can Only Afford to Repave Roads Every 57 Years (Opelika Auburn News)
LA Lawmaker Proposes Tax on Refineries to Fund Transportation (The Advocate)

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