Today’s Headlines

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  • GDOT Priorities: Roads, Roads, Crumbs for Transit, and More Roads (Athens Banner-Herald)
  • Atlantans Urge Mayoral Candidates to Address Broken Sidewalks, Dangerous Streets (Creative Loafing)
  • It’s Public Transit Day in Miami (Herald)
  • Brightline Opponents Ask to Review Bond Records (Palm Beach Post)
  • Durham Council Member Wonders If City Can Afford Light Rail (News & Observer)
  • Charlotte Cops Get Crosswalk Enforcement Half Right (Observer)
  • Memphis Hospital Expansion Will Include Pedestrian Improvements (Commercial Appeal)
  • Rural Residents Fight Nashville Sprawl (Tennessean)
  • Hapeville, GA Is Working on a Development Master Plan (AJC)
  • Urban Land Institute: Auto-Centric Suburbs Are Here to Stay (Curbed Atlanta)

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  • Virginia Will Throw Away $4 Billion to Widen I-64 in Hampton Roads (Virginian Pilot)
  • Birmingham Votes Today on $1.2 Billion Road Bond Issue (AL.com)
  • Muscle Shoals to Update Bike and Pedestrian Plan (Times Daily)
  • “Star Wars” Art Showcases Potential for Buckhead Trail (Curbed Atlanta)
  • Funding Approved for Cobb County Multi-Use Path (AJC)
  • Johns Creek, GA Is Condemning a Church to Widen a Road (AJC)
  • Roswell, GA Moves Forward With River Walk and Trail Connecting Schools (AJC)
  • Transit Users Get Scraps in Panama City (News Herald)
  • Memphis Rep Introduces School Bus Seat Belt Bill (WJHL)

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  • Miami-Miami Beach Streetcar Remains in Limbo (Florida Politics)
  • Atlantans Fear They’ll Lose Access in Deal to Give Away Downtown Streets (Creative Loafing)
  • Atlanta Will Hire a Streetcar Safety Consultant (Saporta Report)
  • Couple Charged With Murder in Gwinnett Road Rage Shooting (AJC)
  • High-Speed Rail Could Come Through Downtown Fredericksburg (Free Lance Star)
  • UNC Wilmington Starts Bike-Share (Star News)
  • Surburban Nashville Traffic Forces Banker to Drive Distracted, He Says (Business Journal)
  • It Only Took Five Deaths for FDOT to Add Sidewalks to Jacksonville Road (First Coast News)

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  • Atlanta City Council Considers Privatizing Downtown Streets (ThreadATL)
  • Georgia Bikes Issues Recommendations for Cities on Implementing Complete Streets
  • Macon Looks to End Pedestrian Deaths With Wider Roads (Telegraph)
  • Atlanta Cabbies’ Lawsuit Says Uber Regs Slashed Value of Medallions (AJC)
  • Louisianans Can Expect “Sticker Shock” for Road Funding (Times Picayune)
  • Alexandria, AL City Council Will Consider Sidewalk Vote (Outlook)
  • Never Mind That Cyclist Underneath the $68 Million Panama City Flyover (News Herald)
  • Jacksonville Officials Say Non-Existent Driverless Cars Could Replace Transit (Times-Union)
  • Developer Wants to Pedestrianize Street for Virginia Beach Condos (Virginian Pilot)

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From Pennsylvania, a Preview of How Trump & Co. Might Bully Cities

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How much will cities be threatened by the impending Trump presidency? An early front in this confrontation concerns immigration. Trump has threatened to revoke federal funds from hundreds of “sanctuary cities” that do not report undocumented immigrants to federal officials. Jake Blumgart at Plan Philly reports that Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey has already embraced the spirit of Trump’s proposal, calling for the feds to […]

Today’s Headlines

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  • Prof: MARTA Should Improve Bus Service Before Laying New Tracks (Creative Loafing)
  • Jacksonville Express Bus Line Starts Service Today (WJXT)
  • Column: Don’t Disband Hillsborough Transit Board (Tampa Bay Times)
  • Virginia Police Crack Down on Texting Drivers (WTOP)
  • Northern Virginia Transit Ridership Declines (WTOP)
  • Charlotte Observer Calls for More Transpo Spending — But Not Through Tolls
  • No Charges for Asheville Driver Who Killed Two Kids (WLOS)
  • Tennessee DOT Chief Frets Driverless Cars Will Make Infrastructure Obsolete (Commercial Appeal)
  • Court Ruling Blocking New I-59/20 Bridge Means Freeway Will Continue to Divide Birmingham (AL.com)
  • Feds Give Louisiana Colleges Millions to Research Regional Transportation (Baton Rouge Biz Journal)

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  • Atlanta Developers Still Build Too Much Parking (Curbed)
  • Grant Will Expand Atlanta’s Bike-Share Program (AJC)
  • Saporta Report Praises Decatur, GA Transit-Oriented Development
  • Getting People to Drive Less Not on the Agenda at Georgia DOT (Athens Banner-Herald)
  • Broward Has No Plan B After Transpo Tax Was Voted Down (Sun-Sentinel)
  • Tampa Bans Trucks from Ybor City (Tampa Bay Times)
  • West Palm Beach Residents Weigh In On I-95 Interchange (Palm Beach Post)
  • Drought Is Cracking Mississippi’s Highways (Biloxi SunHerald)
  • Driver Kills Benson, NC Mom and Injures Son Waiting at Bus Stop (News & Observer)
  • Transpo Officials: Put Seat Belts on All School Buses (WBRC)

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  • Disparity in Durham County Sidewalks Is a Public Health Issue (News & Observer)
  • Greenville, NC Breaks Ground on Multimodal Transit Center (WNCT)
  • Another Atlanta Suburb Has a Plan to Cap a Freeway With a Park (Reporter Newspapers)
  • Charleston Revitalization Project Will Focus on Roads (Post and Courier)
  • Analyst Pitches Mileage Tax to Pay for South Carolina Roads (Palmetto Business Daily)
  • Road Diets Aim to Make Columbia Cut-Throughs Less Attractive (The State)
  • Memphis Residents Fight to Restore Transit Route (Flyer)
  • Nashville Takes Forever to Build Sidewalks (Scene)
  • Tennessee’s Mule Town Trolley Set to Expand (Columbia Daily Herald)
  • Virginia Subsidizes Tolls for Low-Income Commuters (13 News Now)

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