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AZ Rep Ruben Gallego to Dems: Don’t Enable Trump’s Infrastructure Surge

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 18, 2016 | No Comments

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi may be ready to bend over backward to work with Donald Trump on “infrastructure,” but you can count Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego out.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 18, 2016 | No Comments

New Atlanta Transpo Tax Will Pay for 25 Complete Streets (WABE)
Atlanta Business Chronicle Columnist Cites Flawed Methodology and Concludes Gridlock = Good
DC Transit Pier Will Let Water Taxi Service Expand (Local Kicks)
Ground Broken on New Norfolk Freeway Interchange (WAVY)
The Virginian-Pilot Opposes Tunnel Tolls
People Who Drive for Asheville Ride-Share Service Get Paid — Or Not — in Tips (Mountain XPress)
Tampa Bay Ferry Introduces Commuter Discounts (SaintPetersBlog)
Louisiana Transpo Official Warns of “Sticker Shock” on Road and Bridge Repair Costs (The Advocate)
Knoxville News-Sentinel to Tennessee: Do Something About Rising Road Deaths

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Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi Are Falling for Infrastructure Propaganda

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 17, 2016 | No Comments

We’re going to see a lot of stories about Donald Trump and infrastructure in the next few months, and this reporting will be heavily influenced by a message that has been honed and perfected by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It will be important to see through these arguments and view the Trump infrastructure plan with clear eyes. Already, leading Congressional Democrats […]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 16, 2016 | No Comments

Ousted Florida Rep. John Mica Could Head Trump’s DOT (Orlando Sentinel)
Could Atlanta’s MARTA Vote Be the Start of True Regional Transit? (Creative Loafing)
After Failed Referendum, Virginia Beach Ponders Future of Light Rail (Virginian-Pilot)
Virginia Secures Financing to Expand Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (WAVY)
Charlotte Officials Will Discuss Silver Line Light Rail Route (WSOC)
Tampa Bay Times Columnist: Get Rid of Hillsborough Transportation Commission
Sarasota Residents Fret About Proposed Freeway Overpass (Herald-Tribune)
Miami Viaduct Separates Cars From Air Cargo (Miami Today)
Clayton County, GA Seeks Input on Transit Options (AJC)

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Architects Reject AIA’s Call to “Work With” Trump

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 15, 2016 | No Comments

Architects around the country are speaking out against the American Institute of Architects after the professional organization made a post-election statement pledging to work with Trump and support his infrastructure agenda.

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 15, 2016 | No Comments

Fulton County Might Put a Tax to Expand MARTA on the 2017 Ballot (WABE)
Former BeltLine Exec: We Need Help With Affordable Housing (Saporta Report)
Decatur Will Study Development at East Lake MARTA Station (AJC)
Avondale MARTA Development Will Break Ground November 28 (AJC)
Fort Lauderdale Man Drives Through Race Barrier, Kills 80-Year-Old Runner (Miami Herald
Works Starts on $320 Million Charleston Port Access Road (Post and Courier)
Ashland, VA Officials Frustrated With Lack of Info on High-Speed Rail Route (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Charlotte Is the First City Where Shipt Will Deliver Booze (Observer)
9 Out of 10 Thanksgiving Travelers Will Travel by Car (USAToday)

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By Blake Aued | Nov 14, 2016 | No Comments

Raleigh Will Start to See Transit Improvements Early Next Year (News & Observer)
Georgia on Pace to Set Road Death Record for Second Year in a Row (11 Alive)
Macon Has $900 Million in Upcoming Transpo Projects, Almost All Roads (The Telegraph)
The Commercial Appeal Supports Memphis’s Biking and Hiking “Renaissance”
Study Sinks Memphis Water Taxis (Commercial Appeal)
Can Legal Pot Make Virginia’s Transpo Budget Higher? (Fredericksburg Free Lance Star)
Metro Riders Turn to Bike-Share After Cutbacks (Washington Post)
Virginia Picks Private Partner for I-66 Toll Lanes and Transit (Inside NoVa)
Florida Transportation Official Apologizes for Racist Facebook Post (Aviation Pros)
Study Urges St. Augustine to Tamp Down on Car Use (Historic City News)
Destin Supports Restoring Amtrak Service From New Orleans to Jacksonville (NW Florida Daily News)
Anthony Foxx Ends Run as U.S. Transpo Secretary by Lifting Regs on Drones (WIRED)

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South Street Area Plans More Residential With 522 South Harrington

By Leo Suarez | Nov 11, 2016 | No Comments

The end of South Harrington Street. November 2016. We just can’t seem to get away from the South Street area. Recently submitted site plans for 522 South Harrington Street are for a “47 unit mixed use residential building with structured parking and street-level commercial space.” The building will be 5 stories tall at 75 feet […]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 11, 2016 | No Comments

People Are Hoping Trump Infra Plan Includes Gulf Coast Passenger Rail (AL.com)
“Concerned” VA Leaders Still Back Cuts to Metro Hours (WTOP)
Virginia Beach Light Rail Is on Life Support (Bacon’s Rebellion)
Pinellas County Has the Most Pedestrian Deaths in Florida (WFTS)
New NC Law Requires Rear Bike Lights, Reflective Clothing (WRAL)
Forest Park, GA Gets New Sidewalks and Bike Racks (AJC)
Buckhead CID Asks for Input on Park Over 400 Plan
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Looks for Common Ground on Infrastructure (Tennessean)
Turns Out Sharrows Are Worse Than Nothing at All (Strong Towns)

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Democrats Who Embrace the Trump Infrastructure Plan Are Suckers

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 10, 2016 | No Comments

As painful as it is to deal with the reality of a Donald Trump presidency, if you think highways and sprawl are a terrible mistake, the time to mobilize is now. Senator Chuck Schumer reportedly sees infrastructure as an area of collaboration with the Trump administration. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons One of the first things [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Blake Aued | Nov 10, 2016 | No Comments

House Transp Chair John Mica Lost to Political Newcomer Stephanie Murphy (Wall Street Journal)
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez Pledges to Prioritize Transit Plan (Herald)
Hillsborough County Legalizes Ride-Share Services (WFTS)
Hampton Roads Cancels Order for Train Cars After Light Rail Vote (Virginian-Pilot)
Limestone Is the Key to Revitalizing Downtown Lexington, KY (Architect’s Newspaper)
Tennessee Ferries Are More Than Transportation, They’re a Way of Life (Leaf-Chronicle)
Sen. Lamar Alexander: Don’t Expect Feds to Pay for Transpo Projects (Tennessean)
Louisiana Panel Supports Tolls, Public/Private Partnerships (The Advocate)
Thanks to T-SPLOST, the BeltLine and MARTA Have Bright Futures (Curbed)
A Lot of Transit Projects Were Approved Tuesday (Next City)

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2016 Transit Tax Passes Along Proposed Bus Lines

By Leo Suarez | Nov 9, 2016 | No Comments

Click for larger I posted this up on Twitter earlier but wanted to put it here on the blog for posterity. If you don’t know already, the transit tax passed in yesterday’s election and the graphic above shows the precincts that voted for and against it. You can clearly see that areas receiving expanded bus […]

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