“Distracted Walking” Is a Distraction From the Real Problem
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Data clearly shows that distracted driving is the genuine public safety threat. But lawmakers still traffic in victim-blaming.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Support for Metro Atlanta Transit Expansion Is High and Growing (Saporta Report)
- Athens, GA Driver Convicted of Killing Cyclist (ABH; Red & Black)
- BikeAthens: Bike Infrastructure Is for Workers, Not the Elite (Flagpole)
- Sales Tax Hike Would Pay to Fix DeKalb’s Janky Roads (AJC)
- 13 Percent of Alexandria Pedestrians Who Are Hit By Motorists Die (Gazette)
- Walk Bike Tampa Urges City to Lower Speed Limit, Add Bike Lane (WTSP)
- St. Augustine Tests Temporary Pedestrian Lane (WFCN)
- New Bike Lane Is First Step Toward Bike-Friendly Lake Charles (KPLC)
- Chao Aide Tells Tampa Infrastructure Comes After Tax Reform (Florida Politics)
- Tampa Erects Shelters Along Courtney Campbell Trail (Times)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Gimenez Reneges on Metrorail Support, Tries to Sell Miami on BRT (Herald)
- Dallas Transit Is Bad and Nashville Can Avoid Repeating Its Mistakes (Tennessean)
- Austell, GA Will Cut Transit to Balance Budget (Marietta Daily Journal)
- Jacksonville, NC Transit Celebrates 10th Anniversary (Daily News)
- Jacksonville, FL Surveys Residents on How They Get Around (WJXT)
- Melbourne, FL Road Clear the Way for More Sprawl (Florida Today)
- Broward Could Take Another Stab at Transpo Tax Hike (Sun Sentinel)
- Charlottesville Tomorrow Profiles Community Bikes Nonprofit
- Dothan, AL Starts Van Service for Poor and Elderly (Eagle)
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Which Bike Lanes Should Be Protected? New Guide Offers Specifics
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Most U.S. street design institutions haven’t wanted to say for sure. Until now.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Tampa Officials Imagine a Sports Stadium Not Surrounded by Surface Parking (TB Times)
- Talking About Livable Streets and Transit Probably Won’t Draw Amazon to NC (WECT)
- Memphis Bike-Share Looks for Permanent HQ and Warehouse (Flyer)
- Louisville Drops Traffic Charges Against Cycling Advocate (Courier-Journal)
- Study on “The Stitch” Plan to Cap Downtown Atlanta Freeway Kicks Off (Curbed)
- Florida Cities Have No Plans to Paint 3-D Crosswalks (Sun Sentinel)
- The Media Will Latch On to Any Cockamamie Theory Involving Robot Cars (News Channel 5)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- If DeKalb Tax Passes, MARTA Will Fund BRT Before Building More Rail (AJC)
- Nashville Transit Plan Will Increase Density, Protect Greenspace (Tennessean)
- Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail Extension Officially Opens Friday (Curbed)
- Complete Streets Group Endorses Athens, GA Transpo Tax (Banner-Herald)
- Brookhaven, GA Gas Station Replaces Greenway Connection With Dumpster (Reporter)
- Corporate Feud Could Leave Miami Bus Riders Without Shelters (Government Tech)
- Charlottesville-Area Transit Partnership Holds First Meeting (Tomorrow)
- Virginia DOT Opens New Toll Lanes on I-95 (WTOP)
- New Orleans Cyclist Assaulted by Driver Angry About Bike Lanes (WWL, WDSU)
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How Highways Squeezed Taxable Land Out of Cities
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When transportation planners gouged interstate highways through urban areas in the 20th century, they damaged some cities irreparably. One under-appreciated effect was the removal of central city land from the tax roles.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Richmond Mayor “Reaffirms” Vision Zero by Walk- and Bike-Shaming (Times-Dispatch)
- Charlotte Considers BRT After Commuter Rail Line Blocked by Railroad (Observer)
- Brightline Has a Long Punch List as Projected Start Date Approaches (Sun Sentinel)
- Tampa Bay Times Likes Both Options for Extending Downtown Streetcar
- Miami Biz Leaders: Carlos Gimenez Should Improve Transit (Herald)
- Alexandria Committee Wants to Change Regs to Require Less Parking (Times)
- Memphis Riverfront Trails Rebranded as the “Riverline” (Daily News)
- Zipcar Leaves Huntsville Due to Lack of Demand (WHNT)
- GDOT Study: Driving Makes People Fat; Walking Helps Them Lose Weight (Sun Journal)
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Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Transit Gains Momentum in Metro Atlanta as Voters Prepare to Weigh In (AJC)
- Transpo Group Gave Questionable Donations to Atlanta Mayor’s Allies (AJC)
- Sandy Springs Residents Like Plans for PATH400 Extension (Reporter)
- Bonita Springs, Estero Lobby for Bike Corridor Funding (Naples Daily News)
- Belleair Bluffs, FL Commissioners Oppose Road Diet (Tampa Bay Newspapers)
- LimeBike Bets Big on Miami Area (Bradenton Herald)
- Grant Could Bring Transit Center, BRT to New Orleans (Times-Picayune)
- Mayor Barry Holds Open House Sessions for Nashville Transit Plan (WKRN)
- Hampton Roads Picks Two Light Rail Routes to Naval Station Norfolk (Virginian-Pilot)
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Blame It on Irma
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For all of us who’ve been attempting to get around outdoors since early September on foot, by wheelchair (manual or motorized), or by bike it’s still hit-and-miss as to whether the way is clear.
Did Your State Forfeit Federal Funds for Walking and Biking?
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Millions of dollars that should have gone toward building safer sidewalks or bike lanes near schools were instead forfeited by state DOTs that couldn’t get their acts together.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Nashville Mayor Takes on Proposed Transit Tunnel’s Naysayers (Tennessean)
- With New Tax Dollars, MARTA Eyes Expansion, But Where and How? (WABE)
- St. Petersburg Group Creates Pop-Up Complete Street (Creative Loafing)
- Bike-Share Goes to College in Baton Rouge (Advocate) and Chapel Hill (News & Observer)
- Duke Pulls Funding for Fare-Free Bus to Downtown Durham (INDY Week)
- Tourism Group Awards Asheville’s Arts District $4.6 Million (Citizen-Times)
- Amtrak Will Stop in Roanoke Starting Oct. 31 (Washington Post)
- Public Embraces Tampa Streetcar Extension (Times)
- Fort Walton Officials Present Plan for Pedestrian-Friendly Downtown (Daily News)
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