Friday’s Headlines
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a detailed look at transit agency MARTA’s final plan for a $2.7-billion expansion. The MARTA board approved the plan on Thursday. Philadelphia is receiving state funding for road diets (Voice) and planning new bike lanes. “Quit your whining, motorists,” says Philly Magazine. Pinellas County, Fla. unveiled its first two electric buses … Continued
By
Blake Aued
11:20 AM EDT on October 5, 2018
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a detailed look at transit agency MARTA’s final plan for a $2.7-billion expansion. The MARTA board approved the plan on Thursday.
- Philadelphia is receiving state funding for road diets (Voice) and planning new bike lanes. “Quit your whining, motorists,” says Philly Magazine.
- Pinellas County, Fla. unveiled its first two electric buses this week. They’ll run in a loop around downtown St. Petersburg, and rides are free starting Sunday. (Tampa Bay Times)
- Richmond, Va. is improving almost 400 intersections in an effort to reduce pedestrian deaths. (WRIC)
- Homeowners in Arizona’s Avra Valley worry that the proposed Interstate 11 will displace them (KVOA). Meanwhile, in Phoenix, the city council all but killed a future northeast light rail expansion to free up money for road repairs (Republic).
- A new report details Boston’s progress toward Vision Zero, including reducing speed limits and creating two “slow speed zones” with traffic-calming measures. (Smart Cities World)
- Dockless scooters are eating into Salt Lake City’s bike-share program (Tribune). Seattle is one city that has resisted the scooter craze, but now Lime is fighting back (My Northwest).
- Asheville, which has one of North Carolina’s highest crash rates and averages 10 traffic deaths a year, has appointed a task force to look for solutions. (Citizen Times)
- A Complete Streets policy cleared a key hurdle in Milwaukee Wednesday when a city council committee approved it. (Urban Milwaukee)
- British cities have started taxing businesses for providing employees parking spaces and are spending that money on infrastructure. (The Conversation)
Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.
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