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Construction along NW 8th Ave is nearing completion, but not everyone who lives in the area is happy.
Read More »Construction Along NW 8th Ave Is Finally Done, Almost
RTS Downtown Station Will Accept Credit Card Payments
Gainesville’s Regional Transit System (RTS) announced on Thursday that it will accept credit card payments from customers purchasing monthly and semester bus passes at the Rosa Parks Downtown Station at 700 SE 3rd St. “This is really going to help streamline the process and make it more convenient,” said RTS Marketing …
Read More »Gainesville Buses Have More Routes, Fewer Riders
Some buses in Gainesville have more empty seats now than they had a year ago. The Regional Transit System’s passengers have flocked away from using the buses in the hundreds of thousands. Although ridership has decreased by 6 percent between 2014 and 2015, routes and buses haven’t disappeared. According to …
Read More »Will Live Oak Become An Amtrak Stop?
Amtrak is currently working to review a study of the passenger rail service across the Gulf Coast.
Read More »License Plate Frames Could Result in Traffic Citation, Fine
Lakeland woman was pulled over in her car and received a citation with a fee because a frame around her license plate covered the words “MyFlorida.com.”
Read More »RTS Bus Ads Displaying A Jesus Fish Spark First Amendment Controversy
Not everybody agrees with RTS’s decision to censor Bill Allen’s graphic.
Read More »Here’s How the First Week Went For GPD’s Gator Gameday Detour
People should find alternate routes.
Read More »Why Gainesville’s Traffic Light Sensors Sometimes Don’t Detect Scooters and Bicycles
The sensors at traffic light intersections, which cause red lights to turn green faster when a vehicle is detected, often do not detect scooters or bicycles.
Read More »Construction Brings Delays On NW 8th Ave. In Gainesville
Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville was fully closed for the fourth time in four months over the weekend as construction on the road moves forward. The city does have other partial road closures planned (listed below), including those that started on Monday of this week and will continue through Thursday. But …
Read More »Alachua County Finalizes Plans For Tower Road
Alachua County plans to start resurfacing the bumpy parts of Tower Road and the damaged sidewalks along it sometime in 2017, with the hope of easing traffic conditions. Alachua County Public Works’ plan of almost $4.5 million — called the Really Simple Plan for Tower Road — was approved by the county commission in August. It was first considered in …
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