Associated Press
May 30, 2016 Transportation
More than 600,000 travelers are expected to pass through Orlando International Airport this Memorial Day weekend.
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Priscilla Osorio
May 24, 2016 Transportation
Memorial Mile, which commemorates fallen soldiers, is cancelled due to construction on 8th avenue.
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Priscilla Osorio
May 15, 2016 Transportation
The city provides GRACE Marketplace with 2,000 bus passes annually, costing the city around $15,000.
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TJ Pyche
May 13, 2016 Transportation
Airline industry experts are working with a consortium to bring new routes to the city.
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WUFT News
April 18, 2016 Transportation
Gainesville Fire and Rescue is reporting I-75 is shut down in both directions due to a crash involving two semi-tractors at Newberry Rd. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Carel Lajara
April 8, 2016 Transportation
More than $500,000 worth of traffic-signal improvements will start on Monday at two busy Gainesville intersections. The Florida Department of Transportation’s project will replace traffic signals, poles and pedestrian countdown signals on East University Avenue at its intersections with East 14th and East 15th streets, according to a news release from …
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WUFT News
March 25, 2016 Transportation
Alachua County Sheriff's Office is reporting that Interstate 75 Southbound has reopened at mile marker 382 after being shutdown due to an overturned milk truck.
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Ryan Nelson
March 10, 2016 Transportation
Both communities offer regular residents free annual bus passes, but access to the service is limited for some.
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Associated Press
March 8, 2016 Transportation
Four large population states — California, Florida, Texas and New York — accounted for 42 percent of the pedestrian deaths in the first six months of 2015.
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Charles Hatcher
February 29, 2016 Transportation
A recent crash in The Villages that involved a golf cart and resulted in two deaths on Feb 21. put a renewed focus on golf cart safety in the community.
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News Service of Florida
February 26, 2016 Transportation
The Senate and House have taken different positions on the issue.
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Lucas Wilson
February 25, 2016 Transportation
Two flights coming into the airport Wednesday night were rerouted, while another was prevented from taking off.
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Leah Shields
February 24, 2016 Transportation
With more than 2,500 parking citations issued in Gainesville through the first seven weeks of 2016, the number of tickets in Gainesville is likely to rise in 2016. The money collected from citations is put into the city's general fund.
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Dominique Torres
February 22, 2016 Transportation
A public hearing will be held Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to debate three damaged bridges in northeast Gainesville. A tax assessment for those affected and alternative options will be discussed.
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Taylor Hagan
February 22, 2016 Transportation
Officials are currently searching for destinations and stops that benefit both the railway and its passengers.
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Paola Asencio
February 21, 2016 Transportation
The University of Florida's Gatorloop team have made it into the final round to test their hyperloop, a high-speed transportation design. Gatorloop is one of the first ones who began creating the hyperloop.
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Briana Erickson
February 14, 2016 Transportation
A 30-year plan by RTS is hoping to save $13,000 per bus. Their plan is to switch to compressed natural gas, or CNG.
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Claire Campbell
February 12, 2016 Transportation
The bridge, which spans a creek near Waldo Road, provides access to 13 or so occupied houses, resident Diana Lancaster said.
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Paola Asencio
February 10, 2016 Transportation
Soon a paved path will run through one of the forests on the University of Florida's campus.
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Elise Engle
February 5, 2016 Transportation
A change in a city ordinance allows a new form of transportation in the city -- the "pedibus."
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Kelly Hatton
February 3, 2016 Transportation
An Alachua County Commissioners Meeting was held to discuss improving existing routes on I-75 and limiting environmental harm.
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Addie Crosby
February 1, 2016 Transportation
Anyone in possession of the popular, self-balancing hoverboards will be denied service from the Regional Transit System buses.
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Cresonia Hsieh
January 28, 2016 Transportation
Mayoral candidate Lauren Poe and City Commission District 4 candidate Adrian Hayes-Santos won the Gainesville Citizens for Active Transportation’s (GCAT) endorsement over Donald Shepherd and Jim Konish, respectively, at the GCAT candidate forum Wednesday evening.
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Sydney Martin
January 13, 2016 Transportation
One busy Gainesville road will be a traffic mess soon.
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Jenny Clements
December 10, 2015 Transportation
The re-striping of the road should be completed by April.
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Griffin Horvath
November 27, 2015 Transportation
A Gainesville resident is challenging the way the city enforces parking downtown. “The sign says you are legally allowed to park for two hours,” Kelsey Naylor said. “To get ticketed at an hour and forty minutes, how is that fair?”
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Joey Schatt
November 24, 2015 Transportation
A heads up for your travels around Gainesville over the coming weeks: you will hit a traffic delay or two on NW 8th Avenue. Multiple lanes are closed for construction, and while construction will pause for Thanksgiving and on Friday, it will resume Monday. Gainesville’s Public Works Department has resurfaced the east …
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Shannon Seibert
November 13, 2015 Transportation
The annual Downtown Festival & Art Show is this weekend, and like its name suggests, it will be held in downtown Gainesville on Nov. 14 and 15. Due to the expected high levels traffic, Gainesville Regional Transit System released a map of alternatives to the usual downtown routes. Roads will be closed …
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Kristine Janata
November 10, 2015 Transportation
Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency's Southwest Fifth Avenue project built new sidewalks in the community of Porters in downtown Gainesville. The CRA received the Out-of-the-Box Award from the Florida Redevelopment Association on Oct. 22 for addressing issues in the Porters neighborhood. These redevelopments have given community members a new sense of pride for their neighborhood.
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Edwin Exaus
November 9, 2015 Transportation
As part of the University of Florida's goal to promote safe bicycling and walking on campus, a new shared use path is being constructed.
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Adriana Barbat
November 5, 2015 Transportation
Commuters traveling by the University of Florida tomorrow can expect heavy traffic and delays, as well as those using RTS. Find a list of select RTS routes being affected, and a map for traffic prone roads to avoid.
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Justin Hamstra
October 26, 2015 Transportation
Gainesville residents living near Depot Avenue are seeing clouds of dust and dust lines left on the street. With more construction under way in the area, a local soil researcher says the dust being left behind can pose harmful health effects.
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Edwin Exaus
October 26, 2015 Transportation
Northwest 8th Avenue's resurfacing project will include upgrades to safety for pedestrians. The road was not originally designed with pedestrians in mind, but will have bicycle lanes and wider sidewalks when the project is completed.
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Emily Braun
October 26, 2015 Transportation
Several individuals in Gainesville have taken up the hobby of modifying scooters, one even for business ventures.
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Kaley Thomas
September 30, 2015 Transportation
Due to a lack of parking spots in the Grove, residents are illegally parking and getting towed.
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