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The payments stem from the June 2021 collapse of a condo building.
Read More »The Point, May 11, 2022: Several Florida property insurers are seeking to raise rates by over 20 percent
The request comes ahead of a special legislative session seeking to address the issue.
Read More »Gainesville pedestrian crashes occur across the city, though prevention efforts have been largely limited to the area around UF
Out of the 36 Florida cities with a population of 75,000 and above, Gainesville ranked ninth in a Florida Department of Transportation study that measured which ones had the most pedestrian-related serious injuries and fatalities between 2016 and 2020.
Read More »Gainesville advisory board members didn’t like parts of the first proposal to redesign West University Avenue’s traffic flow
A proposed redesign of West University Avenue would turn a stretch of a main four-lane thoroughfare into a two-lane road with 15-foot wide sidewalks, an accessible and safe trail for foot traffic in Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission, advocacy groups discuss traffic safety after pedestrian death
The Gainesville Department of Mobility is expected to offer a traffic safety presentation at the City Commission meeting Thursday.
Read More »One year since a fatal hit-and-run on University Avenue, Gainesville remembers Maggie Paxton
Thursday marked one year since Maggie Paxton, an 18-year-old UF student, was killed in a hit-and-run accident on University Avenue.
Read More »Florida Not One More holds a pedestrian safety roundtable
Gainesville city officials, concerned citizens and University of Florida students all gathered around tables in one room to discuss the reality of pedestrian safety on and around UF’s campus and the wider Alachua County area.
Read More »Gainesville Police Department Offers $10K Rewards For Any Information On Unsolved Homicides
City of Gainesville is offering a $50,000 reward for information on those responsible for the death of Baird. The press release adds that there is a $10,000 reward for new information on the 27 unsolved deaths listed on GPD's webpage.
Read More »Florida Manatee Deaths Surpass 500, Heading Toward Another Record High in 2021
Every winter thousands of manatees migrate through Florida’s waterways for warm water and food. This year the seagrass beds have been insufficient in supply, causing at least 540 manatees to die.
Read More »Marion County Starts Vaccinating Jail Inmates Against COVID-19
It makes them among the first inmates in Florida to receive the shot.
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