Citrus Connection to start Bartow Squeeze shuttle service in August
Next month, Citrus Connection will start its micro-transit Squeeze shuttle service in Bartow — the third city in Polk County to offer the micro-transit option for visitors. "Bartow sees thousands of commuters entering the city daily for government and private sector jobs," a City of Bartow newsletter said on Tuesday. "The Squeeze will provide fast, fun and free shuttle service through the downtown and historic areas, reducing traffic and parking concerns."
Road Upgrades Coming to Buice Avenue in Southwest Cherokee
Improvements are coming to Buice Avenue in southwest Cherokee County. The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Sept. 17 to award a $383,690 standard construction agreement to Bartow Paving Company, Inc. The agreement is for construction of the Buice Avenue at Bells Ferry Road improvement project. Cherokee County considers Buice Avenue a substandard road,...
New York Wants to Spend $350 Million to Turn Fifth Avenue Into a Walkable Thoroughfare
New York City may one day have its own version of Paris’s Champs-Élysées.Inside the Bar at Quarters, the Posh New N.Y.C. Wine Bar Where You Can Shop While You Drink A plan to redesign a much-trafficked stretch of Fifth Avenue is set to be unveiled on Thursday, The New York Times reported. Costing more than $350 million, it aims to make the 20 blocks between Bryant Park and Central Park more pedestrian-friendly, by widening the sidewalks, adding seating areas, and planting more than 200 trees. “For us, it’s really about sort of balancing the street and finally giving pedestrians the space they...