News Digest
Miami: “Stay dry or stay online? At bus stops, it’s free Wi-Fi versus shelters.”
Photo: C.M. Guerrero "A cutting-edge network of interactive digital kiosks for Miami-Dade’s transit system may cost passengers an old-fashioned perk: shelter from the rain and the sun. Outfront Media, the company that builds county bus shelters in exchange for...
Complete Streets: “On Sunday, a large swath of St. Pete’s Central Avenue will close to vehicle traffic — here’s why”
Photo: Cherie Diez,Tampa Bay Times "Walking. It's an incredibly easy way for most people to get around. It typically involves fresh air. You don't need a seat belt. The fuel you use comes not from the ground via some harmful drilling practice, but literally from you....
“Bellevue start-up creates human digital billboards”
Video: KIRO7 "A start-up in Bellevue has taken the concept of billboards, made it digital, and a lot smaller. Nomad has launched the product on college campuses around the country -- starting with the University of Washington. On the way to class on Monday, Derek...
St. Petersburg: City Council members say NO to bus shelter advertising
Video: City of St. Petersburg "The spread of commercial culture into some of our most valued public spaces – from our public roadways to educational institutions and health care facilities is putting 'in your face' advertising in places that - unlike your television...
Counter argument: “Would millions in Irma’s path still have power if the lines were underground?”
Photo: C.M. Guerrero, Miami Herald Severe flooding and storm surge can also put the grid out of commision after storms, according to NPR. 'You're simply trading off one type of risk for another,' Ted Kury, an energy expert at the University of Florida, told NPR. 'Yes,...
Photo from Jacksonville Beach
Photo: Rachel Cocciolo Citizens report that Irma took down the last billboard in Jacksonville Beach.
Orlando Placemaking: Adaptive reuse as “building owners weigh preservation vs demolition”
Photo: Richard Ramirez Buxeda, Orlando Sentinel "Church Street Exchange, Grand Avenue Elementary and the former home of the Orlando Ballet are the latest Orlando landmarks to face the prospect of new identities instead of demolition. The fate of those buildings...
Complete Streets: “Pedal power surges in Cape Coral”
Photo: Randy Kambic/Special to The News-Press "Thanks to considerable behind-the-scenes work in recent years, pedal power is stronger and safer than ever for recreational biking, putting fitness and social benefits in high gear... Michael Swanson and Rob Seibert...
“Hollywood launches Complete Streets construction project”
Illustration: City of Hollywood "...Officials recently broke ground on construction that will develop into the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization's flagship. A two-year timeframe for completion is expected. From City Hall to Dixie Highway, the corridor will...
“Casselberry to focus on bikes and pedestrians to improve connectivity”
Photo: Sentinel "...Known for its quiet residential neighborhoods and city-owned golf course, Casselberry is moving forward with long-range plans to transform city streets into friendlier avenues for bicyclists and pedestrians. In the coming years, the city plans to...
Cape Coral: “2 digital billboards added…”
Photo: WZVN, ABC 7 "...Cape Coral's skyline on two major roads is changing forever. For the first time, billboards are showing up in the city. Last summer, the city voted to build two digital boards, and this week, construction crews went up in the air to put them...
Country’s oldest billboard: “Buffalo Bill billboard from 1878 restored”
Photo: The Associated Press "An 1878 billboard promoting a 'Buffalo Bill' Cody stage show has been restored, five years after it was discovered beneath the crumbling brick facade of a former hotel. The 24-by-10-foot paper billboard had been pasted to an unfinished...
“City of Cocoa Beach, TPO celebrate Minutemen Corridor Complete Street Project”
Photo: City of Cocoa Beach "The Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization recently celebrated the completion of City of Cocoa Beach ‘s Minutemen Corridor Stormwater and Streetscape Improvement project... The Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization...
Tampa: “…Tracking how much money their trees are earning them every year”
Photo: Tampa Bay Times "Your parents were wrong: money does grow on trees. Cities routinely rake up tens of millions of dollars from their urban forests annually in ways that are not always obvious. Leafy canopies lower summer air conditioning bills, but more shade...
New job title in Orange County: “Beautification Technician”
Photos: Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel "Little things add up, said Ramil Celestin as he plucked a beer carton, a plastic grocery bag and a french fry box off the center lane of Pine Hills Road. He chucked the trash into the back of a county van stacked with illegal...
Drone Video Advertising: “Central Floridian invents first digital ‘drone billboard’ “
Video: ClickOrlando.com "Drobotron used for advertising, entertainment... As cars cruised past the Parc Corniche Hotel this week, passengers may have noticed a first-of-its-kind sight hovering high above the International Drive resort. A 360-degree LED video screen...
Complete Streets: North Palm Beach
Photo: Allen Eyestone, Palm Beach Post "Experts have advised city leaders that narrowing U.S. 1 could revive the stretch of highway lined with empty office buildings but those leaders are asking residents what they think before making any decisions. The debate over...
Complete Streets: “Miami-Dade County Commission Adopts Complete Streets Design Quidelines”
"The Miami-Dade County Commission adopted a resolution on June 6 establishing policy that the county’s streets should be designed in accordance with the Complete Streets Design Guidelines. The adoption and implementation of the Complete Streets Design Guidelines — as...
Billboard Content: More from Ashley Madison’s ad team
Photo: Flicker by Teekwood as seen on ARSTechnica "...An Ashley Madison billboard in LA with unwilling site spokesperson Kim Jong Un." --David Kravets, ARStechnica Read entire article
“Volunteers working to clean up snipe signs across Hillsborough”
Photo: Bay News 9 Image "...Two men have been working hard in their spare time to clean up Hillsborough County. 'Blight Fighters' working to clean up snipe signs across Hillsborough: Bill Staley, Jim Reed spend weekends picking up illegal signs They have...