Posts in category Streets for People

Transit Decapitated in the New Budget Monroe County’s new budget year begins October 1, and with it comes a stunning decision: the complete elimination of …

The Loop is gone. But the conversation has shifted — and that may be the first step toward a smarter future. Key West is about …

Preserving Key West’s Identity Through Civic Commemorations, Anchor Institutions, and Gay History The State of Florida’s push to erase our rainbow crosswalks—culminating in their removal …

What We Lose When We Lose Good People Katie Halloran’s resignation as Key West’s Planning Director isn’t just a personnel change — it’s a turning …

Could Tourist Dollars Be The Answer to Our Transit Funding Problem? While the approach hasn’t been tested, with political will, and a willingness to challenge …

Transit officials say they can’t meet demand and are urging riders to shift to Workforce Express and Lower Keys Shuttle. Conch Connect Vanishes – And …

Why Transit Cuts Hurt Everyone in the Keys—And Why We Need to Speak Up Before the September Budget Hearings It’s Not About Buses. It’s About …

Transit Is Collapsing in the Keys. Will Business Leaders Let It? With Monroe County and the City of Key West walking back their commitments to …

Dumb and Dumber Transit Cuts: A Failure of Leadership in the Keys The cuts keep coming—and Monroe County and the City of Key West are …

Zero Fatalities by 2035 – Key West Aims for Safer Streets for All Key West is taking proactive steps to make its streets safer for …

Conch Disconnect: County Scraps Transit Service for Local Workers Key West’s workforce increasingly lives beyond the island, pushed outward by housing costs and pulled into …

The $1 Mistake: How Key West Is Undermining the Duval Loop, Again In May 2020, the Key West City Commission voted 5–2 to impose a …

Key West is Florida’s Best Biking City. Could It Become the Paris of Small Cities? Key West has once again been recognized as one of …

Streets for People / Just Six Months Old, Conch Connect Micro-Transit Is Already Beating Expectations Just six months after its debut, the Conch Connect on-demand, …

Streets for People / Rebuild of South Street Is Complete and Includes Brand New Bike Lane A $3.5 million dollar City rebuild of South Street …

Streets for People / Commissioner Lee Is Right. It’s Time To Get Fast Moving E-Bikes Off Our Promenades It’s time for the City to get …

Streets for People / Work To Upgrade Lower Keys Shuttle Bus Stops Completed The City just completed a two-year, mostly grant-funded, $1.4 million dollar “Final …

Streets for People / Come on Man! Wrap and Brand the Duval Loop Buses! We love the campy, colorful Patti the Plumber vans branded and …

Streets for People / Conch Connect – A New County Sponsored On-Demand Micro-Transit Begins Serving Key West and Stock Island July 15 On Monday, July …

Streets for People / City’s Expands “Work Force Express” Bus Route and Potentially Ruins It In the Process On July 1 the City’s Key West …