Monthly Archives: May 2021
Streets for People / Want Sidewalk Cafés and Other Amenities? We Need to Take Some Space from Cars
Posted on May 28, 2021 1 Comment
By Chris Hamilton. This story was written and published for KONK Life newspaper on May 28, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. On May 19 the City announced they’ll begin tighter code compliance with the Sidewalk Café Permit Ordinance. Comments from business owners and residents started popping up on Facebook. In response, a week later the […]
Streets for People / In Quest to Improve Crosstown Greenway, City Prepares to Construct New Bike Trail Segment
Posted on May 21, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. This story was written and published for KONK Life newspaper on May 21, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. What do a new bike trail segment and professional baseball in Key West have in common? Well, if you know where MLB affiliates for the Padres and Cubs – named the Key West […]
Streets for People / How Better Transit and Bicycle Facilities Can Help Address Affordable Housing
Posted on May 14, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. This story was written for and published by KONK Life newspaper on May 14, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. A survey of residents in January, conducted as part of the City’s strategic plan process, identified affordable housing as the number one area of concern. No surprise. It’s been the number one […]
Streets for People / City Commission Tries to Have Its Cake and Eat It Too on S. Roosevelt Blvd. – Perhaps Dooming a Safer Project
Posted on May 7, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. This story was written for and published by KONK Life newspaper on May 7, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. The City Commission seemingly took a step in the right direction Tuesday night, when by a 6-1 vote (Commissioner Wardlow dissenting), they rescinded a bad 4-year-old decision and gave the […]