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Streets for People / Getting the Parking Right Leads to Streets for People – Part 1: Nobody Goes there Anymore. It’s Too Crowded – Six Reasons for Right Pricing Parking
Posted on March 12, 2021 1 Comment
By Chris Hamilton; This story was written for and published by KONK Life on March 12, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. Parking is a big subject, so we’re going to break this story into two. This week we’ll set up the problem and discuss why the topic should be addressed. Next week we’ll discuss specific […]
Streets for People / Eight Things We Can Do to Pedestrianize Duval and Still Allow Cars
Posted on March 6, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton; This story was written for and published by KONK Life on March 5, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. The idea of closing Duval Street off to vehicles after a certain time of day has been talked about for decades. People love the idea for obvious reasons, but we often get stuck on the […]
Streets for People / How We Get Wider Sidewalks Downtown Without Ripping Up the Streets – Parklets
Posted on February 26, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton; This story was written for and published by KONK Life on February 26, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. Wouldn’t it be nice to see Duval Street with more room for people? Benches and places to sit? Seating for outdoor cafés and room for retailers to show off their wares? More greenery? Art? Pop-up […]
Streets for People / The Wee Donkey, Whataboutism, Bathwater and Duval Street’s Future
Posted on February 19, 2021 1 Comment
By Chris Hamilton; This story was written for and published by KONK Life on February 19, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. From a Promise by Mayor Johnston to a Full-Blown Project The Mayor ran on a platform of revitalizing Duval Street in 2018. She came through by initiating the Mall on Duval pilot project in 2019 and that […]
Streets for People / Averting E-Bike Mayhem and Making Key West Sidewalks Safer
Posted on February 13, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton; This story was written for and published by KONK Life on February 12, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. Thanks to Mayor Teri Johnston and Commissioner Sam Kaufman’s persistence, at its February 17 meeting, the City Commission will take up an ordinance to ban e-bikes and electric standup scooters from our […]
Streets for People / Sustainability Board Wants to Make Free, Frequent and Simple Key West Transit a Reality
Posted on February 6, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton; This story was written for and published by KONK Life on February 5, 2021 and is reprinted here with permission. Once again, the City’s Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) is on the leading edge of creating positive change. At its January 14 meeting, the Board, adopted a Fare Free Resolution calling on the City […]
Streets for People / Volunteers and a Little Green Paint Show How We Can Make It Safer to Bike
Posted on February 1, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton; This story was written for and published in KONK Life on January 29, 2021 and reprinted here with permission. If you’ve traveled Staples Avenue between George and 12th Streets lately you can’t help but to have noticed newly painted green bike lanes and ‘Super Sharrows’, yellow painted curb extensions, and newly installed delineator […]
Key West Bike, Walk, Transit and Streets for People Top 10 Stories of 2020 – #1: Cruise Ship Referenda Passing Makes Duval Street & Downtown’s Future Better
Posted on January 3, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton, January 4, 2021 The passing of the three Cruise Ship Referenda by Key West citizens gives us an opportunity to remake Duval Street and the historic district into a real downtown, where mom and pop shops thrive and serve the needs of locals, snowbirds and long-stay visitors. It sets the stage for […]
Key West Bike, Walk, Transit and Streets for People Top 10 Stories of 2020 – #2. Teri Johnston’s Re-Election Moves Our Issues Forward
Posted on January 2, 2021 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton, January 3, 2021 A Covid Recovery Plan, a Strategic Plan, a Duval Street Revitalization Plan and an understanding of and willingness to act bravely on bike, walk, transit and streets for people by our mayor, gives us hope for our little island’s future. Let’s not sugarcoat this. Electing either of the other […]
Key West Bike, Walk, Transit and Streets for People Top 10 Stories of 2020 – #3: Crosstown Greenway Shows Path Forward for Bikes
Posted on January 1, 2021 Leave a Comment
Volunteers work on the Crosstown Greenway.