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Come on Man! Wrap and Brand the Duval Loop Buses!
Posted on July 26, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life on July 26, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. We love the campy, colorful Patti the Plumber vans branded and wrapped with the Rosie the Riveter head-banded rubber ducky as their symbol. The vans are instantly recognizable and memorable. Brilliantly […]
Conch Connect – A New County Sponsored On-Demand Micro-Transit Begins Serving Key West and Stock Island July 15
Posted on July 12, 2024 1 Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life on July 12, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. Recent related articles: City’s Expands “Work Force Express” Bus Route and Potentially Ruins It In the Process July 5, 2024 and background about Conch Connect here: A New Transit Service Is Coming […]
City’s Expands “Work Force Express” Bus Route and Potentially Ruins It In the Process
Posted on July 5, 2024 1 Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life on July 5, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. On July 1 the City’s Key West Transit “Work Force Express” expanded the coverage of its Stock Island to Bahama Village fixed route service with new stops at the Lower Keys […]
Key West Improves Its PeopleforBikes Bike Score and Ranks as #1 in Florida, #44 in U.S.A. and #116 in World
Posted on June 28, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life on June 28, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. Since 2018 PeopleforBikes has annually put out its City Ratings, ranking the best places to bike. On June 24 they released their 2024 ratings. For the fifth year in a row, […]
Governor’s Veto Means Local Key West Arts Groups, Theaters and Museums Lose Funds
Posted on June 21, 2024 1 Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life on June 21, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. Last week 13 local arts and museum nonprofits including the Waterfront Playhouse, Bahama Village Music Program and Mel Fisher and History of Diving Museums lost almost $800,000 in monies approved by […]
A Father’s Gift of Time
Posted on June 16, 2024 Leave a Comment
After a two-month battle with Covid and pneumonia last summer my 88-year-old Dad, Robert Hamilton passed away on September 22. As Father’s Day approaches, for the first time I won’t be picking out a card, sending lobster rolls and a blueberry pie or visiting. So, this year I’m paying tribute by sharing the insert (below) […]
Progress On Seven Projects Equals Big Wins for Our Downtown, Even If It Is On Key West Time
Posted on June 7, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life on June 7, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. Earlier this week the City broke ground on construction to restore Clinton Square Park at Front and Whitehead Streets in front of the historic Custom House. While the project was to […]
A New Transit Service Is Coming This Summer. Our Workforce Needs It and Much More Transit Up and Down the Keys
Posted on May 24, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life May 24, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. NOTE: Here’s an update on this story: Conch Connect – A New County Sponsored On-Demand Micro-Transit Begins Serving Key West and Stock Island July 15, July 12, 2024; NOTE: Another related article […]
Know a Good Spot for Bicycle Parking? There’s An App for That
Posted on May 3, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life May 3, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. Ever get to your favorite bar, restaurant or destination and wonder why there is no bike rack there? Or perhaps the rack in front of where you work is always full. […]
Rebuild of United Street With New Bike Lane & Improved Pedestrian Safety Complete. South Street Is Next
Posted on April 19, 2024 Leave a Comment
By Chris Hamilton. Story is cross posted at KONK Life on April 19, 2024. Follow us at Friends of Car-Free Key West & Duval Street/Historic Downtown on Facebook. Work has just wrapped up on a complete rebuild of United Street between Whitehead and Grinnell Streets downtown that incorporated FKAA water main upgrades and a $4.8 million investment in all […]