The Palm Beach Post launches an in-depth, multi-part series on an issue that affects every resident of the Palm Beaches: transportation.
More than a generation's worth of transit projects, bridges, extra highway lanes, additional tolled lanes, you name it, have been put in place. So have new initiatives and innovations, including the proliferation of rideshare options, a driverless trolley and a private railway.
And yet, many residents of Palm Beach County complain about snarls and crawling traffic. Why? And, more importantly, what are the solutions that promise to at least get people moving a little faster if not solving the gridlock? Our first installment looks at why we have tied-up traffic, and reveals the one advantage the county, and Florida, have in their transit arsenal. Namely, money.
Can tolls and tech handle Palm Beach County’s transportation future?
Transportation upgrades have not been enough to overcome the congestive magnet appeal
of Palm Beach County. So what's next? Read more
Smart traffic lights on tech menu to ease congestion, unclog traffic
Next, we look at how technology offers new ways to try to solve old problems.
The solutions to ease traffic logjams, many laid out in a forthcoming Palm Beach County transportation master plan, will include technology, from artificial intelligence for synchronizing traffic lights to air taxis and driverless autos.
Palm Beach County drivers are fed up. An engineering firm's report says technology could be the answer. Read more
Developers opt for transit-oriented development in Palm Beach County
New apartments. New shopping centers. Same roads.
Real estate developers may have a freer hand to build dense projects, but it also means they know the burden falls on them to make sure people either living or working in their projects can actually get to them. How are they addressing traffic?
Real estate developers focus on public transportation, technology in bid to limit traffic near projects. Read more
Mini-buses, on-demand pickups: How West Palm is tackling traffic
West Palm Beach leaders dispute that the city has significant traffic problems. But they hope a new transit service will help head off gridlock. Read more
Can new bridge, wider roads, and bikes help ease north county traffic?
Some Palm Beach County residents are trading cars for bikes as local leaders scramble to fix worsening traffic congestion. Read more
Lightrail and wider lanes: Western communities address traffic snarls
"We can't only plan for everyone driving forever because we are running out of space," said one planning official. Read more
Will these projects alleviate southern Palm Beach County traffic?
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent to alleviate traffic in southern Palm Beach County. Will it work? Read more
Traffic master plan backs new tax for transit projects
Palm Beach County should create a dedicated funding source, potentially including a sales tax, to pay for transportation improvements needed. That suggestion comes from the county's first comprehensive transportation master plan, a more than 1,000-page document scheduled for presentation to county commissioners on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Read more
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: MOVING FORWARD. Can transit projects fix Palm Beach County traffic?
