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Columnist Carrie Seidman says a proposal to hold a winter festival inside the St. Armands Circle roundabout is the right idea at the wrong place.

Show money of $400,000 for Main Street improvements remains with the city but is available for budgeted Downtown Improvement District expenses.

The Downtown Improvement District chair tells commissioners that the city removed at-will funding for Main Street improvements, leaving it with just $8,000 in its bank account.

A new way for buses to get around traffic on the John Ringling Bridge. Buses can now co-exist with bicyclists and e-scooters in the shoulder lane.

FDOT plans to ultimately mark dedicated lanes for the Bay Runner trolley, bicycles and e-scooters while preserving two general travel lanes on Ringling Bridge.

Large crowds are expected for the Offshore Grand Prix this weekend and of course, that means heavy traffic.

Originally conceived in 2010, a multiuse trail at Ted Sperling Park will serve to connect walkers and bikers from Sarasota Bay to South Lido Beach. The $1.9 million project is expected to open in mid-2024.

With grading well underway, the roundabout at U.S. 41 and Gulfstream Avenue is finally looking like a traffic circle.

SARASOTA - The Sarasota Bay Runner trolley and electric scooter and bike program have received and award of excellence. The program, which helps reduce traffic congestion in the city was recognized by

The Sarasota parking manager tells the St. Armands BID board that paid parking and Bay Runner activities remain robust after season concludes.