Gainesville breaks ground on $5.5M Eastside bus transfer station

City officials marked the start of construction Friday on the RTS Eastside Transfer Station on Southeast 20th Street, a 5,210-square-foot facility funded entirely by Federal Transit Administration grants. The hub will feature six bus bays under three covered canopies, a public community room, and a staff training room, connecting fixed bus routes between east and west Gainesville with on-demand transit service. The station is expected to be completed by late 2027 and is the first new RTS facility since the Butler Plaza Transfer Station opened in 2016.

Sources: The Gainesville Sun · City of Gainesville · WUFT News · WCJB TV20

State DEI law puts funding for 7 Gainesville organizations at risk

A new Florida statute barring counties and municipalities from directing public funds toward diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives has placed seven Gainesville organizations in jeopardy of losing their city funding. The law’s reach into local grant-making could force the city to sever financial ties with groups whose missions touch on DEI-related work.

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Sources: The Independent Florida Alligator