The Moron of the day is Steve Sapp. Sapp is vying to unseat Katy Sorenson in the race to become the district 8 commissioner yet again after failing in a 1998 effort as well. I figured any opinion I could create on person who running against Katy Sorenson would be very biased, so, instead I based today’s article on some key comments made by Sapp recently. Let’s analyze this excerpt from Sunday’s Herald:
Sapp also challenges Sorenson’s drive to revamp development along South Dixie Highway, where eight historically underdeveloped areas are to be transformed into pedestrian-friendly, mixed-development town centers.
Sapp, a former president of the Dade County Farm Bureau who owns an agricultural firm, says the plans “don’t fit with the type of life people want to lead in this community.”
”People like to drive. They like to be spread out,” he said, adding that he believes a cluster of development along the South Dixie Highway corridor will only add to congestion in the area.
Sorenson argues that mixed-use development on existing transit corridors makes more sense than suburban sprawl.
“Bao and Sapp say they would approve moving the UDB but only if issues such as traffic congestion and school overcrowding are addressed.”
Addressed, how? Are they planning on adding some lanes to something? Is this the viable solution that will convince you to approve the project if you were commissioner? Or are they going to build us a magical subway line through all of South Dade. But why stop at traffic and school analysis? Our electrical grid, water sources, police, fire, and health coverage will also be just as depleted…
Bottom Line, Katy has the right idea. The best we can do for South Dade is begin to centralize the new communities in the area and give them their own character. We need to create density along US-1 to emphasize the need for South Link and justify the costs of creating a public transportation network. Pinecrest’s moves to minimize density along their portion of the corridor is a detriment to not only the city but also all citizens of Miami-Dade County who will never be able to benefit from the full capability of the corridor due to these anti urban growth ordinances…
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