Comments on: The Future of Miami Beach, Part 1 http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/ Moving Together, Faster Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anonymous http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5992 Anonymous Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:18:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5992 What a joke... sounds like a rehash of all his old BS columns from the SunPost. The commenters above have it exactly right about the Baylink... it won't be in our lifetimes because this is the second city administration in a row against it! Are we going to have to wait another 8 years before Miami Beach has a mayor who understands cities and transit? What a joke… sounds like a rehash of all his old BS columns from the SunPost. The commenters above have it exactly right about the Baylink… it won’t be in our lifetimes because this is the second city administration in a row against it! Are we going to have to wait another 8 years before Miami Beach has a mayor who understands cities and transit?

]]> By: A.M. http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5987 A.M. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:54:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5987 Ryan- I look forward to reading your series on baylink. As a SoBe resident, i havent figured out why they dont just build a similar metro rail link to MB and end it on 5th & alton (before all the new devlopment) and then they could have a more extensive SoBe Local bus (I've used it, and i llike it). <br/><br/>Ryan or Gabriel, check out the bussiness Monday section of the herald, and article by Greg Fields. Ryan- I look forward to reading your series on baylink. As a SoBe resident, i havent figured out why they dont just build a similar metro rail link to MB and end it on 5th & alton (before all the new devlopment) and then they could have a more extensive SoBe Local bus (I’ve used it, and i llike it).

Ryan or Gabriel, check out the bussiness Monday section of the herald, and article by Greg Fields.

]]> By: Ryan Sharp http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5985 Ryan Sharp Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5985 By the way, soon I'll be starting a series on the merits of Bay Link that will continue for a couple months. By the way, soon I’ll be starting a series on the merits of Bay Link that will continue for a couple months.

]]> By: Ryan Sharp http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5984 Ryan Sharp Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:44:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5984 If the Beach thinks "shuttle buses" are the answer to their impending congestion/mobility/access crisis, they're gravely mistaken. The cycling and park improvements are nice - and important - but even these efforts are limited in scale. Best case scenario, it amounts to one step forward one step back, with a giant leap toward stagnation and mediocrity for what should be one the world's finest urban centers. If the Beach thinks “shuttle buses” are the answer to their impending congestion/mobility/access crisis, they’re gravely mistaken. The cycling and park improvements are nice - and important - but even these efforts are limited in scale. Best case scenario, it amounts to one step forward one step back, with a giant leap toward stagnation and mediocrity for what should be one the world’s finest urban centers.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5983 Anonymous Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:38:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5983 Fluff response from the city, no substance at all. Too bad they can't grasp the HUGE benefits of Baylink. Someone needs to call their bluff on the ridiculous overhead wire claims and propose using LRT DMU's running on biodiesel. What would their excuse be then? Fluff response from the city, no substance at all. Too bad they can’t grasp the HUGE benefits of Baylink. Someone needs to call their bluff on the ridiculous overhead wire claims and propose using LRT DMU’s running on biodiesel. What would their excuse be then?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5982 Anonymous Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5982 The original complaint against Baylink, was that they didn't want undesirables coming from Miami. At least they changed their language. Now all we have to do is change their mindsets. The original complaint against Baylink, was that they didn’t want undesirables coming from Miami. At least they changed their language. Now all we have to do is change their mindsets.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5981 Anonymous Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:44:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5981 That's fine, she and her stooge can ride shuttle buses to work. jackasses! Historic city? More like antiquated. That’s fine, she and her stooge can ride shuttle buses to work. jackasses! Historic city? More like antiquated.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5980 Anonymous Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:32:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5980 Great interview thanks. I'd like to see all of Miami Beach filled with bike lanes and street cars, but from this interview, it doesn't look like Miami Beach is really focused on achieving that. Great interview thanks. I’d like to see all of Miami Beach filled with bike lanes and street cars, but from this interview, it doesn’t look like Miami Beach is really focused on achieving that.

]]> By: Felipe A http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5979 Felipe A Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5979 Unfortunately, the city of Miami Beach does not view bicycles as a viable transportation solution. So much so, that they have only added about 3 miles of bicycle lanes to city streets in the past 5 years. The fact that the city is flat, has a high population density, limited parking, heavy congestion and is centrally located so that distances traveled are short, make this city ideal for bicycling. But for some reason, the city does not believe that bicycles can actually help solve our transportation problem. They prefer to leave transportation to motor-vehicles. We need a visionary administration that understands that bicycles have a place in a larger and integrated transportation plan. The administration has been too slow to develop a long overdue bicycle infrastructure which should include bicycle lanes, public education, signs, secure and covered bicycle racks. Unfortunately, the city of Miami Beach does not view bicycles as a viable transportation solution. So much so, that they have only added about 3 miles of bicycle lanes to city streets in the past 5 years. The fact that the city is flat, has a high population density, limited parking, heavy congestion and is centrally located so that distances traveled are short, make this city ideal for bicycling. But for some reason, the city does not believe that bicycles can actually help solve our transportation problem. They prefer to leave transportation to motor-vehicles. We need a visionary administration that understands that bicycles have a place in a larger and integrated transportation plan. The administration has been too slow to develop a long overdue bicycle infrastructure which should include bicycle lanes, public education, signs, secure and covered bicycle racks.

]]> By: willie http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5978 willie Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.evolvemiami.org/transitmiami/2008/02/20/the-future-of-miami-beach-part-1/#comment-5978 Not compatible with their historic city?<br/><br/>Are they not aware that streetcars used to travel to and from Miami Beach regularly? I think Baylink even travels part of this route. Not compatible with their historic city?

Are they not aware that streetcars used to travel to and from Miami Beach regularly? I think Baylink even travels part of this route.

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