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Posts from ‘August, 2008’

Globalization and the ‘Neighborhood Effect’

An excellent article from the New York Times covers rising transportation costs the world over, which is causing what economists call the ‘neighborhood effect.’ That is to say, global supply chains are shrinking and more goods are starting to be produced closer to home. The days of fish caught in America and then shipped to [...]

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Make The Call!

I was just catching up with a week’s worth of posts on the Miami Critical Mass Discussion Board and came across a crucial advocacy post:
We have a problem with a planned project that we were looking forward too. SW 3rd Ave from Coral Way to SW 16th Ave (by US-1/MPath) was in the works to [...]

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Mary Peters in Miami Today

Thanks to a tip from one of our dedicated readers, David, it has come to my attention that US Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters will be speaking at the Downtown Miami Hilton Today.  The event, A New Transportation Approach For America, is sponsored by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and will begin at 12:30 [...]

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