The EAR 2010 website is now updated to reflect the Planning Advisory Board (PAB) resolution with recommendations, dated August 10, 2010. Recommended changes to the text of the Draft 2010 EAR adopted by the PAB (acting as the Local Planning Agency) on August 10, 2010 are shown in red and strikethrough for deletions and underlining [...]
New Water Park Sounds Refreshing..
It is a welcomed (albeit rare) surprise to read about a private developer in Miami-Dade County who has a grand, gimmicky idea but doesn’t want to pay for it with public funds. Such is the case of the owners of Sun Life Stadium, who are planning on building a water park adjacent to the Stadium to replace their [...]
Update on Commodore Bike Trail Improvements
Thanks to Commissioner Gimenez’ staff for forwarding along this update on the Commodore bike trail from Esther Calas, P.E., Director, Miami-Dade Public Works Department, along with the renderings below of the new proposed bridge crossing at Cocoplum Circle.
The Commodore trail is a continuous, primarily off-road bicycle/pedestrian facility within the designated Bike Route 1 which parallels the following [...]
Meet the New City of Miami Historic Preservation Officer
Congratulations to friend of Transit Miami Alex Adams, who was recently promoted as the Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Miami. Alex has been a strong advocate for smart growth and transportation policy reform in the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County (both as a citizen and municipal employee), and has worked for the [...]
County To Pull Plug on Orange Line
Unfortunately, there is no good news coming out of County Hall with the release of a long overdue assessment of the status of both the North and East/West Alignments of the Metro-rail Orange line. The projects, called for in the People’s Transportation Plan, have been on hold for several years because of the lack of [...]
Visionary Words By Senate Candidate Maurice Ferré
If we can spend $1 Trillion in two useless wars, we can certainly spend $1 Trillion in overhauling and upgrading our transportation systems over the next ten years.
Welcome to the dog days of summer here in the Magic City- where something about the dead heat of summer makes people say bold and honest things (like the [...]
Plan El Paso!
Hey everyone…sorry for the long hiatus, I’ve been in El Paso for the past couple of weeks participating in an exciting planning project for the city. The city of El Paso hired a team of planners led by the local Miami firm of Dover Kohl & Partners to develop plans for Transit Oriented Developments around three new BRT corridors [...]
Community Meeting: Impact of the Tunnel Project on Venetian Way
[ June 17, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] 7:00 pm, Thursday, June 17, 2010, Miami Beach Botanical Garden – please circulate this email to friends in the neighborhood
Representatives of Florida Dept of Transportation, Miami Dade County Causeway administration, Cities of Miami Beach and Miami Commissioners, County Commissioners, and other county and city representatives will be here to answer questions and share plans to [...]
The Port Tunnel May Not Be All Bad…
Friend of Transit Miami Erik Maza over at the New Times did an article a few days ago about the Port Tunnel that spurred a response from Transit Miami writer Felipe Azhena over the value of the Port Tunnel. While I agree with many of their points and I have been a critic of this [...]
Miami 21 Town Hall Meeting
As part of the implementation of Miami 21, the City of Miami City Commission is holding a Town Hall meeting today, June 1 at 9AM for the purpose of conducting a public forum on Miami 21.
Please come out and let your commissioners know what you want to see in your community. The discussion will center [...]
Reminder: Florida Transportation Plan Meeting
Dear Friends and Partners,
The Florida Department of Transportation would like to invite you to participate in our important Regional Workshop, June 2, 2010, about how we can make transportation decisions for a better more sustainable Florida, for our future.
2060 Florida Transportation Plan (FTP)
Regional Workshop
When: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm
Where: Miami-Dade College, The Chapman [...]
Quote of the Day
Turning to the longer-term transportation policy, we need to consider that over the next 50 years the U.S. population is expected to rise by over 60 percent, and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to quadruple. As our population grows, and as incomes rise, the demand for transportation will grow accordingly. The question is how will [...]
Mayor Lives Up To His Word: Miami 21 To Be Implemented On Schedule
True to his word, Mayor Tomas Regalado made only minor comments before the City Commission today related to future amendments to the code after implementation. Later, while waiting for the City Manager to make a presentation regarding the budget, the commissioners went around griping about how there was not enough public process, or that the [...]
Floridians Want More Public Transit
Since December, The Florida Public Transportation Association has been conducting an online survey regarding statewide attitudes among Floridians regarding public transit. The surprising results of the survey were released recently:
66% of respondents say that, during a trip in Florida within the last month, they consciously [...]
