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BPAC Committee Meeting Tonight

Published
by
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal
on April 23, 2008
in Community Meeting
. 1 Comment

There is a Bicycle/Pedestrian Action Committee meeting today (April 23, 2008) from 5:30 to 7:30pm. The meeting will take place at County Hall on the 18th floor in conference room #2.

Cyclist Town Hall Meeting

Published
by
Ryan Sharp
on April 10, 2008
in Community Meeting, Coral Gables, biking and cyclists
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There will be a “cyclist town hall meeting” next Monday at Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center. The details are below:

–> When: April 14, 2008.

–> Where: Coral Gables War Memorial Youth Center
405 University Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33134

–> Time: 7:00PM

–> Host: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Carlos Giminez and City of Coral Gables Commissioner Ralph Cabrera

Public Meeting on Metrorail Expansion - March 25

Published
by
Sean Bossinger
on March 11, 2008
in Community Meeting, Earlington Heights, MDT, Metrorail and Miami Intermodal Center
. 0 Comments
Miami-Dade Transit has set March 25 as the date of the next public meeting to discuss plans for the new Metrorail line connecting the Earlington Heights station with the Miami Intermodal Center under construction near the Miami International Airport. The actual meeting will start at 7:00 p.m., with an open-house being held before, at 6:00 p.m. The location of the meeting will be at the Sheila Winitzer Central Administration Building Auditorium: 3300 NW 32 Ave.

Several items of interest regarding this particular segment of Metrorail:

  • It will be the first extension of the train since the extension to Palmetto station;
  • This segment will not be constructed with federal funds, but solely from the half-cent transportation tax implemented in Miami-Dade county, along with state funding;
  • Once opened, this segment will provide a much-needed alternative for transport into the airport both by tourists using the airport’s facilities, and for workers providing services.

Further information can be found at this link to Miami-Dade Transit’s website.

MDT Meetings Postponed

Published
by
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal
on February 26, 2008
in Community Meeting, Earlington Heights, MDT and Metrorail
. 0 Comments
From MDT:

(Miami-Dade County, FL) — The Feb. 26 and Feb. 28 public meetings on the status of the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC)/Earlington Heights (EHT) Connector Metrorail extension project have been postponed until further notice. The meetings will be rescheduled at a future date.

SFECC Mettings

Published
by
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal
on February 19, 2008
in Community Meeting, FEC, SFECC and SFRTA
. 0 Comments

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US-1 Overpass Updates

Published
by
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal
on September 14, 2007
in Community Meeting, Douglas, MDT, Overpass, Pedestrian, Public Works, UM and US-1
. 3 Comments
I was driving by the Douglas Road pedestrian overpass last weekend when I noticed that the fence designed to “force” people into using the overpass still hadn’t been fixed after an accident partially destroyed it last summer. Interestingly enough, a new path has formed in the grass and once again there are people darting across this treacherous stretch, rather than climbing the flight of stairs or using the elevator. We analyzed this particular overpass a year ago.

Meanwhile plans to build a third US-1 pedestrian overpass adjacent to the UM Metrorail station are currently underway. The Miami Today News Reports:

The meeting is 4-7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Holiday Inn University of Miami, 1350 S. Dixie Hwy in Coral Gables. Free hotel parking is available.

Free Hotel Parking? Yes, let’s drive to a planning meeting designed to build better facilities for walking. This doesn’t make any sense… I came up with a visual as to how close this meeting will be to the Metrorail:

Bicycle Town Hall Meeting Today

Published
by
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal
on May 31, 2007
in Bicycle Boulevard, Bikes, Community Meeting, Coral Gables, Public Works, Safety and bike lanes
. 1 Comment

Let’s Plan!

Published
by
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal
on April 24, 2007
in BRT, CSX, Community Meeting, Kendall, MPO, Metrorail, Miami-Dade Transit, Planning and Tri-Rail
. 0 Comments

The MPO is looking for public input concerning future transit options in the Kendall area. Proposed options include an extension of metrorail, BRT, or extending tri-rail further south through the existing CSX tracks…

Sorry for the short notice, but, the meetings are today and tomorrow:

Tuesday-
6-8 PM @ Kendall Village Center

Wednesday-
6-8 PM @ Country Walk Homeowners Association Clubhouse

For more information on the project, click here. I will not be able to attend, but, if anyone can make it out and would like to share what happened and what the most common residents concerns were, please e-mail us: movemiami@gmail.com.