And we thought last year was bad. Tri-Rail’s Year Reprieve is coming to an end, and the news looks dire. Sit back and take a deep breathe, there’s a lot going on if you haven’t caught it already.
First up we’ve been hearing talk of a fare increase, and the amounts have been made official: 25%. [...]
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Tri-Rail Funding Crisis Redux
As Highway Trust Fund Shrinks, Bush Administration Wants to Rob Transit
Image: John Darkow, The Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri
With gas tax revenue falling fast the federal government fears that it may not be able to meet its commitment to states for road projects currently under way. So what does Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters suggest? Simply “borrow” money from the mass transit fund. According to the [...]
When FDOT Transportation Funding = More Sprawl
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Tri-Rail Commuter Train, originally uploaded by jmdspk.
Due to the volume of e-mails, I know when we are running behind on a given topic (sorry!) but hey, you can always count on us to cover [...]
Mid Week News
Tri-Rail carried more passengers in 2007 than in 2006. The overall system ridership is up 31% since march 2006…
City of Miami is working on identifying vacant lots to be used for park space…
The County Commission is trying to get the state and federal government to kick in hundreds of millions of dollars for metrorail [...]
