Should it come as a surprise to us that the Florida stretch of I-95 is the most deadly stretch of interstate in the United States? As The Daily Beast reported a few days back, Florida is home to not only the deadliest stretch of highway along I-95, but also the third most deadly segment (I-4) and [...]
Posts under ‘I-95’
I-95 HOT Lanes Take Transportation Award
FDOT’s I-95 Express Lanes were recently awarded the People’s Choice Award of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Read the release on the America’s Transportation Award site. Say what you want about the project, but the numbers are in and have shown a definite increase in speed on northbound I-95 where the [...]
News Roundup
Go Tom! DCA Director Tom Pelham says that SB360 doesn’t apply to large metropolitan areas (like Miami):
According to Pelham’s interpretation, issued last week, SB 360 cannot override local governments’ home-rule authority, granted in state law. He cites this provision in the bill:
“The designation of a transportation concurrency exception area does not limit a local government’s [...]
History of I-95
If you are like me and a history buff or just love Miami, you should check out the Historical Museum of South Florida. Apart from hosting great exhibits and an annual Map Fair, as a member you get a subscription to Tequesta, the annual journal of the Historical Association of South Florida, edited by local [...]
Miami Advertising Eyesores
Let us get something straight; the advertisements all over the city of Miami aren’t murals, they’re big ass ugly tarps. With their abundance and apparent ability to lobby to soften our elected officials, the big ass ugly tarp industry is apparently a lucrative one. Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff has the right idea, attempting [...]
Mid Week News
Local:
Pedestrians don’t belong on 1-95…
Yet another person dies trying to bypass a Tri-Rail railroad crossing…
Buy local produce! It’s a key part of creating a sustainable society, a great way to keep money in the local economy, and an effective measure to reduce pollution (less overseas and transcontinental shipments…)
Get ready for strict water restrictions next [...]
Transitography 17
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miami traffic jam, originally uploaded by noway.
If the view above seems familiar, its probably because you’ve been sitting in traffic for 50 extra hours per year.
“Americans sat in traffic 4.2 billion [...]
I-95 Motor Speedway Update
Here’s a link to Miami’s pitch for federal funding that would go toward I-95′s new Lexus High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes.
Blog/News Updates
Blog Updates
For those of you who haven’t visited the site in a while due to the convenience of the automatic daily e-mails, you may not have noticed the addition of James Wilkins to the Transit Miami staff (more to come soon, too.) James will be primarily writing about architecture and Urban Design here [...]
Friday Headlines
The Related Group of Florida is planning the Loft 4 Affordable Housing Condo for downtown Miami. The 404 units in the 35 story tower would be priced starting at $130,000! The best part yet? The building would feature no parking. Truly Urban Living is coming to the heart of the CBD [...]
Expanding The Miami Mentality Theory
I’ve often defined the “Miami Mentality” on this site as the state of mind prevalent in our region which is generally for transit options, so long as other people use them. The Miami New Times quoted my “Miami Mentality” theory today when discussing the new MDT 7-day pass, which sadly means that my theory [...]
Quick News Links
MIA Cargo is still #1, despite a slip in market share…
Bacardi is consolidating it North American operations into the 250,000 square foot building originally intended for the BK world headquarters…
FDOT moves forward on plans to pour more money into the colossal black hole known as I-95…
Forget the lost Arctic Seal in Ft. Lauderdale, we’ve got [...]
News and Updates
Well, it’s been a busy last couple of days with planning news…
Three bills proposing to give the Marlins a $60 million dollar subsidy to bridge the funding gap for the new stadium easily made it through the state Senate and House committees on Thursday. While the baseball fans in Miami-Dade and Marlin stakeholders should be [...]
Planning? Who needs that?
I’ve seen some unsettling things lately about the current and upcoming developments in the city of Miami. I was first set off by an article which appeared in the Herald back in [...]
