The new Marlins stadium planned for the Orange Bowl site in Little Havana has been approved by the Miami City Commission. County Commissioners will cast their votes early next week. While we have been quite vocal about the stadium’s design and its lack of transit service, I have been told that it is planned to [...]
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Get ‘em Tony
Fellow TM writer Tony Garcia’s cogent thoughts on the new stadium plan and design were published in today’s Herald. Click through the link to read the whole response.
Tony says:
The type of development that this site deserves is too big for the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County — they are not in the business of [...]
Commuter Profile: Ellen Haas
Miami, meet Ellen Haas, a 45-year old commuter bicyclist who lives on 8th Street and 62nd Avenue. Citing fitness, economic, environmental and personal reasons, Ellen recently started bicycling 6.5 miles to work downtown. Transit Miami has asked her a few questions about her commute.
Transit Miami: What was the impetus to start commuting by [...]
Unity is definitely unique…
Robert Samuels, along with other staff writers of the Miami Herald has been writing this week about Unity Boulevard, perhaps better known as 27th Avenue. This thoroughfare traverses four of the most culturally and economically diverse areas of South Florida.
While the article delves into detail on the neighborhoods of Miami Gardens, Opa-Locka, Liberty City, [...]
Marlins at OB, Another Bad Idea
There is a great read today up on the MiamiHerald by Larry Lebowitz titled: Why OB is a Lousy Site for Marlins. Take a second a check it out, he voices many of the same positions we’ve been pushing here on Transit Miami… An excerpt:
Tri-Rail isn’t much of an option. It’s a pain to [...]
Loss of the Hurricanes – Not Just Disengaging a City, but a Community
While Gabe did a great job lamenting the loss of the Hurricanes from Miami, I felt compelled to add a few things, being dually a Canes fan and a fan of the City.
Let me start by saying, while I suppose it’s justifiable from the perspective of Shalala and the University, as they will be making [...]
The Case for Bicycle Boulevards
Today I was going to speak about Bicycle Boulevards – specifically how they can benefit Miami (or any city) and how they might be implemented. However, the guys from StreetFilms have already made a great video explaining the Bicycle Boulevard and its benefits.
As for Miami, I think Bicycle Boulevards are a very necessary component of [...]
