UPDATE: Local Homeowners Associations in unicorporated Palm Beach County are winning their fight against a proposed multi-use path along Lyons Road, just west of Boca Raton. We are told that Palm Beach County Engineering had been planning to address one of the most dangerous roadways for bicyclists and pedestrians in the area with their Lyons Road [...]
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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 [...]
Mecca Farms = Mega Sprawl?
Remember the debacle which erupted in Palm Beach when attempting to identify a location for the massive Scripps Institute? Mecca Farms and Boca Raton were all suggested as alternative sites for the massive Bioresearch center, however in the end, a location in Jupiter near FAU’s campus was selected. In the end, [...]
News Briefs
Local News:
Palm Beach County is looking to expand water Taxi service throughout the county to create multiple water transit hubs at key coastal communities. I can’t really foresee a water taxi service solving any traffic problems in any of the three counties until considerable advances are created on land-borne transit services first. As [...]
Odds N Ends
Free Dunkin Donuts on Thursday if you participate in the Commuter Challenge Day by riding Tri-Rail…Or, you could just print this voucher and go to your nearest Dunkin Donuts, but I’d still recommend giving the train a try…
On that Note, with regards to Ryan’s Post on the absence of a regional farecard system, Larry Lebowitz, [...]
Rail Transit along the Beeline, Further Congestion on 595
While plans move forward to expand I-595 in Broward, Palm Beach and Martin County commissioners are working on a plan to bring east-west Tri-rail service along the beeline expressway. The commissioners hope to one day use the existing CSX rail tracks to link research and biomedical facilities in the works in both counties. [...]
Looking North for Some Obvious Answers
Perhaps Miami should look north for some answers on how to regulate our urban sprawl. Central Florida community leaders are presenting 4 alternatives on the future growth patterns the area can choose to take for regional developments and are allowing area residents to choose which path the region should take from now till 2050. [...]
A Lack of Unity…
Last week’s heat victory parade was not only an excellent celebration through the streets of Miami, but it was also a great opportunity for thousands of people to use public transportation to get downtown. Although I personally know several people who drove downtown (shame on you!) [...]
In the News…
Palm Beach is already reaping the benefits of the new Scripps Research Institute, the Burt Reynolds Museum is going elsewhere. Question: Why the hell is there a Burt Reynolds Museum to begin with?
Miami-Dade County has compiled a wonderful list of land that is suitable not suitable for affordable housing, they titled it very appropriately: [...]
