Hey everyone…sorry for the long hiatus, I’ve been in El Paso for the past couple of weeks participating in an exciting planning project for the city. The city of El Paso hired a team of planners led by the local Miami firm of Dover Kohl & Partners to develop plans for Transit Oriented Developments around three new BRT corridors [...]
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What Exactly IS the Issue with HB971?
For about a month, Florida bike blogs have been awash in calls to request the veto of Highway Bill 971 (HB971) by Gov. Crist. I was one of them. When I first saw the post come through Twitter, I immediately retweeted it to all my followers and posted about it here at Transit Miami.
Thing is, [...]
Transitography #138: France
For the past couple of weeks I have been eating, drinking, and biking my way through France. My wife and I spent a week honeymooning in Provence and another week in Paris.
Provence
We spent the first week of our honeymoon cycling through the heart of wine country in Provence. Our tour was organized by Headwater and [...]
Floridians Want More Public Transit
Since December, The Florida Public Transportation Association has been conducting an online survey regarding statewide attitudes among Floridians regarding public transit. The surprising results of the survey were released recently:
66% of respondents say that, during a trip in Florida within the last month, they consciously [...]
We Want Baylink!
Update: a resolution was passed today by the City of Miami Beach Parking and Transportation Committee to move forward with preliminary studies regarding Bay Link….
This Is Multimodal Transportation
A streetcar view of San Francisco from 1906…
HB 971 Bad for Bicyclists and Pedestrians (Urgent)
Our Central Florida friends at CommuteOrlando.com have made us aware of a little-known fact that could mean big changes to bike lane use in Florida.
Unbeknownst to Florida Bicycle Association, a mandatory bike lane use provision was included in the Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles bill. The bill also allows local governments to [...]
The Google Street-View Bike in Town
Google Street-View Bike – photo by Daniel M. Perez
Two weeks ago, the Google street-view bicycle was in town, visiting both campuses of Florida International University (Modesto Maidique Campus in Westchester, and Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami Beach). While some areas of both campuses can already be seen in Google Maps’ street-view feature, the bike [...]
YikeBike Personal Mobility Vehicle
I saw this first via Twitter and it left me going “Whaaaat?” It’s called YikeBike, and it’s what its creators term a “mini-farthing,” a modern and miniaturized evolution of the venerable penny farthing bicycle.
Launched back in November at Eurobike, the YikeBike stands out, in my opinion, as the most unique of the new crop of [...]
Americans Want Transportation Options
Since the US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that bicycling and walking were indeed forms of transportation whose proponents were worthy of consideration, the country’s ‘transportation’ lobby has largely responded with fury, hostility and name-calling, the likes of which almost merit comparison to Miami politics. Sec. LaHood has responded to all of this [...]
“Good” Mass Transit: A Visual Study
GOOD Magazine has published an interactive graphic comparing our country’s largest mass transit systems (here). The abbreviated study looks at Chicago, San Francisco, New York City, Boston and Washington, DC. It’s an interesting visual study of what ‘works’ and reminds us that if you build it, maintain it and keep it convenience, the masses will [...]
Transit Discussions, Part 1
This week, the US DOT released the FY11 Budget, a $79 Billion package best summarized by three key agency priorities: improving transportation safety, investing for the future, and promoting livable communities (this last point is significant, we’ll come back to it in a minute). $10.8 billion (7.3%) of the budget is dedicated to transit projects [...]
My Love-Hate Relationship with the Metromover
Last night, after several bottles of wine the conversation turned to the Metromover. At the table were several colleagues from my office. We all have at the minimum college degrees, so I think it’s fair to assume that we are of at least average intelligence. Dario, a Londoner, explained to me that the first time [...]
Tallahassee Responds to ‘Dangerous by Design’
Shortly after the Dangerous by Design report came out, I filled out a letter at the Rails to Trails website to be sent to the Florida Legislature on the subject. I just got a form-letter reply from Speaker Larry Cretul that I’d like to share.
Thank you for your e-mail regarding the safety of pedestrians and [...]
Transit Summit This Week
As advocates of transit and alternative transportation within the Miami region, we have a duty to our future region to stay vigilant and continue to push for greater funding for alternative transportation methods and improving our current roadways and infrastructure. Secondly, we must make sure that we act responsibly and respond when [...]
