The Colonnade Building and Coral Gables Trolley, mid 1920′s. From the State of Florida Archives.
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City of Miami Trolley #238
@ NW 2nd St. and 16th Ave, 1940 Courtesy of Florida Memory, State of Florida Archives
Thursday News Update
The South Dade Coalition is fighting FPL’s plans for transmission lines down US1 as these would keep the corridor from developing into the mixed-use, walkable place they seek. Good job guys.
Coral Gables is extending its trolley down ponce from 8th street to Flagler using FDOT dollars for the first year.
Dade and Broward Counties are getting [...]
City of Miami Trolley Lines: A First Look
Back in March we reported that the city of Miami was using part of its $4.1 million ARRA transit stimulus money on implementing new local rubber-tire trolley service. Transit Miami contacted city officials to get more information about these important initiatives with regard to proposed routes, community outreach efforts, and future funding. Assistant City Manager [...]
The week in transit
A lot happened this week behind the scenes and between the lines. Here is a review:
Kudos to this editorial today from El Nuevo Herald columnist Daniel Shoer Roth. I think he did an excellent job in highlighting how mismanaged our transit system is. Accountability goes out the window when ten different departments and municipalities are [...]
News Brief
As some of you may have noticed, two of Transit Miami’s writers, Andrew Davis and James Wilkins, have departed due to personal time constraints. Meanwhile we welcome the addition of our latest writer, Rob Jordan, who will be working his way into the website over the next few weeks. Transit Miami is looking [...]
Crazy New UM Study
The Coral Gables Gazette recently published a troubling article on a trolley study conducted by the University of Miami’s Industrial Engineering department. Troubling not because of the results of the study but because of how ridiculously logical the conclusions were. The simplicity can be summed up best by the CGG’s article title: New [...]
Metro Monday: San Francisco 1905-1906
In 1905, an unknown cameraman filmed a streetcar trip along San Francisco’s Market Street. The following year, the Great Earthquake struck, and he filmed the trip again. This is a five-minute silent film that edits together excerpts of his two films.
Unveiling of a true visionary
Well, we just got back from the unveiling of the George E. Merrick Statue in Downtown Coral Gables. The ceremony was pleasant considering it was breezy outside with cloudy skies. We rode the Coral Gables Trolley to the Coral Gables City Hall, which was also a pleasant experience. The Trolley was packed near to capacity [...]
