The EAR 2010 website is now updated to reflect the Planning Advisory Board (PAB) resolution with recommendations, dated August 10, 2010. Recommended changes to the text of the Draft 2010 EAR adopted by the PAB (acting as the Local Planning Agency) on August 10, 2010 are shown in red and strikethrough for deletions and underlining [...]
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Continuance of PAB Public Hearing On the EAR
Please be advised that the Planning Advisory Board (PAB) voted for a continuance of the public hearing on the Draft 2010 Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), to formulate its recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC). The continuance of the PAB public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 9:30 AM [...]
Update on Commodore Bike Trail Improvements
Thanks to Commissioner Gimenez’ staff for forwarding along this update on the Commodore bike trail from Esther Calas, P.E., Director, Miami-Dade Public Works Department, along with the renderings below of the new proposed bridge crossing at Cocoplum Circle.
The Commodore trail is a continuous, primarily off-road bicycle/pedestrian facility within the designated Bike Route 1 which parallels the following [...]
Spot a problem? We got the 311.
Just wanted to spread the good word about 311. If you notice something that is broken, needs repair, or requires general maintenance please call 311. The county tracks all complaints and usually addresses reported issues within 2 weeks.
Miami Dade County 311 will soon launch a smartphone application too. We will let our readers know once [...]
Transit Miami on Facebook
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Visionary Words By Senate Candidate Maurice Ferré
If we can spend $1 Trillion in two useless wars, we can certainly spend $1 Trillion in overhauling and upgrading our transportation systems over the next ten years.
Welcome to the dog days of summer here in the Magic City- where something about the dead heat of summer makes people say bold and honest things (like the [...]
Support Miami’s World Cup Bid
A bit off the transportation Topic – but still relevant to our overall goals of improving Miami’s role internationally…
Safe Routes to School Pedestrian & Bike PSA
Thanks to Collin Worth, Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Miami, for sending this video to Transit Miami. The Safe Routes to School Pedestrian & Bike PSAs are part of the Safe Routes to School Awareness Campaign that the University of Miami and CBS have done with the Florida Department of Transportation – District [...]
Transit Miami on Facebook
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Biomimicry and Cities
Treehugger wrote a good piece on how biologist Janine Benyus wants to take her work in Biomimicry to the city. Biomimicry, if you are not familiar with the term, looks at nature in order to apply some of the ways the natural world functions to manmade products or systems. One well known example of biomimcry [...]
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The Rickenbacker Report
Sooner or later there will be another cycling fatality involving a motor vehicle on the Rickenbacker Causeway. This is not debatable; it’s just a matter of time. In order to raise awareness of the inherent dangers of the Rickenbacker Causeway, I will try to briefly document all my Rickenbacker Causeway bike rides. Welcome to The [...]
The Future for Real Estate Developers
I just finished reading the 2010 Emerging Trends in Real Estate. Now in its 31st year, this report is jointly produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). This is the first time I have read this report, but I am very impressed. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers webpage this report:
is the oldest, most highly [...]
