The New River and sailboats are inseparable. With naught but drawbridges in their way east of I-95 and Tri-Rail’s New River bridge, sailboats frequent that part of the river. Even the mighty US-1 bows to the sailboats by tunneling beneath the river.
A threat looms on the horizon, however. Passenger rail service on the Florida East Coast (FEC) corridor could [...]
Posts Tagged ‘FEC’
Sailboats vs. FEC Passenger Rail
Pic o’ the Day: More Concrete, Less Grass
What seems out of place in this picture? If you guess the triangular sliver of grass amid all the concrete and parking, then you guessed right. I was browsing through the most recent copy of the LRTP or TIP, don’t remember which one but that is besides the point, when I came across some preliminary [...]
Transitography: Integrating Rail with our Surroundings
Today’s post is inspired by an article I read on The Overhead Wire, republished below. The successes and failures of our transit systems can be determined by the attempts we make to integrate them with the urban spaces which surround them. I typically make the distinction that our failures with metrorail has nothing [...]
London’s Docklands Light Rail System
This is the first of our new Guest articles section on Transit Miami…
London’s Docklands Light Rail System
by TransitDave
Riding a transit system does more than give you a feel for the city you’re in; If you’re a transit buff, you also notice things about the system itself, and compare it to other systems you’ve ridden in [...]
