Posts on public transit, traffic, and cars.
Category: Transportation
The Need for a Miami-Dade Transit Authority
Transit has been stagnant in the county for 30+ years, despite many efforts including the half-penny tax. That is because the decision making tree is a mess.
A History of the Half Penny
The People's Transportation Plan was approved in 2002. Since then it has collected almost $3 Billion, with very little to show for it.
Promises of a Better Bus System breathe life into the Transit Debate.
Transit Alliance's betterbus.miami project is the only proposed transit improvement that has a shot at making things better now. The initial concepts have been released and are ready for our review.
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A first look at Maps generated by Transit Alliance’s Bus System Redesign.
Transit Alliance has begun to conduct research on the Better Bus Project. The project is a comprehensive redesign of the county bus system. Through this research with Jarrett Walker Associates, county maps were created to get a sense of the …
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The Story of the Baylink
The trials and tribulations of connecting the beach to the mainland: from trolleys and streetcars to monorails and pods.
Wynwood Scrapes the Sky, ignores the ground.
New towers in Wynwood are rapidly changing the landscape of this formerly low lying industrial district. Ground infrastructure, however, is being left out of the equation.
Solving Hub Based Transit using Sky-Buses (drones)
My proposal for the City of Tomorrow Challenge by Ford, soliciting transit solutions in Miami.
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Brightline Connects South Florida
Arbitrage and densification opportunities abundant as the only privately owned US Rail arrives in Miami.
Ridership Cuts lead to Service Cuts lead to more Ridership Cuts
Transit Alliance's "Where's my Bus?" Campaign sheds an interesting light on the direct relationship between cuts in service and cuts in ridership.
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Miami Grid’s Downtown #MiamiWalks Tour Recap (Photos)
An unconventional tour through West Downtown, discussing how the River, Flagler's Railroad, and I-95 affected the development of the City.
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