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• All Aboard Florida: Upcoming Public Meetings

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  Our friends at All Aboard Florida (AAF) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announce a series of Public Scoping Meetings/Open Houses concerning the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which will evaluate the potential environmental impacts of constructing and operating an intercity passenger rail service linking Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and [...]

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• Thinking Outside the Pedestrian-Box

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  A pedestrian bridge above US-1 at the University MetroRail station was recently approved by Miami-Dade County and is currently moving closer to an agreement. Though a state and federally funded project of $6 million, the University Centre mall owner has raised some concerns and is refusing [...]

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• Miami-Dade County 2013 Transportation Summit

  The Miami-Dade County government is holding a Transportation Summit supposedly committed to “visioning the future of Miami-Dade County’s Public Transportation”.

  I’m encouraged to believe that this summit is going to mark a significant turning point in the evolution of our city and its public transportation network. [...]

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• Does Miami Want to Become a World Class City or a Gated City?

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  We often hear that Miami is becoming a world-class city, but the sad truth is that Magic City is quickly becoming the country’s first gated city. What’s even worse is our elected officials are championing and using public funds to build walls and fences along the public right-of way, [...]

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• Broward MPO Public Workshops

  The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is hosting the following workshops to solicit public feedback on the future of transportation in Broward County. For more information on Commitment 2040 watch this video. You can also submit feedback online by following this link to a survey.
  

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• Baywalk: Public Information Meeting

  We’re posting this on short-term notice, but better than nothing.

  The City of Miami is hosting a Public Information Meeting for residents and business owners in the community to discuss plans for the Baywalk project, which would run along Biscayne Bay from Alice Wainwright Park (just south of the Rickenbacker Causeway) [...]

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• Picture of the Day: No “305 Representation” from Miami Dade County Elected Officials at the ULI FEC Event

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  Standing room only, but the 305 is not in the house. No elected officials from Miami Dade County attended this event.

  Last Wednesday morning over 250 people gathered for a ULI sponsored panel discussion about development opportunities along the FEC in Ft. Lauderdale. For years the South Florida Regional [...]

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• Tampa Bike Summit: “Zero Tolerance for those who disrespect cyclists”

  Local biketivists from across Miami and Broward joined around 200 more transportation planners, engineers and bicycle professionals in Tampa yesterday for the first National Bike Summit, hosted by USDOT. The event kicked off a campaign that USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood promised to do for bike safety what ‘Click it or [...]

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• Alton Road Construction Updates

  The FDOT Alton Road project has officially begun. While the impact is still rather manageable as only the North part of Alton Rd is  undergoing construction, this massive project is soon to take on more importance as South Beach’s major and one and only North-South highway will be shut down [...]

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• Morningside to Become Miami’s Next Gated Community?

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  Here we go again with these ridiculous fences. I just received an email informing me that tomorrow night (April 2nd) @ 7pm the Morningside Civic Association will hold a meeting to discuss perimeter fencing around Morningside. The meeting is open to all and will start at 7:00pm at the [...]

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