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Traffic courage

Miami-Dade County commissioners have a “Profile in Courage” vote regarding the Paris Climate Accord — LOL!

A truly courageous vote would require implementing and funding a comprehensive mass transit system for Miami-Dade.

That is the only thing that would meaningfully reduce our carbon footprint here. Everything else is window dressing and faux back-slapping.

But that would require county commissioners to do what they have never ever done: take courageous and politically difficult votes to improve our lives here in Miami.

Lang Baumgarten,

Miami

This story was originally published June 24, 2017 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Traffic courage."

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