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Per passenger cost up 10% as transit ridership fell 8 million
Ridership on Miami-Dade transit fell by nearly 8 million passenger trips between 2017 and 2018, resulting in higher per-passenger operating costs, figures released by the county Department of Transportation and…
Miami-Dade, cities target docks for waterborne transit
Miami-Dade and the cities of Miami and Miami Beach have been collaborating to identify potential docking locations for waterborne transit services between the two municipalities across Biscayne Bay, county Transportation…
Felipe Basulto: TD bank executive chairing Greater Miami Chamber
Felipe Basulto likes banking. As TD Bank marketing president for retail in South Florida, he oversees the bank’s retail network sales and operations across 85 South Florida locations. The Miami…
New Miami-Dade courthouse ahead of schedule at lower cost
Talks leading to building a new civil courthouse on Flagler Street are “going well” with top-ranked development team Plenary Justice Miami LLC, according to Dan Chatlos, strategic programs director of…
Multi-million deal would run Virgin Trains into Port of Miami
Less than a week after they OK’d spending up to $76.7 million in taxpayer dollars on a new Virgin Trains station in Aventura, Miami-Dade lawmakers today (10/17) are to look…
Miami-Dade may target micro-housing to beat rising costs
Miami-Dade lawmakers may soon tell Mayor Carlos Giménez’s administration to take another look at micro-housing – including micro-apartments, tiny homes and accessory dwelling units – as a way to address…
Louie Carricarte: Groves owner branches out to hurricane disaster cleanup
Louie Carricarte’s path to agriculture was indirect. The founder and president of Unity Groves, a produce business growing hundreds of crops across 2,300 acres in the Redland, joined his family’s…
Miami-Dade doubles security after undisclosed incidents
Miami-Dade lawmakers have for months enjoyed stronger security at County Hall, but in retroactively approving the more than $2 million in upgrades last week, some wanted to know why it…
Study points to low pay for Florida teachers
Those pursuing education careers may want to look for work outside the Sunshine State, according to a new study of the best and worst states for teachers that ranked Florida…
Pérez Art Museum Miami hails its educational efforts
Last week, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) celebrated a landmark achievement in its educational programming. Later this month, the museum will host an event to capture funding for future educational…
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