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A final call to give South Dade real rapid transit as pledged

A final call to give South Dade real rapid transit as pledged

The trust created to add mass transit isn’t giving up on faster trips from Homestead to Dadeland as the public was promised, but it doesn’t seem to be getting any…

Give government a refresher course on why tourism is vital

Give government a refresher course on why tourism is vital

A government attitude problem could harm taxpayers. The ugly attitude is that tourists are a nuisance and cost us money. Elected officials sometimes say almost that. What if we complained…

City commission has given voters a tool to root out corruption

City commission has given voters a tool to root out corruption

It’s heartening that all five Miami commissioners have agreed to help scrub city hall’s reputation, which has been soiled as a haven of self-interest and corruption.  Actual corruption is judged…

County pattern of disrespect hogties our transportation trust

County pattern of disrespect hogties our transportation trust

Miami-Dade officials have once again shown disrespect for the Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust and, by extension, the voters who approved a trust to guard their transportation tax money. In the…

A hotel moratorium is too perilous to rely on invented data

A hotel moratorium is too perilous to rely on invented data

As Miami Beach seriously weighs a moratorium on new hotel rooms based on claims that “right now we are suffering economically; across South Beach there’s rooms at $40 … a…

Stop a constitutional red-light camera ban before it starts

Stop a constitutional red-light camera ban before it starts

Two legislators’ bid to enshrine in the state Constitution a ban on cameras that catch drivers who run red lights should get its own red light, because it would aid…

Filming in Miami: December 28, 2023

These film permits were issued last week by the Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory & Economic Resources’ Office of Film and Entertainment, (305) 375-3288; the Miami Mayor’s Office of Film,…

Restore Miami Beach tie to Sister Cities with proper funds

Restore Miami Beach tie to Sister Cities with proper funds

Miami Beach is taking a necessary step in working to bring its global Sister Cities program back under the city’s umbrella after handing it off to the local chamber of…

Florida needs less state control and more in its home towns

Florida needs less state control and more in its home towns

As Miami-Dade commissioners last week asked the state for money, they also unanimously passed four measures asking the state to take its heavy foot off the county’s back. The target…

Anointing true expressways king a transportation minefield

Anointing true expressways king a transportation minefield

It was gut-wrenching to watch Transportation Planning Organization members last week tiptoe through a minefield of minor concern to them: a representative to another group. Targeted was how to give…

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