It’s intellectual flu season: legislature again targets beliefs
The legislature is again being asked to order a probe into the minds of every faculty member and student in every public Florida university. We test learning regularly, but this…
Among our bucketful of mobility ideas, let’s let some get out
You know the crabs-in-a-bucket story? One crab trapped in a bucket can easily climb out, but with a bucket full of crabs those that lag behind will pull the leader…
County commissioners are right: contracts aren’t their duty
A tough but correct call by Miami-Dade commissioners will save tens of millions of dollars while vastly accelerating upgrade of the county’s top economic engine, Miami International Airport. Saving money…
Cliffhanger at the Gusman meets new and frightening peril
A headline in Miami Today last week unveiled a lawsuit by three survivors of the Gusman/Olympia’s donor to take back the downtown landmark 44 years after he made it his…
New cities here are inevitable, so prepare for them now
Miami-Dade lawmakers were on target two weeks ago when they aimed a study at the impact of new cities, but they woefully undershot the bull’s-eye. Instead of the planned study…
Cutting visitor industry funding failed, so try spending more
There are times we wish our own forecasts were wrong. This is definitely one of those times. Last month Miami Today editorialized against the state’s current cut in spending to…
If Melreese lease goes ahead, more voices must be heard
Miami commissioners wisely delayed a vote last week to lease the city’s golf course for a century to a massive shopping-office-hotel complex with a soccer stadium until they get all…
Ferry service might soon help relieve traffic on causeway
Ferries plying Biscayne Bay between Miami and Miami Beach could soon relieve road congestion at little to no tax cost while becoming tourist amenities. Despite the image of cute toys…
Will belittled buses become our little engines that could?
Metrorail to the Broward County line, to which Miami-Dade’s Transportation Planning Organization committed last week, fulfills a 35-year pledge but is unlikely to actually roll until long after South Dade…
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