Florida Council of 100 offers solution to primary care shortage
Floridians pay doubly for low access to primary health care, a new report finds: illnesses that might not have required hospitalization if they were better managed through primary care cost…
Tri-Rail offered to lead new Miami-Dade rail plans
As transportation planners seek more rail service in Miami-Dade County, the board chairman of tri-county Tri-Rail says it, rather than the county, should be driving the train. “I think that…
More CSX freight trains seen as route to add passenger rail too
Planners who had been spotlighting transit passenger solutions to Miami-Dade’s road congestion are suddenly shifting their focus to freight, but with the same objective. For years commissioners looked to dormant…
Gears shifting from buses to rail for East-West Transit corridor
Plans for East-West Corridor rapid transit in Miami-Dade County, which since 2020 had officially been targeting express buses in partnership with the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), now are focusing again…
Metromover-like transit targeted in five systems countywide
Transportation planners are looking to add automated people mover lines like downtown’s Metromover system in as many as five Miami-Dade County locations. The Transportation Planning Organization today (4/20) is to…
Two made-for-TV movies target Miami-Dade film incentives
Two made-for-television movies being shot primarily in Miami-Dade are each in line for $50,000 county incentive packages geared to increase production of films and videos here. The county commission’s Housing,…
Raising Miami-Dade ceiling on Israeli investments deferred
An effort to alter Miami-Dade County’s investment policy to add by one-third the amount of county funds that can be invested in securities backed by the Israeli government was deferred…
Signature Bridge megaproject now delayed to fall 2027
The vast highway project downtown budgeted at $818 million is steadily progressing, says the Florida Department of Transportation, as the monumental new I-395 Signature Bridge reshapes Miami’s skyline. But completion…
Arena heads for Kaseya branding for $117 million
“Kaseya Center” is the new name Miami-Dade County commissioners chose unanimously Tuesday for the county-owned arena at 601 Biscayne Blvd. Pending approval after a public hearing, the county will assign…
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