12.6% Metrobus ridership plunge in 12 months accelerates losses
Written by Jesse Scheckner on August 21st, 2018
Ridership on Miami-Dade’s public transportation system continues to plunge at an accelerating rate, with drop-offs on the county’s three main modes of transit, according to the most recently available report.…
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Miami-Dade Mayor seeks far-ranging fee hikes, from water to libraries
Written by Jesse Scheckner on August 21st, 2018
New or amended service fees included in Miami-Dade’s forthcoming budget are projected to yield the county $54.35 million in fiscal 2018-19, with more than half coming from hikes in Water…
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Lagging Formula One talks now target Miami Grand Prix race here in 2020
Written by John Charles Robbins on August 14th, 2018
The roar of Formula One racing engines won’t be echoing off of skyscrapers in downtown Miami next year as planned. Prolonged negotiations have led the car racing organization to move…
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Legislative ‘usurping’ brings costly lower Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority bond rating
Written by Jesse Scheckner on August 14th, 2018
Citing “unprecedented intervention” by the Florida Legislature, one of the nation’s top credit-rating agencies has downgraded the outlook on all Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority (MDX) senior-rated bonds from “stable” to…
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Miami orders audit of Melreese Golf Course as it seeks retail-office-soccer complex
Written by John Charles Robbins on August 7th, 2018
What exactly has been going on behind the scenes at the Melreese golf course in Miami? City of Miami officials are seeking to find out. The city-owned property, about 131…
August 7, 20187 CommentsRead More
New airport use agreement puts American Airlines first
Written by Jesse Scheckner on August 7th, 2018
American Airlines went to the front of the line at up to 61 gates as Miami-Dade commissioners approved a 15-year agreement granting high-volume airlines priority use of concourse gates and…
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County OKs funding most of study for dredging to add PortMiami capabilities
Written by Jesse Scheckner on July 31st, 2018
Miami-Dade commissioners have approved paying both the remainder of the county’s investment in a $3 million feasibility study of improvements to PortMiami as well as the portion the US Army…
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County gurus prepare for inevitable automated vehicles
Written by Jesse Scheckner on July 31st, 2018
Automated vehicles – self-driving and self-parking cars, trucks, air and watercraft – are no longer things of science fiction. The technology is here, albeit primitively and in limited number, and…
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$4 billion American Dream mall rolls along road to OK
Written by Katherine Lewin on July 24th, 2018
The $4 billion American Dream Miami mall mega-project is one step closer to fruition. The vast mall and entertainment complex planned for Northwest Miami-Dade has been approved by the reviewing…
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