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[southernyank]

Heres another.
"Electronic tolling grid to replace cash booths"

"A new plan would replace tollbooths with an all-electronic toll collection system. Critics say the roads may flow smoother, but will everyone be willing to pay more"?

http://www.miami.com...ld/13970545.htm

[southernyank]

Here is one more really interesting site I just came across, searching for news.

South Florida East Corridor Study

http://www.sfeccstudy.com/

[Urban_Legend]

^That SFEC site is cool, I hope they can come up with some great urban transit along the eastern fringes.  

Also, I'm glad to hear that Tri-Rail is installing 10 TRAINS!  Wow!  This will be great, and hopefully all their kinks will get worked out.  Tri-Rail really got a bad reputation, and alot of riders got really fed up with the crappy service....

Thanks for posting all these articles, southernyank!  Just a reminder: I think the admin/mods appreciate posting all kinds of news in one post.  You can just use the "EDIT" button to keep adding news on to your post.  

I'm not really on top of Miami news sources, so thanks for hunting for stories!  

[southernyank]

Oh ok, my bad  

[southernyank]

How Tacky!

"Federal highway regulations call for traffic stripes on the patterned brickwork centerpiece for the twin halls of the new $446 million Miami Performing Arts Center on Biscayne Boulevard."


http://www.miami.com...al/14155449.htm

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[Urban_Legend]

^Ugh, that's horrible!  I hate it when regulations take the place of practicality!

[southernyank]

This will take effect on the 27th of this month.

Tri-Rail adding 10 more trains for its week-day runs.


http://www.sun-senti...-home-headlines

[southernyank]

Check out this link for the new MCI D4500 Commuter Coach Express bus. Apparently 13 of these were purchased.

http://www.miamidade...t.com/6703C.jpg

Here is also a pretty cool link to the Miami-Dade busses of the past and present.

http://www.miamidade...DTPictures.html

[southernyank]

"Miami commissioners will be asked to rechristen part of Southeast Second Avenue by taking the name of its neighbor to the south: Brickell Avenue. Some historians, however, are not so happy."

http://www.miami.com...al/14209767.htm

[jpl02]

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Check out this link for the new MCI D4500 Commuter Coach Express bus. Apparently 13 of these were purchased.

http://www.miamidade...t.com/6703C.jpg

Here is also a pretty cool link to the Miami-Dade busses of the past and present.  

http://www.miamidade...DTPictures.html

Those buses are uber cool! I'm glad MDTA is finally getting on the ball and buying commuter coaches like so many other transit agencies have.

I wonder what routes those buses will be put on? The Dade-Monroe Express is a prime route to put those buses.

I actually have some bus drawings....

Edited by jpl02, 30 March 2006 - 03:49 PM.

[southernyank]

southernyank, on Mar 29 2006, 06:03 PM, said:

"Miami commissioners will be asked to rechristen part of Southeast Second Avenue by taking the name of its neighbor to the south: Brickell Avenue. Some historians, however, are not so happy."

http://www.miami.com...al/14209767.htm

The name change of  2nd Ave to Brickell has been negated since it was determined that its a state road and the City has no juristiction to re-name it.

http://www.miamitoda...06/story1.shtml

[Florida]

I knew there were two of these. Just had to make sure I wasn't crazy.

[tombarnes]

FLL and Palm Beach Airports See Growth

Both Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach are seeing tentative growth in new markets as the new year begins.  GoJet, an upstart carrier from St. Louis will begin flights between Fort Lauderdale and Dulles Airport in Washington in the near future.  Spirit continues its unabated growth with flights to Bogota, Panama City, Port-au-Prince and possibly Cartagena, Colombia.  Palm Beach International is seeing new growth in flights serving the midwest.  In the midst of severe cutbacks and escalating fuel costs, can this growth be sustained?  I'm noticing a sharp increase in the cost of flights from Washington, but this is more likely due to the season itself.  Fares are always high at this time of the year.  There will also soon be service to London from FLL when Zoom Airlines begins service in June.  Has anyone taken advantage of the new international service out of FLL or Palm Beach?  

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