Tagged: Tri-Rail

Transportation
7:00 am
Mon April 29, 2013

County Sees Ripple Effect From New Ft. Lauderdale Streetcar

Credit wavestreetcar.com
An artist's rendering which depicts a section of the new Wave streetcar route for downtown Fort Lauderdale.

More than four years ago, when Congress passed the Obama stimulus, nobody in Fort Lauderdale would have imagined that a ripple effect from the legislation might become a "Wave" for Broward County commuters and businesses.

"This is the beginning," said Diana Alarcon, director of the city's transportation and mobility department, smiling as she described the new Wave streetcar project for downtown Fort Lauderdale during a recent public workshop in Oakland Park.

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Community Contributor
7:58 am
Mon January 28, 2013

Miami-Dade Public Transportation Has Many Options, And Some Are 'Not Bad'

Credit Marc Averette, via Wikipedia Commons
There are options for commuters traveling to Coral Gables, but not all of them fit the City Beautiful's slogan.

For many years I both lived and worked in Coral Gables, and since my house was less than a mile from work, I decided to ditch my car and purchased a scooter. I conveniently biked, walked or scootered around town. I could get to the beach or the Grove by scooter, bike or public transportation.

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