KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline
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The Democrats are getting creamed over the price of gasoline — and it’s not really fair (though it sort of is, too).
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Florida
Talking Headways Podcast: Funding Transportation in South Florida
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Careful wording helped pass a ballot measure with a tax surcharge for transit.
New Bike Safety Ranking Packs Some Surprises
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A new ranking of the most dangerous states for cyclists in the U.S. based on new metrics has bumped "bike-friendly" Delaware to the dubious “top” spot and demoted perennially perilous Florida to third place. Huh?
Highway Boondoggles 2020: M-CORES, Florida
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Despite $1 billion in budget cuts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida's 2020-21 budget still includes $90 million for this boondoggle, which could threaten the endangered Florida panther with extinction.
OP-ED: Why is Miami Fighting Cycling During Coronavirus?
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It started with the closing of bike shops. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Miami-Dade County’s COVID-19 shutdown deemed auto supply and repair shops essential — but forced the closure of bike shops. It set the stage for what has become an ongoing string of questionable policy decisions — decisions that, over time, have cemented an […]
Amtrak’s Late-Running Trains Cost System Millions
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The rail system's slow-to-arrive trains are costing tens of millions of dollars in excess worker overtime and tickets it could be selling, according to a new audit.