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Amtrak could save $12 million if it showed up on time 5 percent more often, a new audit showed.

Amtrak’s Late-Running Trains Cost System Millions

By Aaron Short | Oct 23, 2019 | No Comments

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.

Miami has increasingly relied on private investment to expand its rail system.

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Rail Reversal: Miami Looking to China For Transit Help

By Aaron Short | Jun 25, 2019 | 7 Comments

The Chinese government is pitching Miami on a new rail line as public investment in Florida transit stalls.

Road Diets Are Changing American Cities for the Better

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 23, 2013 | 8 Comments

If it can work on Edgewater Drive in Orlando, it can work anywhere. This road diet — or “street rightsizing” — removed one traffic lane on a four lane road through 1.5 miles of the city’s College Park neighborhood. Since then, traffic collisions are down 34 percent. Pedestrian activity increased 23 percent and cycling rose […]