Miami-Dade: $9 mil no-bid contract for private transit provider hops around

Posted by on May 10, 2022 in CITT, Fresh Colada, Jeffrey Mitchell, News, transit | 0 comments

Transit workers leader calls for end of private service

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Troubled private transit provider to get no-bid $9 mil Miami-Dade contract

Posted by on Apr 28, 2022 in Carlo Gimenez, Fresh Colada, News, transit | 0 comments

Company tied to hundreds of thousands in campaign contributions

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Miami-Dade CITT to city of Miami: No more 1/2 cent transit funding for you!

Posted by on Apr 1, 2022 in CITT, Fresh Colada, News, transit | 0 comments

City threatens to suspend trolley services

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Miami-Dade may cut off Miami transit funds for unspent and mispent millions

Posted by on Mar 31, 2022 in CITT, Fresh Colada, News, PTP funds, transit | 0 comments

The city of Miami may get cut off by Miami-Dade when it comes to transportation funds because of bad accounting.

According to the latest audit available from last year, the city has not been able to show how it has allocated almost $20 million in transportation surtax funds from the half-penny People’s Transportation Plan sales tax. Another $20 or $30 million has been spent on items the county auditor says are ineligible for surtax funding.

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Pinecrest residents get last chance to weigh in on ‘vision plan’ for U.S. 1

Posted by on Jan 27, 2022 in development, Fresh Colada, Joseph Corradino, News, Smart Plan, transit, zoning | 0 comments

Town hall focus: Rapid transit zoning density and height increases

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More questions than answers on makeovers for Rickenbacker, Venetian

Posted by on Jul 8, 2021 in Daniella Levine Cava, Fresh Colada, Key Biscayne, News, Raquel Regalado, transit | 0 comments

The Miami-Dade mayor’s desired request for proposals on the overhaul of both the Rickenbacker and Venetian causeways — a necessary step after getting an unsolicited proposal — could hit a snag Thursday. A number of commissioners and other stakeholders — including city officials in both Key Biscayne and Miami Beach — have questions and concerns.

The first is why were these city officials taken by surprise? Rickenbacker connects Miami mainland to Key Biscayne and the Venetian connects Miami to Miami Beach. Seems they should be in on the talks from the beginning.

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