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Larry Lebowitz
Reporter Larry Lebowitz will provide you with expert advice on how to deal with the headaches of traffic and commuting throughout South Florida.

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Metrorail expansion still stuck in neutral

Fact: In 2002, Miami-Dade County voters approved a half-cent sales tax for widespread mass transit and transportation improvements.

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    Today's driver has options, thanks to new technology

    Remember waaaaaaaaay back in the mid-1990s, when the only way to dodge a bad traffic jam involved a couple of guys and gals in helicopters talking to you on the TV or the radio?

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    Officials will have explaining to do at Dade transportation summit

    It seemed like an innocuous idea at the time. But what Lt. Col. Antonio Colmenares was suggesting last week to Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan would have been revolutionary.

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    Tri-Rail moves along, but still on a rocky road

    The good: Tri-Rail smashed another ridership record last week. The South Florida Transportation Authority reported that 17,241 passengers boarded a Tri-Rail train on Thursday.

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    Commissioner wants more discussion before Dade transit fare increases

    The latest showdown in the never-ending soap opera over the future of public transportation in Miami-Dade County is set for Tuesday. It won't be the last.

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    Private plan for Alligator Alley is advancing

    Despite a rising tide of opposition on both coasts, Florida is plowing ahead with a plan to lease Alligator Alley to a private contract for 50 to 75 years to raise short-term cash for other transportation needs. The 78-mile toll road could be in the hands of private interests by this time next year.

  • MAY 22, 2006

    Flashback | Survey a gimmick

    Somebody grab that oversized foam finger - not the middle finger, grab the index finger - and start the chanting with abandon: ``We're No. 1! We're No. 1!'


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