Kevin Amézaga
@kevinamezaga
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"There's no housing crisis if you just pack up your life and move to a suburb of a rust belt city that's been declining in population since the great depression."
"The housing market is crippling a generation"
Don't even sweat it, you can buy a 4 bedroom house in an inner ring Cleveland Suburb for $220K. Near a commuter train station and across the street from a huge park that was once John D Rockefeller's Estate
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You’re telling me THIS island voted against a train??? It’s a Saturday afternoon!
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Car Culture is saying someone’s privileged for riding a $500 bike but that their $34,000 car is a great deal.
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@jesuissupreme
This is like the median Gen-Z, center-left voter who gets all their news from TikTok and Twitter.
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I’m sorry, but when this is the mentality you’re up against, “equal responsibility” and “share the road” aren’t only inadequate, they’re killing people.
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When Downtown streets look like this, my commute looks like that.
It’s downtown’s busiest weekend of the year, yet our metromover passes through our state’s densest neighborhoods and doesn’t have peak fares. It’s free all year long.
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Idk folks, should I pack up my life to have a 47 minute commute to downtown Cleveland?
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@NaqiyNY
New York's problem is that they don't currently have anywhere to put those bins since they don't have alleys and they refuse to take away some parking spaces to install curbside bins (though they've started doing that in a limited capacity recently).
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“Nobody in Miami wants transit”
Build the damn trains already!
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Currently at the dealer trying to sell my car. Cannot wait to never have to deal with cars or a dealer ever again. Terrible people.
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Miami is so funny because people here will say stuff like “we don’t have transit because our politicians have lied to us!” and then they can’t name their commissioner, what city they live in, or who the county mayor is.
Truly astounding.
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It’s not “funny” or “quirky” to normalize killing people. Car brain has completely dehumanized anyone not in a car and it’s the biggest health issue in our country.
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@andeewells
The argument isn't that Cleveland sucks (I don't think it does, I've heard good things), but that people shouldn't be forced to move there just to afford housing.
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@jake_gotta
This is why I laugh whenever anyone posts a pic of Pittsburgh’s skyline like… you look at it from the other side and it’s just parking lots.
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This is victim blaming at its finest.
Bicycles are vehicles. They're allowed to ride in the street. Reflective clothing is NOT required, and studies (if you'd have bothered to research) show they don't prevent injury or fatality.
A 15-year-old boy was rushed as a trauma alert to the hospital after he was hit on his bicycle by an off-duty
@MiamiBeachPD
officer in a marked cruiser in SW Miami-Dade.
@FHP
: The boy rode in the middle of the street, no reflective lights or reflective clothing.
@wsvn
#Exclusive
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See, this is the issue I have with Brightline. Wtf are these prices to go less than 70 miles? These are just the basic tickets too. I’d rather drive.
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Hey friends, it’s bittersweet as I say goodbye to Miami, my hometown, later this month to go work in our nation’s capital on the cutting edge of cybersecurity.
Since I visited DC for the first time in 2015, I never wanted to leave, and now I’m excited to fulfill that dream.
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This dude is one of the worst grifters in Miami.
We're finally hiring folks that are optimistic and forward-thinking on public transportation and rather than reply with something constructive, he'd rather post their LinkedIn and ridicule them.
Absurd, but
#BecauseMiami
I guess.
Tell us you know nothing about Miami without telling us you know nothing about Miami.
P.S. Remember when we say “Miami has Third World Government and Fourth World Infrastructure?” Well, she’s both!
#BecauseMiami
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@sweatyandgay
Nobody else has ever or will ever deliver such a perfect line in such a perfect way. Jane Krakowski stays goated.
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Read the OnlyInDade comment section if you want permanent brain damage.
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Miami cooking everyone. And this is just Brickell.
2014 👉 2023
I don’t think people fully grasp how quickly Austin is growing and how much they are building.
2014 👉 2024
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I can't wait to spend $200k on a house only to have this delicious latin food because latin food is "plentiful in the midwest."
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I need everyone to understand that Miami PD has way too many cops and nothing to do, and every single one of their police responses are overkill, especially Downtown.
This was the police response for a random street fight two blocks west of Bayside last June.
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The amount of Miami natives who don't know that Miami Beach is an island is... alarming.
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The most unserious region in the US and it's not even close.
MBPD and professional staff exemplify the highest standards of dedication and quality policing in our unparalleled commitment to the residents and visitors we serve. We are thrilled to introduce this stunning addition to the MBPD recruitment team—courtesy of
@bramanmotors
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So, in my head, Kendall isn't a place so much as a concept. That's proven in the fact that nobody knows where the hell Kendall really is. In my head Kendall looks like this.
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Historic Districts should not exist. Architecturally important structures should be saved, and if the locality cares so much about the property, they should buy it themself.
Your aesthetic preferences aren't more important than people's right to live in the present.
“The reality is that neighborhood-wide preservation functionally downzones entire areas.”
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I’m one to regularly criticize my hometown, but why do “urbanists” come here just to dunk on the most inane things?
Like yes? Brickell Ave is a historic road. It’s one of the first in Miami and was important in the city’s development. Why’s that funny?
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Hot take: I think if people in western Miami-Dade spent as much time voting and reading local news as they do complaining about traffic, they would have metrorail already.
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Good. They just installed the delineator poles and I’ve already seen so many ripped up because of drivers like this.
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Miami-Dade’s *newest* official lobbyist 👀
Completed the ethics course and ready to represent Transit and Bicycle riders, as well as pedestrians in local government. It’s time we prioritize the most at risk road users, don’t you think?
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What’s lost in the conversation about airport transit connections is that airports are huge employers of locals in the metro areas they serve—often working class and middle class folks.
“It’s a transit connection for tourists” is a bad take. Workers deserve good transit.
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"Overdevelopment" isn't happening in Miami Beach; it's lost over 15,000 people since 1999, yet traffic continues getting worse because Miami Beach's service workers keep moving farther away and driving in bc housing is expensive due to no development.
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I hate to say it, but Downtown Tampa is what Downtown Miami could be.
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@gayandold
Producers were so foul for playing this with Dawn in the running. But it’s what she deserved 😌
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Avg annual rent in Miami-Dade County: $27.6k
Average salary of this position: $42.6k
Less taxes: $36k
Income left over per month: $700
Less avg car payment: $200
Less avg car ins payment: -$50
Less electric: -$150
Less groceries: -$350
The Florida Department of Transportation is seeking applicants for the position of ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I
Position No: 55009396
Location: Miami, FL
Annual Recruitment Salary Range: $37,193.18 - $48,132.36
Posting closing Date: 03/21/2023
Apply:
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Something Miami got so right: not building highways on our waterfront.
It almost happened!
The Schuylkill River below JFK if we removed 76 and upzoned
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Why does every building in Miami have at least one elevator broken? Where are the elevator repair people? It’s becoming ridiculous.
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Because of a paid internship with
@MDCPS
, I got hired and started my career almost three years ago in
#MiamiTech
.
Because of a paid internship I will be 18 with three years of career experience and 20 with five.
Pay your interns.
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@witchdrmedic
@ryan_mcl_
@BaIdacci
@djfoxxtrott
@GoDaddiO
@jasonrarthur
@ArtSchnurple
@Larry_freedom1
@SamYunez
@melodylamour
@GovRauner
Indiana does have a higher rate of gun deaths than Illinois. 14 per 100k is higher than 11 per 100k. Basic math.
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BIG win for micromobility in Miami today!
We got scooters back on Miami's streets just in time for Art Basel and so Miami scooter riders can get to work on time and in style this week.
Today, we advocated for, and got back, Miami’s shared scooter program. Micromobility done right is an important part of Miami’s mobility network, and is key to solving congestion and increasing access to opportunities.
Thank you
@kenforflorida
@alexDLPmiami
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Miami Beach has now blocked off every side street along Washington. So guess what? I turned around and went home, and spent no money at businesses on Washington.
Great job making your local businesses lose out on money for a month from locals.
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This man will unfortunately be a menace on our roads this weekend at Ultra, and it’s this danger that we’re inviting in with unsafe roads across Miami-Dade County.
Reevaluate your humor,
@johnsummit
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@EmilSkandul
Brightline is great, but it’s not really comparable. Brightline is “higher-speed,” not high-speed, single-tracks from the FEC along 528, and has nearly zero topographical challenges. Most of it also already existed and there were much fewer ROW purchases.
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@OfficialJoelF
If you can read this and not feel that gun control is necessary, you’re not a human being, sorry.
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Miami’s scooter tech companies have brought 1/3 of the total jobs Miami’s “tech boom” have brought.
They’ve also taken hundreds of thousands of cars off our roads.
Miami’s scooter program works. Period.
Miami Advocate
@kevinamezaga
speaks to the data: Miami's scooter program has brought 150 local jobs, $6.8M in local wages, $3M+ in city revenue, and the
@RidersMIA
reporting tool has facilitated quicker complaint resolution than any other city.
#MiamiScooters
@CityofMiami
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When will weekend Metrorail service get better? This transit fan fights to find out by
@doug_hanks
on the Herald this morning.
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@tomroussey7news
Can
@wmata
take them and train them? They’re in need of operators, it seems.
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We keep moving one step forward and 1,200,350 steps back.
We need younger elected officials.
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@tiebartester
You’re intentionally missing the point. In cities, most car trips can be replaced with a bicycle (most car trips are <3 mi)
And yeah, for other trips that can’t be replaced, I’ve got the car too. Doesn’t change the fact that the car’s not always necessary.
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Only in America will people fight with me—telling me $80 for a short regional rail ride is reasonable.
See, this is the issue I have with Brightline. Wtf are these prices to go less than 70 miles? These are just the basic tickets too. I’d rather drive.
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This is huge!
This opens up an amazing, affordable option for I-95 commuters to get direct access to Miami’s CBD from our NW Dade suburbs, Broward, and Palm Beach.
Miami’s Tri-Rail says it will begin downtown service by end of 2023
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Also to make something clear: I love Miami.
I love it so much I chose to stay here for college. I love our community so much I pay 1/3+ of my salary to live here and work toward a better Miami for my kids.
I want my kids to be Miamians. I’m willing to fight for them. (1/3)
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There is literally ZERO signage at MIA telling you how to get to metrorail!
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@maustermuhle
This dude parks in Dupont all the time. This thing should be impounded and crushed into tiny little cubes.
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Hey, hey, how about we hire local tech talent from the fifth largest university in the country that’s just 10 miles from downtown Miami?
We’re here, we’re hungry, and we’re just as talented as anyone from the Valley.
Hey
@FrancisSuarez
and
@rabois
:
I've got engineers, data scientists and UX designers willing/excited to relocate to Miami.
Can you connect me with the companies there?
I'll even pay for their first months' salary while companies try them out.
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200 concrete trucks bringing concrete to a single vanity arch that serves zero structural purpose as a part of a billion dollar highway widening project.
This is what peak climate arson and denial looks like.
SUNDAY, APRIL 30 THROUGH MONDAY, MAY 1
The travel lanes on northbound Biscayne Boulevard will be shifted to the left side of the roadway from north of NE 11 Terrace to NE 13 Street starting at 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 until 4 p.m. on Monday, May 1, to allow for a concrete
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Catch me getting up to Palm Beach from Downtown Miami on Tri-Rail instead of Brightline later this year for 1/4 of the price ☺️🤝
The Tri-Rail is moving full speed ahead after they received a major federal grant to enhance their trains — and there are plans in the works to add new service at Miami Central Station.
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Raise your hand if you don't care that there are boats anchored in the bay: 🙋♂️
Miami Beach is thoroughly committed to making sure fewer people live in and have access to their increasingly-exclusive island. We need more connections and more people, not fewer.
The boater battle heats up between people who live on board their vessels & a Miami Beach commissioner who wants these boats to shove off. At risk the health of Biscayne Bay, but also the rights these people have to anchor their vessels where current law allows them to.
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Baby’s First Apartment
Picked the best time to move to Miami Beach, huh?
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Okay! Big news:
@RidersMIA
is no longer homeless! We found a home in the City of Miami and County Commission District 5! Secondly, I got my Silver Knight!
Thank you
@4social_change
for taking us in and thank you
@MiamiHerald
for recognizing us.
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Thank you
@Doug_hanks
and
@BiancaJoanie
for a beautiful obituary for my friend Alejandra. I’ll never stop fighting for the Miami she always thought was possible.
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I need this administration to understand that everything can’t all be broken at once.
Whoever’s fault it is, we can’t have the airport falling apart, both metromover and metrorail unusable, and our streets/sidewalks in Grade-F condition.
Inner Loop service has resumed, and all stations are now open. Our team worked tirelessly over the past week to address multiple simultaneous issues on the Metromover system. This underscores the importance of the Metromover Upgrade Project, which is aimed at refurbishing our 1/2
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If FDOT closed a highway for a year, someone would be impeached. This is unacceptable.
nearly 40-year-old system. Additionally, we're planning an extended closure of the Inner Loop later this year, lasting over a year, to replace major systems and test upgraded vehicles. We appreciate riders' patience and understanding during this time. 2/2
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@StatisticUrban
Best choice I ever made was to move to DC. If it had actual federal representation it would be an S-tier city.
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Today I subscribed to my hometown paper, the
@MiamiHerald
! You should support local journalism, too!
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Miami Beach is hosting a climate summit while it builds parking garages for thousands of fossil-fuel burning cars and removes bike lanes.
You cannot make up the complete lack of self awareness.
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It is nearly 10:30 and Miami’s traffic still looks like this.
Trains when?
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“This is just a bunch of boxes”
Says the person that lives in Kendall in a suburban 1970s Lennar box home put together with cinder blocks, stucco, and a wish.
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If there’s one thing that most Americans could agree on, it’s that car dealerships need to be done away with. Needless markups and scams. I should know what I’m going to pay for a car before I even step foot inside of the dealership.
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@MappingFL
Amazing that the senate and electoral college exist for basically the same reason, and one protected the other.
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@rebeccajtiffany
My favorite housing cannibalism example is from the 50-story condo dwellers just a few blocks from me complaining about a new 50-story condo building going up near them because “traffic” and “affordable housing” when the site was an abandoned hospital before.
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I've never held a politician as a role model; I don't like politics.
DLC isn't really an exception because she's not a politician--she's a public servant who has cared for people since day one, and I'm so thankful to have a compassionate leader in times like these.
“Our heart breaks for those mourning and those still waiting… Please keep sending your love and prayers..”
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@beansandbikes
@wmata
@wmataGM
And I have to remind myself when I’m frustrated that half of the actual disruptions come from decades of neglect, and that WMATA is doing preventative maintenance and replacement where they can, and often ahead of schedule.
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Today I'm looking forward to some new beginnings in my career.
After more than three years at Neighbors 4 Neighbors, I'll be starting next week at OpenStore as an IT Engineer.
I'm so grateful for N4N, and I'm looking forward to beginning this new chapter in my tech career.
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Great news for commuters taking Tri-Rail! No more transferring to metrorail ‼️
Great news for Downtown Residents: trips to WPB for $8 instead of $20 on Brightline.
“The trains fit. Yay!” Commish
@RaquelRegalado
, chair of the Tri-Rail board, updating commissioners on the agency remaining on track for opening the downtown Miami station. Service supposed to start later this year or in early 24.
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Whether it’s our abuelos or abuelas waiting for the 8 or 11 in Little Havana, FIU students waiting for the 107 or 24, or Downtowners itching to visit Miami Beach on the S or 120: more frequent, reliable transit is for everyone.
The
#BetterBusNetwork
will get more transit to more people. Period.
We asked the
@MiamiDadeBCC
to support transit improvements today at the Transportation, Mobility and Planning committee.
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They’re even extending metromover and metrorail hours until 2AM today and tomorrow to support Ultra!
Thanks
@IRideMDT
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This conversation is muted because the “muh car” folks have found this and gotten butthurt.
I also need to sleep. Good night!
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When local media covers local issues and people start to care, things get done.
What if we extended this to the rest of Miami’s public sector issues 🤔
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The Miami Metromover makes me happy!
urbanists be happy about anything ever challenge (impossible; they must be cynical about everything)
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12 Mins from parking, I’m already on the orange line to MIA at Overtown station. Almost zero wait for the mover or rail. 👍
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That's me!
We're finally moving toward completion on our county's first urban, protected bicycle network. More people will be able to bike safely to work, errands, or for fun to ride around our Magic City safely.
What a great day! Pic from demo ride of the Downtown Mobility Network this morning. Still a few months off from full completion and planter protection, but still a momentous step forward for
@MiamiDadeCounty
and
@CityofMiami
to create a safe, protected place for all riders.
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@ibathedaily
“For God's sakes, Lemon. We'd all like to flee to the Cleve and club-hop down at the Flats and have lunch with Little Richard, but we fight those urges because we have responsibilities.”
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Almost $700,000 per single-story single-family home?
That’s a waste of taxpayer dollars. Subsidizing suburbia needs to stop.
Miami is spending $4.1m on six homes, to be sold at a loss. Is this good affordable housing policy? (via
@TooMuchMe
)
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I think it’s funny all the people who say I must not know the rest of Miami-Dade County exists, here’s me fighting against FDOT killing metrorail on Kendall Dr.
Every meeting I spoke at, I was the only one speaking out for Kendall transit expansion. Every. Single. One.
(1/2) Miami-Dade residents won’t stand for FDOT’s continued bait-and-switches.
BRT without dedicated lanes isn’t BRT. Buses stuck in traffic don’t get people out of here cars. Period.
Have your voice heard tomorrow at 2PM when this goes to the TPO.
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Brickell Loop and inner loop are now out. Urban core residents are just supposed to accept this total breakdown of rapid transit service with no end in sight.
ALERT: Brickell Loop stations are closed: River Walk, Fifth Street, Brickell City Centre, Tenth Street Promenade, Brickell, and Financial District due to technical difficulties. Free bus shuttles are being provided. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Was just called a f*gg*t in the stairwell of my garage because I was going down the stairs too quickly???
Fellas, is it gay to have places to be?
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