Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tag: Public transportation

The Daily 305 talks transit, Baylink and horrible student commutes (includes...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CgW7nibQI88shm2wZv6fr Podcast #1 From bus stops to graduation: A student's journey on Miami's public transit According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 42%...

Riding the rails: Why Gen-Zers and millennials are all aboard passenger...

As the sun rises over Doral, 26-year-old Jeisson Gutierrez trudges towards a public bus, bundled up against the morning chill. As an asylum-seeker, he...

Spike in gas prices highlights issues in the public transportation system

The economic setback affecting the country the last few months has reached the transportation system. As gas prices have increased, taxpayers have flocked to...

Newsbreak April 19, 2022

Federal mask mandates for airplanes and other forms of public transportation are banned. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his wife announce the death of...

Gas price hike impacting travel and work (includes video story)

Gas prices continue to rise across the United States, impacting the cost of travel and work.   In Florida, the average price for a gallon of...

Transportation’s Future, Part 3: Le Jeune Road hints at conflict ahead

One Miami Dade bus route, the 42, clearly illustrates the difficulties ahead for county transportation planners and citizens in adapting to the new plan. Click...

Transportation’s Future, Part 1: County bus routes may be cut

It’s 4 a.m. and in a Miami Lakes home, a cell phone alarm alerts Nala Pierre, 26, to the more-than-10-hour day ahead. She rises...

Transportation’s Future, Part 2: Metrorail schedule includes fewer trains

Lily Gourlitz, a junior at the University of Miami, could not remember how long she had been waiting for a green line Metrorail train...

Ridesharing at MIA has dropped 57% from last year

Ridesharing has been ballooning at Miami International Airport for years, almost doubling last year from 2016. But after the COVID-19 pandemic knocked out travel, the...

Freebee, an eco-friendly ride, comes to the rescue

During these challenging times, Miamians Alicia Espinosa and Camila Montiel have been looking to stretch their transportation dollars.  Freebee, whose fleet of golf carts jet...