Interview / debate: Buses Versus Rail: Which Would You Prefer? wlrn.org

WLRN - More buses or rail, which do WE prefer?  Which is better suited to fixing the problems?  As Mayor of Palmetto Bay, I am pushing to actually implement the solution now, rather than merely pushing off the problem a few years. 

We, the residents of South Miami-Dade, are suffering under crushing traffic. 

WLRN online article (with a link to the radio program):

We recently spoke with Mayor Eugene Flinn of Palmetto Bay and Vice Mayor James McDonald of Pinecrest about the debate between new bus lines versus more rail.
The county has a plan for $115 million  to go toward a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the South Dade.
Leaders, like Mayor Flinn, along with leaders from Homestead and three other municipalities, challenged Miami-Dade officials on that issue, and are pushing for rail instead. 

Click onto the highlighted headline link to view the full WLRN online article: Buses Versus Rail: Which Would You Prefer? wlrn.org - By Luis Hernandez • Apr 12, 2016 

 

Online chat Tuesday to lead up to town hall on legislative session - Legislature - MiamiHerald.com

Online chat Tuesday to lead up to town hall on legislative session - Legislature - MiamiHerald.com

Want information about what is happening in Tallahassee?

WLRN and The Herald will host the first of three online chats at 4 p.m. Tuesday. It poses the question in the first chat:  Who runs Tallahassee?  The Herald’s Tallahassee bureau chief, Mary Ellen Klas, will answer questions about how Tallahassee works (or doesn’t work). What happens behind closed doors? How do budget provisions slip through without public debate? Klas will be joined by Dan Krassner, executive director of Integrity Florida, an ethics advocacy group.

 

The next two online chats will focus on education and property insurance.

 

WLRN and The Miami Herald will host a town hall meeting featuring legislative leaders during a free, live event next month in Fort Lauderdale. The event is sponsored by Global Integrity, a think-tank based in Washington, D.C., that promotes government accountability and transparency.

 

To participate:

Join the conversation at wlrn.org or on Twitter @WLRN, #FL2013.

 

Issues expected to be discussed include the reform of Citizens Property Insurance, implementing the Affordable Care Act, school achievement and election reform. Participants will include Senate Minority Leader Chris Smith, D-Fort Lauderdale, and Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, chairman of the Ethics and Elections Committee.