Miami-Dade

A group of children walk past yellow school buses on the way to school.

Learning loss and urban schools, part 2

Did test scores in progressive cities drop more post-COVID than test scores in moderate ones?

October 23, 2026 - Michael Lewyn

People bike and jog through a park in Florida.

Florida could lose billions in funding for infrastructure, parks

If Amendment 3 passes, Miami-Dade would lose about $445 million annually by fiscal year 2028-29.

October 19, 2026 - NBC Miami

Group of women wearing masks during pandemic era standing at bus stop in Miami.

Miami promised a 'Better Bus Network.' Riders say it hasn't delivered.

Ridership on Miami-Dade Transit dropped by 2%-10% every month between October and December 2025.

April 26, 2026 - Miami Herald

Blue Tri-Rail train at station at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida.

South Florida Commuter Rail Tops Pre-Pandemic Ridership

The Tri-Rail service connects Miami to Broward and Palm Beach counties.

February 10, 2025 - Progressive Railroading

Homeless

The Crisis Within the Crisis: Homelessness and Housing Pushed to the Brink by COVID-19

Cities, states, and the federal government are trying to prevent a repeat of 2008 while still facing the challenges of inequality and poverty that grew out of the previous recession.

March 26, 2020 - James Brasuell

Miami Bus

27,000 Passenger Complaints Show Room for Improvement on Miami-Dade's Metrobus

An investigation of passenger complaints provides the starting point for an in-depth investigation of the service provided by Florida's largest transit system.

November 10, 2015 - Miami Herald

Seeking Funding: Light Rail Route from Miami to Miami Beach

Local officials agree that a light rail system from Miami to Miami Beach would work, and they have embarked on a partnership to win the funding to commence a study of a potential $532 million route.

April 4, 2014 - Miami Herald

Miami Looks To "Red Fields" To Solve Its Park Space Deficit

Andres Viglucci explores how a strategy being considered in Miami-Dade County seeks to transform distressed commercial properties into green spaces, sparking economic redevelopment throughout the county.

April 26, 2012 - The Miami Herald

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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