"MIA got luggage carts when?" as my response to latest South Florida transit woes

An email I sent out a few minutes ago:


Dear Gabriel and Transit Miami:

Per Larry Lebowitz's insightful article about the latest "only in Miami" controversy, around the North corridor of the extension of the Metrorail -something the Herald neglected to mention when discussing the issue of the U-M's move to Chez Huizenga- and your good take on the situation which I read just a few minutes ago,
http://www.transitmiami.com/2007/11/could-north-corridor-be-threatened-by.html

"MIA got luggage carts when?" is going to be my new generic response to how things can be the way they are in South Florida.

For instance, the Herald suddenly discovering that there are no general interest bookstores within the City of Miami city limits.

Luggage carts at MIA? That happened like, what, just 4-5 years ago???

When I was still living the Beltway Life up in Arlington, and could get a luggage cart at the Washington Reagan National Airport Metro exit, just seconds after going thru the farecard taker.

Don't quote me on this, but I think they had luggage carts at Le Bourget Airport in Paris when Charles Lindbergh landed in 1927.




Come on, you know how long it takes for all the good ideas to finally make their way to Miami!

I'll be scanning some of the docs from the recent Broward County Transportation Forum I attended onto my site in a day or two, along with my thought on what happened, and perhaps more importantly, what didn't happen and what wasn't asked by the transportation powers-that-be.

By the way, within the past two weeks, somebody, FDOT perhaps, finally trimmed down the overgrown shrubs that completely obstructed the flashing amber signal and sign on eastbound Hallandale Beach Blvd./SR 858 warning, "Draw bridge ahead."

You know, the bridge that had a little old lady making like Superman, going "Up, up and away" 2-3 years ago, much to everyone's horror and amusement on the 6 p.m. local news when she said that she was just walking and minding her own business, when...

Yes, THAT one.
The one that I've been snapping photos of since last Christmas and putting on my http://www.hallandalebeachblog.blogspot.com/ site.

It only took the better part of the year to accomplish.
Your tax dollars NOT at work.



South Beach Hoosier photo taken at 1:00 a.m., Wednesday May 30, 2007

South Beach Hoosier photo taken at 12 noon, Middle of October 2007

As for the upside down Hurricane evacuation signs on A1A since last year?

Upside down hurricane evacuation sign on A1A at 1800 S. Ocean Drive, south of
Hallandale Beach Blvd., in front of The Related Group's Beach Club.

South Beach Hoosier photo taken May 29th, 2007

Well, that's a different story.
The same ol' story!

Adios!
Dave
http://www.southbeachhoosier.blogspot.com/
http://www.hallandalebeachblog.blogspot.com/