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Mayor of coral gables
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
Trolley is a Hard Act to Follow
Posted by: Campaign coordinator
See below for an article, posted Feb. 19, online in The Miami Herald regarding our Trolley system.
BY LARRY LEBOWITZ
Imitation might be the sincerest form of flattery, but it doesn't always translate into good policy, especially when millions of public transportation dollars are at stake.
Exhibit A: The Coral Gables Trolley, which isn't really a trolley but a diesel bus tarted up to resemble a streetcar of yesteryear.
Several cities, including Boca Raton, Naples and Miami Gardens, have inquired about the Gables' success story with the city's transportation consultant, Tim Plummer, and the trolley's hard-working general manager, Ed Cox. Fort Lauderdale is pushing a downtown trolley plan.
And the legion lining up against the $200 million Miami Streetcar are pointing to the Gables trolley system as a more cost-effective, rational alternative.
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
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