1. Massive Expansion of high schools planned in Northeast Miami-Dade
Superintendent of Miami Dade, Alberto Carvalho, plans to expand public education. Overall, this is a positive ordeal. However, a portion of locals have been complaining over the increase in traffic this may implicate. Another issue that rose form this was discrimination towards race and class in the area. The complaints have been coming from wealthy whites who live in the area. The bulk of the problem is for the superintendent of Miami Dade County Public Schools. Ultimately, he will do what is best for the community which is likely the foundation of new school programs. Carvalho will have to take some heat for this but all in goof faith.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF1BC72CFF5920?p=AWNB
2. Roadwork to slow commutes on State Roads 836, 826, 874
There will be more traffic formed during Thursday to Saturday morning this week. The hours to where roadwork will be done are between 10pm and 5am. Roadwork is common in Miami and there never seems to be an end to it. Although the roadwork will not be occurring in particularly busy hours, sometimes the roadwork requires the closing of important lanes. This creates problems for locals and non-locals (seeing that Miami is a tourist spot) trying to reach their destination.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CFA0610E77B858?p=AWNB
3. Miami Beach makes plans for traffic, crowds of Memorial Day Weekend
Miami-Dade County is preparing for the Memorial Day Weekend where large crowds always flea to the Miami Beach area. Traffic, along with parking, is already a problem in the Miami Beach area and the county is trying different approaches in combating the greater traffic Memorial Day weekend brings. This problem proves to be becoming increasingly challenging for the Miami-Dade as more people seem to be attending events at the beach.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF1BC74DCBA978?p=AWNB
4. Key West Cracking Down on Vacation Rentals
A man was caught illegally renting his place on the Airbnb website. A license is required to rent short term housing for fewer than 30 days in Key West. The main issue here, though not clearly stated in the article, people may get kicked out from renting from other without licenses if caught by the local association. This is a problem because those people will not get refunded for their money and have no place to stay afterwards.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF70282D760408?p=AWNB
5. Study: Hispanics lag in boardroom
Not enough Hispanics are making it to new directors in U.S companies. This trend seems to be becoming common among minorities in the Unites States. The opportunities of becoming board members seem to be going to those that have had such positions before or have had similar ones. This is problematic for Hispanics because they are perhaps not taking advantage of their opportunities or are not being given the same amount of opportunities as others.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF4B53C28658D8?p=AWNB
I found article 1 really interesting. I have always lived in Gainesville Florida and anytime word of new school programs being established was always warmly welcomed with little to no conflicts. Most of the community preferred to have options for their kids and never really had problems with traffic flow. This opens my eyes to the fact that although new educating programs seems like a good idea it can lead to negative effects such as high traffic, which can be very dangerous for kids traveling to and from school. Also increasing the friction between races have never really led to a happy ending. It really sucks older people in the community allow their own selfish desires to conflict with creating more opportunities for the local children.
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Traffic is a huge problem in Miami. Miami-Dade County is one of the most populous counties in the nation. I think it ranks seventh. Miami just needs to come up with better public transportation and may a new highway going east to west; we have none at the moment.
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ReplyDeleteLiving in such a populous area like Miami, it seems as though much of the local problems stem from accommodating the large amounts of residents and visitors. Such a large, dense population makes it difficult for the city to undergo renovations without disturbing the flow of city life. Even introducing new schools will redirect traffic and throw off commuters. Perhaps an improved public transportation or rail system can reduce these difficulties.
ReplyDeleteThe public transportation system in Miami is disastrous. You'll end up wasting at least an hour. Part of the problem may be that most people drive cars here. Traffic is another issue and big everyday headache. Miami needs to have a highway of some sort going east to west and vice versa.
DeleteGood post!
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