Metro-Dade Transit Agency

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of November 9, 2000

Loud, Proud, and Out of Work

Miami-Dade bus driver Ezell Robinson has taken issue with his bosses and his union leadership, which may explain why he's now unemployed

Token Ridership

Metrobus is Dade's most effective public transportation. But when it comes to funding, the bus system and its patrons always get taken for a ride.

Fare Trade

Ziggy Zilber built a lean, mean, ground-transportation empire, making money and enemies, and working the politicians like a well-oiled machine

Terminally Homeless

The Coral Gables bus terminal is set for demolition -- presumably after officials address the plight of people living in it

Bin There, Done That

Terrorists can't be tempted by Metrorail's trash cans - but what about people who just want to throw something away?

When you think of a new bridge opening, or a subway debut, or a highway inauguration, you think of Omero Catan. Or is it Michael Katen? For these two brothers, it's no joke. For them it's

The Importance of Being First

Drive, She Said

What's the nicest thing about the trouble-prone new Metromover? The voice of Wendy Ruch.

They Saw Red

The Dade Grand Jury scrutinizes the county's environmental attitude, and the verdict isn't very verdant

Unreal Estate

According to Dade County, a squalid chunk of downtown property is really a park. Try telling that to the neighbors.

MacArthur Causeway

The Ride Stuff

Amid charges of corruption and inefficiency, Metro-Dade's handicapped-transportation service invites a bidding war

Water Retention

If the tap water here is so wonderful, why does the county spend so much on the bottled stuff?

The Unwanted Touch