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Cities may push to quiet train horns on FEC
Q: Where can I learn more about quiet zones to silence train horns on the Florida East Coast Railway in downtown West Palm Beach? Shelagh Dufault, West Palm Beach A: Local governments in Palm Beach County are expected to team up to apply to the...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Orlando, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County
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Thunderstorms, flash floods impact traffic, delay flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Staff writerA thunderstorm raging directly above Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport caused extended delays for travelers Friday, and the rain flooded area roads. Planes were taking off and landing, airport spokesman Gregory Meyer said, but "because...Tags: Wilton Manors, Highway Transportation, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
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WAVE's a big waste
Am I the only one who thinks that spending $142.6 million on this WAVE streetcar is stupid spending? We can't get riders for all the new buses or the free Sun Trolley, and they go all over Broward County — not just to the courthouse. If you think...Tags: Broward County, Fort Lauderdale
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Car collides with train in Pompano Beach; driver survives
A car on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks in Pompano Beach collided with a southbound freight train Thursday and landed 20 feet away, Pompano Beach Fire Rescue spokeswoman Sandra King said. Driver Joseph Desir, 29, of Deerfield Beach, survived the 1...Tags: Pompano Beach, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Deerfield Beach
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Hallandale Beach Boulevard narrowed to provide extra 'green time'
Q: Can you please tell us why eastbound Hallandale Beach Boulevard goes down to two lanes at Southwest Second Avenue and then opens up no more than 100 feet later to three lanes right before Southeast Third Avenue? This does not make any sense, and it...Tags: Pompano Beach, Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Traffic, Boynton Beach
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Kingsley Guy: South Florida economic future looks good
As Mark Twain noted, history doesn't repeat itself, but "sometimes it rhymes," and South Florida may be in for one of those rhyming moments as it emerges from the economic doldrums of the past half decade. Turn the clock back a hundred years: Henry...Tags: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Railway Industry, Palm Beach County
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Will Fort Lauderdale's Wave streetcar be a wipeout?
As a New Yorker who grew up riding subways, I'm all for mass transit. But the proposed Wave electric streetcar in downtown Fort Lauderdale sounds more like a massive boondoggle: A light rail loop that will go virtually nowhere and carry almost nobody,...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Broward Health Medical Center, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Public Transportation, Tampa
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Mayo: Will The Wave streetcar line be a wipeout?
Sun Sentinel ColumnistHey, good news. The price of a looming boondogle seems to have gone down. The Wave, a downtown Fort Lauderdale electric streetcar/light rail loop, was pegged to cost $150 million when I wrote a column lampooning it in 2008. Now, almost five years later,...Tags: Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Public Transportation, Broward County, Fort Lauderdale
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Mix history, art in Palm Beach at the Flagler Museum
If ever a room was aptly named, it's the Grand Hall of the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. The 5,000 square-foot reception hall is adorned with almost every conceivable trapping of Gilded Age splendor: A bust of Caesar Augustus atop a...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Delphi Corp, Whitehall, Museums, Gilded Age
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Move Over Law confuses drivers
Q: I need a clarification of Florida's Move Over Law. One can interpret the law that you have to reduce your speed 20 mph under the speed limit or move over a lane only when police or emergency workers are involved rendering assistance. Does this also...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Boynton Beach, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol
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Long waits the norm at Commercial and Dixie
Q: What is going on with the left turn arrows from Commercial Boulevard to southbound Dixie Highway? Is it necessary to sit through two cycles of the signal to get a green arrow? Pauline Duimstra, Oakland Park A: The problem is too much traffic in all...Tags: Road Transportation, Pompano Beach, Travel, Traffic, Boynton Beach
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Mar 19, 2013
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Feb 9, 2013
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Jan 13, 2013
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