CHINA GAINS ON COVID
I have been listening to commentators and health care experts who offer various and sundry models of how the coronavirus spread from Wuhan to the rest of the world.... Read more.
How the COVID-19 Models Failed Us
For quite a while now, we have been badgered by “models” of what the coronavirus is projected to do in our state and city. The most quoted model is the... Read more.
Xavier Suarez: Is Miami the Next COVID-19 “Hotspot”?
I have crunched numbers, discussed them with advisers who are good with statistical models and observed the modeling done by national healthcare officials. In this... Read more.
How Miami Became the Model for COVID-19 Containment
Almost a half century ago, I obtained a masters in public policy (MPP) from Harvard’s JFK School of Government. Our professors were working with M.I.T. to... Read more.
From Health Crisis to Economic Crisis
For the last few days, I have monitored carefully confirmed infection and death rates from COVID’19 from the industrialized and open societies of the west and... Read more.
Transportation from the Dais Versus Transportation by Consultants
Two things happened recently that illustrate the problem we have with our entire mass transit effort. Let’s discuss them in chronological order. Trolley Service... Read more.
No more tolls: The movement grows
Once upon a time, a wealthy nation decided to build highways in which the average Joe could take his jalopy and ride for free, so long as he could afford... Read more.
Towards a Short-Term Solution for Mass Transit
On Friday, November 1st, my office hosted two Sunshine Meetings at Miami City Hall to discuss the potential of bringing Tri-Rail to the areas of Poinciana Park,... Read more.
The Big Lie
As he explained at the proposed budget presentation last week, Mayor Gimenez stepped up his level of confusion beyond his usual cryptic pronouncements to what can... Read more.
The Big Lie — tax savings not as reported by mayor
As he explained at the proposed budget presentation last week, Mayor Carlos Gimenez stepped up his level of confusion beyond his usual cryptic pronouncements to... Read more.