The folks on Fisher Island, South of Fifth, and on West Avenue opposing Baylink don’t have to,” Better Streets Miami Beach tweeted Tuesday. “Imagine spending almost 1+ hour crossing the MacArthur Causeway like this (photo of packed bus). Gultanoff has spent time advocating for the Baylink project on Twitter. “There’s a large group of folks in Miami Beach and Miami who are interested and want to see this built.” “It’s not moving cars, it’s moving people,” Matthew Gultanoff, the founder of Better Streets Miami Beach, said. Transit advocates, however, are urging city and county officials to ignore the naysayers and move forward with the project. Coast Guard asking it to evaluate the Baylink plan.Īt Wednesday’s meeting, one detractor said he was “skeptical of the investment.”Ī petition against the proposal calls the Baylink plan, in part, “a white elephant that will have serious impact (sic) on Biscayne Bay environment/endangered coral/struggling sea grass, manatee health, and cause years of traffic issues with additional lanes closure for construction and staging.”Ī group calling itself “Save SoFi” tweeted that the potential for higher-density zoning around the transit project, under county rules, could “irreversibly change” the city’s character. They mainly comprise of Miami Beach neighborhood groups, as well as residents of Fisher Island, known as one of America’s richest zip codes.Ī group representing residents of the wealthy unincorporated enclave recently sent a letter to the U.S. Opponents say they’re concerned about an expansion increasing density and crime and harming the environment. ![]() ![]() Proposed Baylink route and stations (WPLG)
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