Assignment 5a
Identifying Local Opportunities
One dead after Brightline train and Maserati collide
This article talks about a collision that occurred on the Brightline with a car that was found on the rails. It goes over how the event took place and details about the crash, covering the damage and how many people were hurt. This highlights a problem for the Brightline organization which opened its new railway not long ago. It shows that there are still problems and loose ends that need to be fixed to avoid other casualties. They need to find a way to make sure everything is going smoothly 24/7 and make it as safe as possible.
Dorian evacuees land in South Florida, but future remains uncertain
After suffering the Category 5 Hurricane, Dorian, many Bahamas residents decided to come to Florida to seek shelter from the chaos. This article talks about what they went through during the hurricane and what they are planning on doing in the future. With everything destroyed and lost, many of them are out of options and have no plans as well as no belongings. Essentially, they have become homeless and are seeking help but are not receiving it. Most of the people that are in this situation are families with kids and who the parents have no idea what to do or where to go.
Gables heads to state supreme court on Styrofoam ban
This article refers to an initiative started in Coral Gables to ban Styrofoam. It is an initiative to help the environment and reduce the materials being used and thrown out afterwards which can harm the environment. However, the city commission has received opposition from certain organizations that refuse to follow the ban because of the high product prices it causes them to have. It is city versus the private organizations who are unwilling to make changes due to the expensive prices these changes come with.
Skilled labor shortage may swamp marine industry
This article refers to how big the Yacht industry is in South Florida and how it is about to grow with the addition of two new shipyards. It talks about what makes up a shipyard and why this industry is so important for Miami. However, recently the shipyards have been losing the skilled laborers it needs to function properly. Everyone is going to college instead of trades school and it’s causing a shortage of individuals certified to fill the vacant positions. This problem is persistent in most of the South Florida shipyards and it is starting to worry them more and more. They need to find a way to attract people to specialize in the skills necessary to work there.
Their Metrorail trips were already annoying. Then came broken elevators and escalators
This story deals with the public transportation of Miami, more specifically the Metrorail and the problems it faces on a daily basis. These problems make taking the metro a hassle and even more if it’s the elevators and escalators. It prevents the public from taking advantage of the services and really makes it annoying to travel using the metro. The article gives detailed examples of problems the transportation method deals with. The problem is that the city of Miami can never be on the same page and have everything run smoothly when necessary. There is always a defect in its services which makes it inconvenient for its users, who are everyday commuters who use it to go north and south along US1.
There are a lot going on in the five articles, but what I could say is the most devastating is the Maserati crash. Though Hurricane Dorian had more devastating affects to more people over a longer period of time. Which brings up the point of what decides which event is more devastating; something that's tragic or affects a larger population. For example, if the president just died or a bomb just exploded at an university.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree that there is still PLENTY of room for improvement/innovation when it comes to vehicle safety. I also believe that we have not found the safest and most efficient form of public transportation yet. Do you have any ideas on these topics? I think at the very least we need more thorough testing as well as the expansion of sensing technology that automatically stops the vehicle if a possible collision is detected.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I have never ridden on the Metrorail. However, I can see the opportunity of improving the Metrorail. According to the article, there have been over 1000 operational failures pertaining to elevators, escalators, and moving pathways. On top of that there are door jams and the transit are continuously late. I think that they need to take the time to fix these for the long term, so the machines won't keep on breaking. I also think there should be an app that tells you when the metrorail comes, if it is going to be late, or where there are broken elevators.
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