One of the largest hotel owner/operators in the United States will assume management of the Miami International Airport Hotel on June 1. The Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) awarded a seven-year contract with a three-year option to renew to MCR Investors LLC last month. The New York City-based company is taking over the contract from Tampa-based…

Compressed natural gas (CNG) is an economically and environmentally sustainable alternative fuel for transit agencies across the nation. Its long-term savings potential and clean fuel properties that reduce tailpipe emissions of CO2 and other pollutants have led many transit agencies to implement or expand their CNG bus programs. In an era of tight government budgets,…

On July 6, 2012 President Obama signed into law a new two-year transportation authorization, known as Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). The law authorizes $10.6 billion in FY 2013 and $10.7 billion in FY 2014 for public transportation. One of the most important goals of the law is to improve the…

Link gets OK. The $464 million Link at Douglas Station mixed-use project was approved Tuesday by the Miami-Dade County Commission. Developers 13th Floor Investments and Adler Group nabbed the top bid for the 7-acre site that neighbors the Douglas Station Metrorail stop south of downtown Miami. It will be built in four phases and include…

The Link at Douglas is a go. County commissioners on Tuesday approved a deal paving the way for 13th Floor Investments and the Adler Group to build their 7-acre development at the Douglas Road Metrorail Station. The deal boils down to a ground lease for Adler and 13th Floor to redevelop county-owned land at the…