Monthly Archives: August 2025
Could Tourist Dollars Be The Answer to Our Transit Funding Problem?
Posted on August 31, 2025 Leave a Comment
While the approach hasn’t been tested, with political will, and an inclination to challenge old assumptions, nothing should be off the table. And we can make the visitor experience better too. 🎯 Sunset Gridlock, Islands-Wide August 31, 2025. It’s sunset in Islamorada. Or Marathon. Perhaps Key West. You’re trying to get to dinner, but traffic […]
Key West Rides Overwhelmed After Conch Connect Shutdown—City Pushes Alternative Buses Amid 36% Spike in Trip Requests
Posted on August 26, 2025 Leave a Comment
Transit officials say they can’t meet demand and are urging riders to shift to Workforce Express and Lower Keys Shuttle. Ironically, this is happening as leaders are considering massive cuts to the system. Conch Connect Vanishes – And Riders Scramble August 26, 2025. When Monroe County abruptly shut down the Conch Connect on-demand service for […]
Even If You’ll Never Ride the Bus, You’ll Feel It When It’s Gone
Posted on August 24, 2025 Leave a Comment
Why Transit Cuts Hurt Everyone in the Keys—And Why We Need to Speak Up Before the September Budget Hearings 🚗 It’s Not About Buses. It’s About Our Daily Lives. August 24, 2025. The photo above shows what’s at stake. You may never have ridden the Conch Connect. Now already gone. You might never hop on […]
Transit Is Collapsing in the Keys. Will Business Leaders Let It?
Posted on August 17, 2025 Leave a Comment
August 17, 2025. With Monroe County and the City of Key West walking back their commitments to public transportation, it’s time for the business community to step in. If our elected leaders won’t prioritize transit, then those who depend on a functioning economy and workers must step up. Business organizations have been too quiet on […]
Dumb and Dumber Transit Cuts: A Failure of Leadership in the Keys
Posted on August 3, 2025 Leave a Comment
August 3, 2025 The cuts keep coming—and Monroe County and the City of Key West are playing dumb as they actively dismantle the transit system that workers, businesses, and visitors rely on every single day. The result? Workers stranded. Downtown businesses losing foot traffic. Families facing ever higher rent and car payments without an alternative to […]