July 13, 2001

To the editor -

One reason mass transportation works in New York and Washington is the density of population. There are enough people within the boundaries of each rail system to be feasible and routes are designed to connect enough destinations to be convenient for users. South Florida does not have the
critical mass necessary to reach a point of efficiency or the compact commercial development creating sufficient density to warrant the needed investment to fund links to enough destinations.

Regional real estate - which is what transportation really is about - is not a romantic subject. It is a professional subject, reflecting the evolution of markets, and needs trained evaluators in decision-making.

What is needed, but woefully absent, are patrol cars on our roads to stop drivers who do all the dangerous and illegal things described. If we had police doing what they are paid to do, we would not have so many problems of lousy driving - which is notable when one reaches this county, but is not obvious elsewhere in the state.

Sheila Anderson
President
Commercial Property Services, Inc.
Licensed Real Estate Broker