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According to NextDoor (lol) the real question should be : are you in favor of keeping blue bags?

What I'd really like to know is what you're specifically talking about when you say "facilitating alternative means of transportation" ... that could mean just about anything.

The mayor of Davie thanks the candidate for that restaurant recommendation.

Just in case you want to know for your next visit, and weren't asking as a test question for the candidate, I'd recommend: Las Vegas as a good place for (Americanized) Cuban fare, and it's very affordable.

Haha, I like to ask the blue bags question just to see what reaction I get. Some people (even non-residents) are very passionate about it!

FWIW here's my take : relatively expensive trash bags and cheaper recycle bags incentivize low usage, and higher rates of recycling. If you can figure out how to do that with bins, I'm all ears. Otherwise, it's best to leave it alone.

To your "transparency" platform, I would love to see some real numbers about all of that made easily accessible to play with. Total monthly fees collected, total bag purchases, contracts paid out, etc. – let the armchair economists amuse themselves.

Neither method seems likely to affect illegal dumping. (dumpers gonna dump) Same for bulk pickup. (people can wait for a month, or they can't) Education and sane enforcement, both done visibly, would likely be more effective remedies for either of those problems.

Anyway, onto the real question about traffic & transportation...

With the exception of limiting growth you're outlining solutions that most definitely can not be enacted by any mayor.

Bike paths and lanes are great features to have, but they're not going to solve traffic problems for very many people. Given weather, distance, etc. I'd say that's at best a 10% solution, at which point you've already created a bike congestion problem on the road and at certain destinations.

Light rail? For grins I just googled and found cost estimates between $50M and $250M per mile ... which won't get financed here by anyone, probably not even with State of Federal subsidies. I'm sure not voting for that bond! Getting buy-in from all the other nearby municipalities would be super, but that's not something a first-time mayor of Plantation is going to make happen. Certainly not before autonomous vehicles make the whole investment worthless.

Federal and State agencies have the resources for and control over University & 595. (441 & 595 isn't even within the city limits, so whatever) I can save you the money on that traffic analysis : the problem is too many cars (probably a majority coming from outside Plantation) proceeding through those intersections during peak times. Unless you can convince industry to accept more work-from-home, or at least more widely staggered start times, that isn't going to change.

Making "express" bus transport to Nova, downtown, FLL, Weston, the beach, etc. might help some. But that would be an uphill battle both on the supply and demand side. If BCT could make that work economically, presumably their experts would already have figured it out. Bus services would have to be cheap, very convenient, reliable, and pleasant – or Plantation residents would go back to their cars. All Plantation's mayor can do is ask, market, and hope.

Sorry man, I appreciate the engagement here but what I'm hearing from you is vaguely big talk about huge ideas and no real substance. Real plans with at least supportable estimates or GTFO.

Even what you're saying about the apparent cornerstone issue for you – muni broadband + NN – isn't specific. You'll speak with residents and experts to deliver effective synergies? Buzzwords ... check!

If you're truly interested in public service, maybe start with city council first. I'd possibly vote for you there.

Obviously not the AMA subject, but as a moderately experienced Mardi Gras attendee based on what you've said, I would recommend these other parades ...

• 'tit Rəx ran last weekend.

• Druids ran last night.

• Krewe d'Etat runs Friday night.

• Tucks runs Saturday afternoon.

Without some understanding of local politics & events, a lot of these will be inscrutable. I find them super enjoyable. But nothing really compares to KdV.

Not in Plantation. Barely in Broward county. If you're really into it, the best bet is heading to Miami.