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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Service at failing level on major Miami Beach roadways
Along with resolutions to try to mitigate Miami Beach traffic congestion, city officials are urging Miami-Dade County to expedite review of traffic light synchronization along major corridors including Collins Avenue, the MacArthur Causeway and Alton Road that now operate at a failing level of service. That failing grade, said Jose Gonzalez, city transportation and mobility director, takes into account traffic speed, volume of cars and density in a highway.
› Orlando makes it tougher than most metro areas to park the car and walk, study says
Orlando ranks as almost the worst metro area in the nation for walking, a report says. The region already is deemed especially dangerous for pedestrians. But the report, Foot Traffic Ahead, finds that Central Florida also makes it harder than dozens of other metro areas to park the car and walk a reasonable distance for work, groceries, lunch out, a haircut and much of living life.
› Tampa tourism agency makes most of Rays’ stay in Orlando
The Tampa Bay Rays’ traditional spring training home, Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte, is still out of commission because of damage from Hurricane Ian, so the team has been forced to get creative with how and where it prepares for the 2023 Major League Baseball season, which officially gets underway on March 30.
› Rising mortgage rates hit Fidelity earnings
Fidelity National Financial Inc.’s earnings dropped in 2022 as rising mortgage rates slowed demand for its main business of title insurance. In the Jacksonville-based company’s year-end conference call Feb. 23, CEO Mike Nolan said Fidelity was still able to maintain a strong profit margin in the title business in part by reducing expenses, including cutting jobs in its field offices.
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