1950s to 1970s During the 1970s Miami was a news leader due to the response to a Dade County ordinance protecting individuals on the basis of sexual orientation.[citation needed] Opposition to this ordinance which was repealed was led by Florida orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant. Florida is also served by Amtrak operating numerous lines throughout connecting the state's largest cities to points north in the United States and Canada the busiest Amtrak train stations in Florida in 2011 were: Sanford (259,944) Orlando (179,142) Tampa Union Station (140,785) Miami (94,556) and Jacksonville (74,733) Sanford in Greater Orlando is the southern terminus of the Auto Train which originates at Lorton Virginia south of Washington D.C Until 2005 Orlando was also the eastern terminus of the Sunset Limited which travels across the southern United States via New Orleans Houston and San Antonio to its western terminus of Los Angeles Florida is served by two additional Amtrak trains (the Silver Star and the Silver Meteor) which operate between New York City and Miami Virgin MiamiCentral in Greater Downtown Miami and the Miami Intermodal Center near Miami International Airport are major hubs for rapid transit commuter rail intercity rail and buses.
. ! . On June 27 2005 the popular ex-city commissioner Arthur Teele walked into the main lobby of the Miami Herald headquarters dropped off a package for columnist Jim DeFede and told the security guard to tell his wife Stephanie he "loved her" before pulling out a gun and committing suicide His suicide happened the day the alternative weekly Miami New Times published salacious details of Teele's alleged affairs including allegations that Teele had sex with a transsexual prostitute and used cocaine At the time Teele was being investigated by federal authorities for fraud and money laundering for allegedly taking $59,000 in kickbacks to help a businessman get millions of dollars in contracts at Miami International Airport Teele was suspended from his job in 2004 by Florida governor Jeb Bush after being arrested for trying to run a police officer off the road Teele was also charged in December 2004 with ten counts of unlawful compensation on charges he took $135,000 from TLMC Inc promising that it would be awarded lucrative contracts to redevelop neighborhoods in Miami Teele was also found guilty in March 2005 for threatening an undercover detective. 3.4% American Main article: Geology of Florida, Two new light rail systems Baylink and the Miami Streetcar have been proposed and are currently in the planning stage BayLink would connect Downtown with South Beach and the Miami Streetcar would connect Downtown with Midtown. . Tampa: Tampa and its surrounding area use the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority system ("HART") in addition downtown Tampa has continuous trolley services in the form of a heritage trolley powered by Tampa Electric Company Pinellas County and St Petersburg provide similar services through the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority or "PSTA" the beaches of Pinellas County also have a continuous trolley bus Downtown St Petersburg has a trolley system.
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