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Traffic Problems Worsened By Waze Won't Be Helped By A Bridge, Florida Residents Say

Published January 24, 2018 at 12:52 PM EST
In this photo taken Monday, March 27, 2017, the Waze application is displayed on a smartphone in San Francisco. (Eric Risberg/AP)
In this photo taken Monday, March 27, 2017, the Waze application is displayed on a smartphone in San Francisco. (Eric Risberg/AP)

Residents of Palmetto Bay, Florida, are complaining that apps like Waze have been routing traffic through their residential streets. And on Thursday, Miami-Dade County’s Transportation Planning Organization is voting on whether to approve a bridge project that opponents say will bring more traffic and make the situation worse.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Jodi Atkison, a Palmetto Bay resident who opposes the bridge.

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