Rubber-tire travel for South Dade Transitway gains traction
Support for bus expansion on the South Dade Transitway is mounting ahead of the pivotal vote today (8/30) to determine the fate of Miami-Dade’s southernmost transportation corridor, as the Greater…
South-Dade Transitway gets $100 million, but for bus or rail?
In one of history’s shortest government meetings, the Transportation Planning Council on Monday committed $100 million to build “premium transit infrastructure” on the South Dade Transitway along US 1 from…
$56 million pact kicks off Golden Glades’ park-ride
The Florida Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for a $56 million multimodal transportation facility and truck travel center in the current Golden Glades park-and-ride lot. The contract went…
Tri-Rail targets third quarter 2019 runs to downtown Miami
Mobility options are expected to widen for residents in Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach late next year. Tri-Rail trains are to arrive in downtown Miami by the third…
Cross Bay Express trolley may charge $5, start in September
The City of Miami has agreed to expand its trolley system by launching a Cross Bay Express to ferry passengers from Downtown Miami to Miami Beach and back. It will…
28 of 136 rail cars, 42 new buses roll slowly into county’s overaged fleets
As Miami-Dade County adds to its transit system with a new and improved fleet of vehicles, there have been growing pains, according to a July 12 transportation department status report…
Pressure builds for rail service as only choice for the South Dade Transitway
Miami-Dade commissioners haven’t yet decided what upgrades the county will make to the South Dade Transitway, but according to Commissioner Dennis Moss, anything but rail would be a disservice to…
Coral Gables bars bike and scooter leasing, takes a spin with Spin
An emergency ordinance to ban shared scooters and bikes passed unanimously on Tuesday at the Coral Gables commission meeting. This ordinance does not stop the city from entering into an…
Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization study aims to tie bike, walking trails into mass transit plan
The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization has ordered a budget to study a project to connect non-motorized bicycle and pedestrian paths with the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan. “We’re…
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