Tri-Rail due downtown this year – where will be next?
Tri-Rail is on track to roll this year into downtown Miami, linking as far north as Palm Beach County with commuter rail, its executive director says, and it’s now being…
Miami-Aventura rail route cost rises quarter billion
Commuter rail from downtown Miami to Aventura is being promoted to the highest priority level of transportation aims in Miami-Dade County and being given a new and far higher development…
Mayor asked for report on PortMiami dredging damage
A Miami-Dade County committee is seeking a report from the mayor on dredging at PortMiami before it meets again next month in the wake of new reports of massive damage…
Automatic school speed zone videos advance
Miami-Dade commissioners without discussion gave preliminary approval last week to the installation of speed detection systems in 206 public and private school zones in unincorporated areas. A public hearing on…
Tri-Rail takes added safety measures as it heads downtown
One of the main obstacles to Tri-Rail trains rolling safety into a new downtown Miami terminal has been the issue of integrating grade-level tracks with passenger vehicle and pedestrian traffic.…
Tri-Rail hunts for ADA-compliant Miami partner
David Dech, director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), is “actively seeking” a Miami-Dade vendor with ADA-accessible vehicles to round out his first-mile/last-mile Tri-Rail accommodations in the county,…
Tri-Rail head cites last-mile subsidy vouchers for passengers
“I would have loved to have gotten a lot more done,” is how David Dech appraises his first year as executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA).…
Citizens’ trust doubts county’s South Dade transit vows
The trust spending more than $100 million on a 20-mile Bus Rapid Transit line in South Dade questioned last week whether the project will ever meet its promises. The 15-member…
$600 million Miami International Airport deal to move passengers
A contract potentially worth more than $600 million over five years to upgrade elevators and other conveyances at Miami International Airport has been approved by the Miami-Dade County Commission. The…
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