State OKs cutting Biscayne Boulevard lanes
A plan to re-do Biscayne Boulevard being advanced by Miami’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has the tacit approval of the Florida Department of Transportation, though the former, not the latter,…
Funding to bring Tri-Rail downtown advances
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority wants Miami-Dade County to fund about $8.3 million of the cost to bring Tri-Rail to downtown Miami. Tri-Rail is a commuter train that links…
Light rail to beach on funding track
A push to build a light-rail public transportation system between downtown Miami and Miami Beach is often brought up at local meetings. Officials want an electrically powered light-rail system to…
Miami International shines in on-time flights
Miami International Airport ranked ninth of 20 large airports in the world for on-time performance of arriving and departing flights in 2014, according to a report released by OAG, formerly…
New Metromover fare rolls ahead
A Miami-Dade commission committee has approved a plan to charge Metromover passengers to ride the elevated transportation system. The 4.4-mile system that serves downtown Miami and Brickell is currently free.…
Downtown passenger rail has just one shot
Plans to expand a passenger train’s service area to downtown Miami depend on obtaining $69 million in public funding within two months. The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), the…
Miami floats plan; waterways to sink gridlock
Miami city commissioners, fed up with ever-growing traffic congestion, are ready to consider the area’s vast waterways for new modes of transportation. Commissioners voted to urge the Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning…
836 express buses start in 2019
Plans to provide express bus service on the Dolphin Expressway are moving forward as buses are to start running on the route in 2019. The $38 million project includes two…
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