Metrorail System, Layout, Policies — Evolving for the Better
This won’t come as news to many of you, but for several months now, the experience on Metrorail has been improved tremendously. The transition from 6- to 4-car trains since the grand opening of the...
View ArticleThe New, More-Modern Metrorail Fleet
TransitMiami is excited to share the latest images of the possible Metrorail train car fleet! We should be seeing one or more of these proposed machines in operation by the first quarter of 2015. We...
View ArticleDoes Miami want to be a REAL city?
A busy holiday weekend reminds me that Miami is trying to be a “real” city – but is it yet? I’m sure we all wish it could be as easy as a Pinocchio fairytale of making a wooden puppet into a “real” boy...
View ArticleLost Vision? Miami-Dade Transit 40 Years On . . .
Forty years since the publication of a visionary transportation planning document, the shortcomings of Miami-Dade County’s transportation reality suggest that we lost our vision somewhere along the...
View ArticleWorth a Reminder: County Transportation Summit
We confess that here at TransitMiami we very rarely provide reminders for the many events we post. Here’s one posted a couple weeks back that especially warrants a reminder. Save the date: June 6!!! To...
View ArticleTransit Talk pre-summit Summit
Right when we needed it, the good folks at The Miami Foundation are sponsoring a “Pre-Summit Summit” titled Transit Talk in advance of the Miami-Dade County 2013 Transportation Summit. Wednesday, May...
View ArticleA Better Look at Miami’s Potential New Train Cars
Nearly six months ago, TransitMiami was proud to offer the broader public an exclusive first glimpse of the renderings for some of the potential designs for our new Metrorail train cars. As we...
View ArticleInput Needed: Transit Development Plan (2014-2023)
From the Miami-Dade County Transit Development Plan website: A 10-Year Vision The Transit Development Plan represents a 10-year strategic vision for Miami-Dade Transit to promote the operation of an...
View ArticleEl Portal Councilperson Presses CITT on Rail
Among the more notable and praiseworthy highlights of this past Saturday’s Transportation Summit Community Forum was the commentary made by Mr. Adam Old. A councilperson for the small Miami-Dade County...
View ArticleWhere’s the Bus? Experiencing a Global City through its Mass Transit System
Text and photos by Eric Van Vleet Public transportation in many ways captures the zeitgeist of a time and place. Adorned with art nouveau entrances and gorgeous white tiled interiors, Paris’s metro...
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