Report from the TPO. Here is an alleged preview of what the County has promised to deliver on in the next 3 years.

I appeared at the August 30, 2018 TPO meeting alongside with Cutler Bay Mayor Peggy Bell, former Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner and State Representative Kionne McGhee (not pictured).

The vote was 15 - 7 to select Bus Rapid Transit over Metrorail as the preferred option.  Pinecrest, a municipality presently served by two Metrorail stations (Dadeland North and South) was a promoter of this BRT.

Also see: Miami-Dade approves ‘rapid-transit’ bus plan over Metrorail expansion in South Dade, by Doug Hanks, where Homestead Mayor and BRT Proponent Jeff Porter was quoted as follows:

“It’s not going to solve everything,” Homestead Mayor Jeff Porter said of the bus system, which would serve his city. “But it’s a start. Bus-rapid transit gets us on the way to a transit system that works.”

If this system is actually implemented, it better solve traffic as this is all Palmetto Bay south to Florida City will ever see on the transitway in our lifetime.  

Here is an alleged preview of what the County has promised to deliver on in the next 3 years.

Taken from Miami-Dade County sources:

Preview of the South Corridor

The South Corridor will be an all encompassing approach to bringing contemporary mass transit solutions to Miami Dade County residents. Take a look at what the future South Corridor of Miami Dade County Transit will look like in the video below!

From an official Miami-Dade County Press Release:

MIAMI-DADE – The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) took a historic step on Aug. 30 in selecting a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to move forward with the first leg of the six-corridor SMART Plan.

The County can now move forward with applying for federal funds to pay for up to $100 million of the estimated $300 million project, which could begin service within the next few years and run along the existing South Dade Transitway from Dadeland to Florida City. “The selection of this LPA by the TPO today is a historic step toward delivering greater transportation options from the Dadeland area to Florida City on the South Corridor,” said Chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. “This long-overdue selection of premium rapid transit, which will feature many of the benefits of rail – including dedicated lanes, iconic stations with ticket kiosks, wide doors for group boardings, climate controlled and level boarding platforms, and rail-like gate arms to block traffic at intersections – places us in the right direction for the residents of South Dade. Ultimately, this action by the TPO will allow the County to partner with both the state and federal government partners on providing key matching funds that are crucial for the infrastructure needed to deliver on the fulfillment on the Miami-Dade SMART Plan.” See the premium rapid transit demonstration video here: https://vimeo.com/284857311/0bdb07a838

 My efforts continue as the County record of delivery on transit is poor at best.

You can count on me to maintain the efforts to force the County to keep their promise on transit and the 1/2 cent transportation sales tax.

Your Mayor

Eugene Flinn