Two of a Kind: Miami's Metrorail and Metromover

Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute ranked South Florida 6th in the nation for traffic congestion in 2005. Southern Florida commuters were taking 42% longer to get to their destinations during rush hours than at non-commute times. To help alleviate this situation, Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) will be expanding Metrorail, its rail rapid transit service, from 1 to 2 lines, and the new route will parallel State Road 836, known locally as the Dolphin Expressway. This article describes the project and how it is expected to impact on MDT's 2 rail systems, Metrorail and Metromover, the former a traditional subway line and the latter an automated rubber-tired people mover that circulates around downtown Miami.

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• Authors:
  • Holle, Gena
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 34-41, 52
• Serial:
  • Rail Magazine
  • Publisher: Community Transportation Association
  • ISSN: 0895-4437
  • Serial URL: http://www.railmagazine.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: People movers; Rail transit facilities; Rapid transit; Transit operating agencies; Urban areas
• Identifier Terms: Miami-Dade Transit
• Geographic Terms: Miami (Florida); Miami-Dade County (Florida)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01123331
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 13 2009 9:40AM