VOL. 37, NO. 52 DECEMBER 30, 2019 People’s transportation Plan transit projects lag behind Brothers of the Street Foundation BY JAVIER A. BETANCOURT In my previous Brightline passengers columns, I provided an overview of successful municipal and roadway...
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VOL. 37, NO. 52 DECEMBER 30, 2019 People’s transportation Plan transit projects lag behind Brothers of the Street Foundation BY JAVIER A. BETANCOURT In my previous Brightline passengers columns, I provided an overview of successful municipal and roadway components of the People’s the works to end homelessness can get free Rubell Museum admission Transportation Plan, or PTP, the list of transportation projects approved by Miami-Dade County voters in 2002 as part of the “half-penny” sales surtax. In this third and final part of the series, I focus on the proposed transit components of the PTP that were included in the original ballot language approved by voters. As a reminder, here is that language as it appeared on the ballot: “Shall the County implement the People’s Transportation Plan including: Plans to build rapid transit lines to West Dade, Kendall, Pictured at the specially wrapped trains unveiling are (l- T Florida City, Miami Beach and North Dade; r) Patrick Goddard, president o
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