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New Miami MetroRail Train Debuts

December 1, 2017 by MelanieDawn 1,201 Comments

It’s official! The first of  Miami’s new high-tech MetroRail trains opened to passengers yesterday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at the MIA airport station at 10 a.m., and the train left the station shortly after with executives from Hitachi, local politicians, county employees, and media. It traveled the short distance to downtown Miami’s Government Center […]

Filed Under: Infrastructure, Miami Minute Videos Tagged With: MetroRail

Carless in Miami: 10 Easy Ways to Get Around Without Your Own Automobile

August 8, 2016 by MelanieDawn 10 Comments

Miami-Dade County is an area known to be quite auto-centric. Like Los Angeles County, Miami-Dade County can be very difficult to get around without a personal vehicle. But within the City of Miami it is entirely possible to live, work and play without a car. In fact, more and more downtown Miami residents are doing […]

Filed Under: Infrastructure, Lifestyle Tagged With: CitiBikeMiami, LYFT, MetroMover, MetroRail, Miami, RideFreebee, Wingz

Miami Scored 8.6 out of 10 by AllTransit

May 1, 2016 by MelanieDawn 43 Comments

Really? Somehow Miami Ranked 11th Nationally in Transit That was the headline over at Curbed Miami on April 21. Apparently Josh Baumgard found the news as surprising as I did. Most Miami residents have “public transit” among their biggest complaints. Yet, according to research by AllTransit, the Magic City ranks 11th in the nation in transit among […]

Filed Under: Infrastructure Tagged With: IRideMDT, MetroRail, Miami, publictransit

New Trains, New Lines… Is Miami-Dade Finally Upgrading Our MetroRail System?

April 27, 2016 by MelanieDawn 360 Comments

On March 17th, Miami-Dade County announced the official opening of the first U.S. Hitachi Rail Center in the United Sates. ForwardFlorida.com reports on the new trains: Hitachi Rail USA, the American subsidiary of Hitachi Rail Italy, announced the completion of a manufacturing facility for the county’s Department of Transportation and Public Works’ new Metrorail vehicles. […]

Filed Under: Business, Infrastructure Tagged With: IRideMDT, MetroRail, Miami, publictransit, train

Miami MetroRail Orange Line to Miami International Airport

October 4, 2012 by MelanieDawn 1,237 Comments

On July 28, 2012, City of Miami celebrated its “Sweet 116” and the official launching of its MetroRail Orange Line to Miami International Airport.  The new Orange Line runs on existing track from the Dadeland South Metrorail station north to the Earlington Heights station where is separates and continues to the airport. The MIA station is located […]

Filed Under: Green Tagged With: airport, LEED, MetroRail, Miami, Orange line, public transportation, train, transit

Happy Birthday Miami! Today is City of Miami’s “Sweet 116” and the Grand Opening of the MetroRail’s Orange Line to the Airport

July 29, 2012 by MelanieDawn 32 Comments

It was day full of events in Miami. We had the grand opening for the MetroRail Orange Line at the Government Center in downtown Miami as well as City of Miami’s “Sweet 116” party at Mary Brickell Village in Brickell. City of Miami was incorporated on July 28, 1896 with a population of approximately 300. There […]

Filed Under: Business, Events, History, Infrastructure Tagged With: Brickell, Downtown, Mary Brickell Village, MetroRail, Miami

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