Buses Allowed to Use Shoulder in Traffic
Looks like the bus might just be on its way to being a little faster. From the Go Miami-Dade transit newsletter: Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) has begun running buses on the shoulders of two expressways to bypass traffic jams and get commuters to work faster. Miami-Dade Transit buses serving the popular Kendall Area Transit (KAT) routes are utilizing the shoulder lanes of the Snapper Creek and Don...
Read MoreHybrid Buses – Anyone Seen?
Miami Dade received a couple of hybrid buses on loan for about a month…which is probably ending soon. I headed down south to the busway (where the Metrorail ends @ Dadeland South), to try and catch a glimpse. No dice. Larry Lebowitz writes: Transit plans to purchase 39 of the 60-foot hybrids by 2008 and 180 of the 42-foot models between 2009 and 2012 as part of its routine fleet...
Read MoreSummer Transit Challenge, Week 2
Last week I did not ride public transportation, however I did forgo one trip in the car in favor of walking. I’m going to say that counts towards my participation in Transit Miami’s Summer Transit Challenge! Regarding last week’s experience, I left out some details that I meant to discuss. As my video states, I went to the bank. As I was leaving the bank, my account manager...
Read MoreMiami Transit sponsors Summer Challenge
Miami Transit has created a Summer Challenge to encourage the public to ride public transportation at least once a week this summer. After you do ride the transportation, they want to hear about it. First of all, I think this is a great idea, and hope that everyone participates as often as they can. As Miami Transit says, it can be to work, to an event, to a weekend outing…the...
Read MoreTransportation Challenge: 2:39 pm – 6:09 pm
The final in the series. See the Intro, Early AM, & Mid-Day. 2:39 pm – I found it. I almost can’t believe I found it. I got really turned around, which is kind of strange for me. My husband calls me his human GPS. A SW/SE confusion cost me about 5 blocks of walking. 2:42 pm – I’m on my bus. The driver looked in confusion at my Earth Day coupon. I’m sure I was...
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