Miami-Dade's monorail proposal could be a game changer

Miami-Dade County has been angling to build a connector between Miami Beach and downtown Miami for decades, and it could start inching closer to reality as soon as next week.

It’s no secret that traffic and lack of public transportation options have consistently ranked at the top of issues affecting Miami-Dade residents.

It’s also no secret that the beach corridor has been marked down for improvement for years — the county did its first feasibility study on the link back in 1988, and nearly 30 years later it was one of the six corridors included in the 2016 SMART PLAN.

Getting the connector built has the potential to kill two birds with one stone. A long sought-after project would get done while residents would have an alternative to wading through parking lot-esque traffic.

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