Miami-Dade Overwhelmingly Favors Mass Transit Expansion

Miami-Dade voters are strongly in favor of expanding rapid mass transit in the county, according to the results of a referendum held yesterday.

The question posed to voters in the primary election read:

Does Miami-Dade County need to expand its existing rapid mass transit system? (Rapid mass transit is defined here as elevated Metrorail, passenger rail, and/or Metromover)

When all votes were tallied, nearly 80% voted yes.

In Miami Beach, where politicians recently voted unanimously to oppose the Metromover expansion to South Beach, the vote was even more lopsided.

Over 80% of Miami Beach votes were cast in favor of rapid transit expansion, according to Better Street Miami Beach.

The referendum is nonbinding, and the intent by politicians was to gauge public support for mass transit.

It came after a proposal earlier this year by the county mayor to issue billions in bonds. That plan created controversy after the public learned it included funding for roads, among other things, but not rapid transit.

Source: The Next Miami