Almost $100 million awarded to Miami-Dade BRT project
The project aims to provide faster, more reliable transit services from Florida City and other South Dade communities to Dadeland and connections to the Miami Central Business District.
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The project aims to provide faster, more reliable transit services from Florida City and other South Dade communities to Dadeland and connections to the Miami Central Business District.
Grant recipients will deploy new transportation technologies and services, including microtransit, vehicle automation, integrating ride-hailing services with transit, and contactless fare payments.
The funding aims to support projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment, as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, and construct bus-related facilities.
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will use the funding to develop a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The funding is from FTA's Mobility for All Pilot Program, an initiative which seeks to improve mobility options and access to vital community services for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and people of low income.
The funding is being allocated to improve and expand public transit services, and aid in the nation's COVID-19 recovery.