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Committee discusses transit budget, asks for Metro Connect cost and ridership data; fare recovery at 10%
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to pause or reduce first‑and‑last‑mile services (Metro Connect) amid a looming budget 'cliff,' asked staff for detailed cost per user and return‑on‑investment data, and received agency figures showing weekday boardings up 2% since the Better Bus Network and a 10% fare recovery rate.
Miami‑Dade County commissioners on the Transportation Committee spent an extended portion of the meeting debating transit priorities as the county prepares for a difficult budget cycle. Commissioners raised the prospect of pausing or reducing first‑and‑last‑mile programs, requested agency data on costs and ridership, and sought a clearer definition of the county’s “core transportation services.”
Vice Chairwoman Regalado said she did not support raising fares amid current economic conditions and proposed pausing some first‑and‑last‑mile programs such as Metro Connect for two…
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