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The parking authority is small potatoes…the real money is with MDX. The expressway authority needs to start spending its surplus toll revenue on funding transit instead of banking it for fantasy projects like the 836 extension to nowhere.
Mdx is a different scale of government. I’m talking about local city of miami service not county-wide transit.
I agree with the first poster, while using MPA’s revenue to fund transit is a great start, I think that the scale and nature of our transit problems mean that they need to be solved by the county. A streetcar is a great start but, at the end of the day, we’re going to need to expand our heavy rail. We’ve already fallen behind with our failure to meet the Metrorail expansion goals we passed almost a decade ago. As our suburbs become more urbanized, the need for an efficient system of transit that can carry a high volume of riders will increase. Lack of commitment, funding, and creativity doomed previous expansion efforts. I think using MDX revenue is a logical solution seeing that, as our county becomes more urbanized, there will be fewer and fewer opportunities to expand highways. MDX will kick and scream but, if we really want a transit system fitting a world-class city, we’re going to have to demand this.
Guys we’re talking about the City of Miami, not the county. MDX has nothing to do with this conversation. I am making the case for local transit. Sharing local parking revenue is common in cities across the US- parking management has everything to do with urban mobility.
Ps. Sharing mdx revenue is one part of a strategy that I have been advocating for years now. It is not the ultimate solution, but just one tactic that has merit.
The city wants the MPA so it can use whatever surplus it has to be added to the general fund. Thinking that money will suddenly be available for transit is fantasy.
The City also wants to convince voters that they suddenly deserve this money, when they are inept with the money they already have – that’s way more of a fantasy than using it for transit. Not to mention, this is common practice throughout the US. But, I guess in a place where we elect people who can hardly speak English we shouldn’t expect to be like the rest of the US.
In a place like San Francisco there is a obvious understanding how transit is a necessary part of a functional city. That Miami’s leaders and residents alike have not gotten to this level of awareness has nothing to do with weather or not they speak English.
I agree! I’m making the point that things operate by their own logic here – conventional thinking does not apply.
I agree with you, Tony. If the City wants to seize control over the MPA, it stands to reason that they should use those funds for transit. If the City wants us to throw our support behind this take-over, they need to show us that they are committed to improving transit with that revenue. I still believe that, seeing as Metrorail and buses are operated by County government and the population distribution beyond the city’s limits, any major improvement in local transit will need to involve the County. Just as MPA revenues should be used by the City to improve transit within city limits, MDX revenues should be used by the County to improve transit throughout the county. A streetcar and other light-rail options implemented by the City will help, but, in the long run, I think that Metrorail expansion will be necessary.
Good points Oscar