Miami-Dade SMART Plan Rail Expansion

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The Miami-Dade SMART Plan is an ambitious blueprint for expanding rail service countywide, including six major new transit lines such as a rail line to Miami Gardens, trains or express buses to Kendall and Florida International University, a commuter rail between Miami and Aventura, and Metromover to South Beach. The plan faces a $7.6 billion revenue gap over 20 years, with current funding insufficient to build and operate the planned routes. The only completed project so far is a $300 million rapid-transit bus system on the South Dade busway. The memo from Mayor Daniella Levine Cava highlights the need for higher taxes or phased extensions to fund the remaining projects, which are currently in planning stages.