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Miami-Dade may be close to penning a taxpayer-funded deal with financially-strapped Brightline
A draft agreement dated May 31 outlines a proposed commuter rail service run by the private company Brightline but paid for by taxpayers.
For decades, Miami-Dade County has planned to build a coastal commuter train service along tracks owned by Florida East Coast Railway to provide much-needed local public transportation to its traffic-weary residents. The route, parallel to Biscayne Boulevard, is a key part of the county’s Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit plan — or SMART plan.
Since 2022, Miami-Dade has been negotiating with Brightline Trains, the private passenger rail company that operates higher-speed trains on Florida East Coast Railway (FECR) tracks from Miami to Orlando. …
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