By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; April 30, 2018
Facing a stalemate on the promise to expand Metrorail, Miami-Dade wants privatization proposals for any of the six transit corridors endorsed by the county’s 2016 SMART Plan study.
The detailed solicitation document arrives as the official result of a March flare-up between the chairman of the County Commission and Miami-Dade’s transportation department over the need for another year’s worth of consultant fees to analyze the best transit modes for the SMART corridors. Chairman Esteban “Steve” Bovo said he wanted proposals from the private sector as a speedier alternative to the consultants’ plans.