Waterborne transit efforts flow on

The Miami-Dade County Transportation Planning Organization is in the final stage of development of its study for the feasibility of a waterborne transit network, following an initial report first published last October.

According to a representative of the Department of Transportation and Public Works, the planning organization is finalizing a secondary study regarding the technology necessary to implement this system.

This follows the study submitted to and accepted by the county commission last November that recommended setting up a networked water transportation system with 10 stops across 470 miles of waterways and 45 miles of coastline, which would either account for local scheduling and run from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or run continuously 24 hours a day on a smaller scale.

According to a transportation department spokesman, this study is “geared towards evaluation of the various technologies available and potential impacts or requirements.”

While the Department of Transportation and Public Works is not directly involved in the study, the department does collaborate with the Transportation Planning Organization on many projects.

The study is expected to be completed this spring.

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