Miami-Dade’s Division of Transportation has resumed charging transit fares, together with STS service, and parking charges as of January 1.
All transit and parking fees will stay on the identical charges as previous to the November 13, 2023 pause in fares.
The free fare interval was launched alongside the Higher Bus Community to ease the transition to new routes for riders and operators alike.
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MetroConnect will proceed to offer free on-demand service.
In an announcement, the division mentioned: “DTPW wish to thank all riders who continued to make use of transit providers all through this era. Your participation not solely helped to scale back visitors, but additionally supplied helpful perception into how the Division can proceed to enhance providers.”
The initiative concerned a redesign of the transit system, which included the elimination of sure routes and the remodeling of others.
Over a thousand bus stops had been eliminated to streamline providers and facilitate quicker arrivals on the remaining 6,000 stops.
