Last Updated on January 26, 2024 by cameron
You’d expect a city that is so well connected globally, both in international business and tourism, that it would have world class amenities for the city – but Miami struggles with transit, both locally and in the airport.
Although we’ve seen recent tri-rail expansions, plans for the North Eastern Corridor project, and a metrorail link to the north, this is too much too late. For a metropolitan area of over 6 million people, you’d expect a city of this size to have decent public transit. Although Miami boasts some of the best connectivity in the state of Florida, it lags behind other major US cities.
Miami International Airport
The airport has come a long way in the last decade in terms of connectivity with metrorail and tri-rail links directly on site, but the airport in of itself still has a long way to go. Between the insane amount of differed maintenance and terminals that nearly look 3rd world, the airport is lacking for being such an international hub, connecting the US to both Europe and Latin America.
In addition, the terminal D people mover has been down for months, only projected to return in the spring of 2024, forcing people to walk a literal mile to their connecting gate. I can’t imagine what immigration is like with the people mover being down as well. I only hope that the airlines have adjusted for this allowing for shorter walks, but that might be too much of a hope.
To be continued…