The North Corridor Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Master Plan for Miami-Dade is moving forward. A community workshop took place Oct. 22 at the Sherbondy Village Community Center in Opa-locka, marking the first of two meetings designed to shape development around the long-awaited transit corridor.
The plan builds on decades of conversations to extend rapid transit along Northwest 27th Avenue from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Metrorail Station in Gladeview to the Broward County line, a busy, historically underserved corridor.
Residents were able to share their needs and concerns.
“You are just as important as we are in the planning of this project,” said Brandon Fennell, Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) senior planner/project manager. “You make up the fabric of this neighborhood that extends from the railway station all the way up to Hard Rock Stadium.”
A long-awaited project
The North Corridor TOD Master Plan is part of the county’s Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Program. It will serve unincorporated Miami-Dade, Opa-locka, and Miami Gardens, connecting residents to major destinations like Miami Dade College – North Campus, Opa-locka Executive Airport, and Hard Rock Stadium…