This week, Miami-Dade launched a new transit line from Florida City to Dadeland, a much-anticipated $300 million project.
The 20-mile rapid-transit bus line on U.S. 1 was designed to make bus commutes faster and more convenient. Passengers pay in advance, allowing for quicker boarding. Dedicated lanes mean the Metro Express buses can avoid the normal flow of traffic. New technology is meant to help the buses breeze through intersections, with computer-operated traffic lights in the bus lane that turn green as a bus approaches and gates that block cars from running red lights as the bus goes by.
Though excitement about the first day of Metro Express service Monday was hampered by delays and technological glitches, county officials said the problems are part of the adjustment period and will be ironed out moving forward…