Working transit system
I am not a millennial, but I believe in the revolutionary potential of mass transit. I can walk to the Metrorail station in my neighborhood, but I drive to work. The Tri-Rail station near my office exits to the east, but I work to the west, literally on the wrong side of the tracks.
I will take mass transit to Miami Beach or points north, but it is completely off-base to suggest that a no-frills bus would win me over. I want fast, comfortable, quiet, safe and wifi-enabled transit — all things I have in my car, even if I have to sit in traffic.
Our current transit system must be more accessible and new transit needs to meet — or exceed — the expectations. It has to have minimal inconvenience, minimal additional time and maximum comforts.
If political leaders can spend $9 million on a private enterprise like the Skyrise Miami bobby pin and $5 million for an Opa-locka terminal for a few rich people, they can figure out funding for transit that will benefit the many rather than the few.
Thomas M. Wade, Miami
This story was originally published January 24, 2015 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Working transit system."