Forum Agrees Mass Transit Needed To Fix Road Woes
12 April 2002 - 9:00am
Transportation experts, elected officials and civic leaders agreed at an April 10 forum that South Florida's clogged roads need a proven, long-term fix, but whether a regional transit authority is the answer is still a question.
"At a town hall meeting at the Miramar, Florida studios of WTVJ-NBC-6, traffic experts and government officials agreed that there was no room to further expand many congested roads, and mass transit is the nationally proven solution to gridlock. Two challenges remain: convincing thousands of South Floridian commuters to leave their cars at home -- and resolving how to provide a viable transit system."
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The Miami Herald, April 11, 2002
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