Date: August 29, 2003

Miami Beach Commission to Make Decision on the Bay Link Transportation Corridor Project

Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach will hold a Special Commission Meeting to select a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Miami Beach segment of a proposed Miami - Miami Beach Transportation Corridor, known as Bay Link. The selected LPA, if any, will determine the transit technology and route for the Bay Link in Miami Beach. The Special Commission meeting will be held on Monday, September 8, 2003, at 5:00 p.m., in the Commission Chambers at City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, third floor.

The meeting will include a brief presentation to clarify questions raised in the last Commission meeting, and to provide the findings as a result of the Evaluation of Rapid Transit Options, Phase I - South Beach, performed by HDR, Inc., the City-hired consultants.

The City of Miami Beach recently hired a consultant to evaluate options for modes of rapid transit and obtain input from the community to guide the City in developing a recommendation to the City Commission. A report was presented to the City Commission in July. The report is available on the City's Web site at http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/press/press03/baylink.asp.

Last year, Miami-Dade County voters approved the People's Transportation Plan that included plans to build rapid transit lines to Miami Beach and other areas by levying a 1/2 percent sales surtax. The Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization is awaiting a decision by the Miami Beach City Commission on how to proceed with the Miami Beach portion of the plan.

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