This week, both on Monday and Wednesday, the Florida DOT held public meetings on the proposed Broward County Rail system. Below is the proposed system map.

The system would initially run from Aventura to Fort Lauderdale but NOT yet cross the New River as either a new bridge or tunnel would need to be built there.

Meanwhile, a proposed commuter rail in northern Miami-Dade County would link up with the Broward County system in Aventura.

After long delays and much bloaviating, we’re finally seeing some progress in terms of developing a proper light rail system to connect portions of southeast Florida east of Interstate 95.

Let’s hope these proposals move forward and meet with success. We’ll keep track of developments here at TFS.