For Immediate Release:
 April 28, 2006

Media Contact:
Manuel Palmeiro
[email protected]
 305-218-3682



New Bus Service to Be Inaugurated In Brownsville

 


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- A new bus service,  the Brownsville Circulator (Route 254), offers Brownsville residents convenient bus service to popular destinations, such as the Joseph Caleb Center, Jefferson Reaves Park, and the Brownsville Metrorail station. Each one-way trip costs only 25 cents.

Minibuses run weekdays, approximately every 30 minutes, from 9:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The route, which is wheelchair and bicycle accessible, offers an easy connection to other bus routes and the Metrorail system at the Brownsville Station.

Transit users can plan their trip by visiting www.miamidade.gov/transit , or by calling Customer Services, at 305-770-3131 (305-891-3131 south of 216th Street) or 305-654-6530 (for TTY users), and talking to an agent.

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey M. Edmondson (District 3) will hold a press conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate this new route on Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at 10 a.m., at the Brownsville Metrorail station.
 
Who: Commissioner Audrey M. Edmondson

What:Brownsville Circulator (Route 254) press conference and ribbon-cutting ceremony

When: May 02, 2006, 10:00 a.m.

Where:Brownsville Metrorail station, 5200 NW 27th Avenue


 

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MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 910 Miami, Florida 33128
305-770-3131
Residents South of SW 216 St: 305-891-3131