One Rider's Tale Reveals Huge Transit Mess

      The sad tales of my friend Derek Merleaux reveal a lot about what's wrong with Miami-Dade's transit system, where bus ridership has been steadily declining in the past year.
       Sometimes he has to watch three filled buses roar past him on Washington Avenue before he can board one --

Derek Merleaux

meaning a delay of an hour getting home. 
       In 2002, politicians promised 1600 buses if  voters passed a half-penny sales tax for transit. The tax passed overwhelming. Thirteen years later, the county has 815. For full story click HERE or click Transit tab on the right. 
       UPDATED 10/19 with comment from Peter Forrest, member of the Citizens' Independent Transit Trust.