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The first private passenger rail service in more than a century in the U.S. is finding it difficult getting more people to pay higher fares as it works to increase its revenues faster. Brightline faces some big debt payments in 2026. At least one analyst warns of default.

Brightline is carrying more passengers throughout its service territory, but ticket revenue from its South Florida-only service remains lower than it was a year ago. The company also updated lenders that it will use reserves to make a debt payment in January.

Glydways, an Automated Transit Network (ATN), is in talks with the City of Miami about bringing an AI-powered, on-demand transit system to the city. The company says its technology could modernize or even replace the Metromover.

In a marathon budget meeting, Miami-Dade County balanced its billion-dollar budget through various strategies. Some county offices were combined to save costs. Many positions were eliminated altogether. The county dipped into its strategic reserves.

The Biden administration wants a federal judge to reject a lawsuit filed by Florida in a dispute about transit funding and a new state law that placed additional restrictions on public-employee unions.

Monday sees the launch of the Better Bus Network, a major overhaul of Miami-Dade County buses. The county is eager for people to use more high-frequency bus service, but some riders worry about changes to their routes.

The Miami-Dade County mayor tells WLRN what she sees as the budget’s more urgent priorities and what lies ahead.

On the South Florida Roundup, we discussed Tri-Rail possibly making its way to Downtown, Miami-Dade County commissioners voting to accelerate and extend the existing Metrorail system, as well as the Broward County penny tax from 2018 and how it has been implemented.

Florida’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan was among 35 plans that the Biden administration approved under a federal program.

Supply chain disruptions have eased since the height of the pandemic, but concern over a potential rail strike, which appears to have been narrowly averted, highlights how that system remains fragile.

A transportation agency’s mural in West Palm beach urges people to hop on public transit

Miami's latest effort to address the affordable housing crisis would allow mid-rise buildings to be built near transit routes in Miami and for homeowners in certain areas to build extra dwelling units in their property.