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FOIA Request Reveals Why Amtrak Pulled Out of Planned Station at Miami International (www.trains.com)
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"Amtrak's decision not to move to a station adjacent to Miami International airport was based on estimates that relocating its existing station at Hialeah would generate an additional 20,000 riders and $2 million in yearly revenue but would cost $5 million annually to execute, according to information it released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request."

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[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Miami isn't as red as the rest of the state... they already have a half cent sales tax for the Metromover downtown and that system is not only free to use it's getting an expansion. A type of SPLOST (Special Penny Local Option Sales Tax) could bring in the monies needed.