Miami: Overview

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Overview

Greater Miami resembles Los Angeles in its urban sprawl and traffic. You'll need a car to visit many attractions and points of interest. Some are accessible via the public transportation system, run by a department of the county government -- the Metro-Dade Transit Agency, which maintains 650 Metrobuses on 70 routes; the 21-mi Metrorail elevated rapid-transit system; and the Metromover, an elevated light-rail system. Free maps and schedules are available.

Contacts

Miami-Dade Transit (Government Center Station, 111 N.W. 1st St., Downtown. 305/654-6586 for Maps by Mail; 305/770-3131 for route information weekdays 6 AM-10 PM and weekends 9-5).