Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins secures one other $6 million to fund South Dade Path

Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins efficiently secured one other $6 million in funding for the South Dade Path through the 2023 Florida Legislative Session.

This extra funding will pave the best way for the development and enhancement of a transformative 22-mile path, working parallel to the brand new Bus Fast Transit (BRT) system in Miami-Dade County.

The South Dade Path is ready to change into a crucial addition to the county’s transportation infrastructure, offering devoted bike and stroll lanes that may join quite a few municipalities. The path will provide residents and guests alike a secure, eco-friendly, and multimodal technique of transportation, selling energetic life, lowering congestion, and fostering a greener future for Miami-Dade County.

“This funding brings South Dade one step nearer to acquiring an aesthetic, secure, and practical path to make the most of for commuting, recreating, and train, very like the residents’ different areas of our nation take pleasure in,” stated Commissioner Cohen Higgins.

Commissioner Cohen Higgins extends her gratitude to the Miami-Dade Delegation for his or her unwavering assist in advocating for this very important undertaking for South Dade and District 8. Particularly, she wish to specific her appreciation to Consultant Juan Fernandez-Barquin and Senator Alexis Calatayud for sponsoring the $3 million appropriation and Mayor Daniela Levine Cava for a $3 million county match.