Miami-Dade County, Fla., launches new bus routes.

Publication: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Nov. 18--Beginning Sunday, Miami-Dade Transit will introduce new and expanded bus service, including improvements to about 50 bus routes aimed at making public transportation more convenient along some of the county's busiest corridors.

The new service is part of a five-year bus plan promised to voters in the campaign for the People's Transportation Plan.

"This expansion of new and improved service will allow us to accommodate the heavy ridership we experience during the winter months, which is when South Florida tourism is at its peak," said MDT Director Roosevelt Bradley. "The new bus routes were created as a result...

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