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Important Message

  • As Miami-Dade County advances into its New Normal plan, many transit services and routes have been adjusted. Get the latest information: Transit Service Updates.
  • Customers and employees are advised to adhere to Miami-Dade County’s guidelines and recommendations. Visit the New Normal website for the latest reopening information.
  • Transit fares and parking fees are coming back June 1, 2021. Read more.

Transportation & Public Works

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Metrorail
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Online & Mobile Services

Cancel or Confirm STS Trip

Confirm and cancel trips online. Customers can access the system by entering their customer ID number and password.

Go Miami-Dade Transit

Plan your trip, track your ride, purchase a mobile pass and more. The app is free and available for iPhone and Android users.

Transit Alerts

Sign up for alerts about service issues that could affect your transit commute.

Open Data Feeds

The compilation of files is used to provide schedule information.

Disadvantage Business Enterprise Program

The DBE is a federal program that ensures equal opportunity and participation in Department of Transportation assisted contracts.

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Licenses

Information about licenses, inspections and trainings for For-Hire chauffeurs and vehicles. Also learn about state legislation for a Transportation Network Company (TNC) vehicle.
Ambulance Service License

Miami-Dade County regulates private ambulance companies and public sector ambulance (municipal 911 fire rescue) services.

For-Hire Transportation

The Passenger Transportation Regulatory Division licenses and regulates taxicabs, limousines, passenger motor carriers, school buses and more.

For-Hire Chauffeur License & Training Program

All for-hire drivers must obtain a chauffeur registration from the County and meet eligibility qualifications.

Jitney Certificate of Transportation

Providers of jitney service must be issued a Passenger Motor Carrier Certificate of Transportation. Drivers must have a for-hire chauffeur registration, and the vehicles must be inspected.

Non-Emergency Transportation Certificate

Providers must have a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and includes the transportation of persons on stretchers, using wheelchairs, or whose incapacitated and makes it impractical for them to need medical attention en route.

Limousine Service License

Vehicles providing limousine service are required to have a for-hire license. Limousines are not equipped with meters.

Passenger Motor Carrier Certificate

Provides contract, charter, jitney and special operation passenger services.

Special Transportation Service (STS) Certificate

Anyone who is in a contract with the County to perform special transportation services for compensation must obtain a STS Certificate of Transportation.

Taxicab License

Transports no more than 8 passengers and provides pre-arranged or street hail service. Must be equipped with a taximeter and the passenger decides on the route and destination.

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News & Social Media

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Transit fares and parking fees are coming back June 1

Transit riders can purchase mobile passes, which will be pre-loaded within the GO Miami-Dade Transit app beginning Thursday, May 20.

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Creating a Better Bus Network for Miami-Dade

Register to attend a series of virtual community meetings starting March 30 covering six different areas of Miami-Dade, and take a quick survey.

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The Underline’s Brickell Backyard is now open

The half-mile stretches from the Miami River to Coral Way, passing through the Brickell Metrorail and Metromover stations.

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Metrobus front door boarding now required

Metrobus passengers are once again required to use the front door to board and the rear door to exit.

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It’s now easier to retrieve lost items on Transit

If you lose your item while riding Transit, reporting it just got easier.

Safety continues to be Transit's top priority

The department continues to augment protections for passengers and employees in order to prevent potential exposure to COVID-19.

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Request a free ride to Transit via GO Connect

The GO Connect app is powered by Via and is available to download from iTunes and Google Play.

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About Us

We connect people to places by providing a high-quality, safe, reliable, clean, and efficient mass transit system that meets the travel needs of the County's growing population and we provide vital transportation infrastructure systems and services.

Our mass transit system includes:

We provide all traffic signals countywide, along with all traffic control signs, street signage and pavement markings and all County and State-owned street lights. We build, operate and maintain movable and fixed bridges, swales, roadway surface repairs, guardrails, and along County road rights-of-way. We also operate and maintain the Rickenbacker and Venetian Causeways.

We manage the County Stormwater Utility for flood and water quality protection and maintain the secondary canal system.

Permits for all work within rights-of-way and code enforcement of unpermitted work is also handled by our Public Works division.

Read more about our local policies and Administrative Orders for equal employment opportunity, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, accessible Transit services, and filing a discrimination complaint (Title VI) on Transit.