Miami-Dade mayor wants fixes within 30 days for Metromover elevators on ‘life support’
Stung by transit passengers forced to take the stairs, MiamiDade’s mayor is demanding the county’s repair company pick up the pace in fixing elevators and escalators in the Metromover system.
“All major outstanding repairs for units currently out of service that can be repaired must be completed within 30 days, and
A family travel guide has just released a list of the best “secret” beaches — and nine Florida beaches made the list, including one near the Keys.
Family Destinations Guide, a website that highlights reviews of hotels, moving forward, any other units that become inoperable should be repaired within 30 days,” Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wrote in a letter Friday to a top executive at Schindler, the Swiss-based company with a county contract to keep county elevators and escalators running.
The letter to Paul Bloom, chief operating officer at Schindler, followed new reports this week on the county’s Adrienne Arsht Center Metromover having resorts, destinations, and other attractions with a family-friendly atmosphere, asked readers to vote for the “secret” beaches they most wanted to visit. Florida and Hawaii beaches turned out to be the most popular on the 100 Best Secret Beaches list.
The most sought-after Florida beach, No. 2 on both its escalator and elevator out of service for weeks, leaving passengers no choice but to climb the 49 stairs connecting the street with the platform three stories above.
Schindler has the contract to keep the equipment running, but a company spokesperson said executives warned the county it needs to replace aging elevators and escalators being used “way past their useful life.” the list, is the undeveloped Shell Key Preserve, just south of St. Petersburg. The island, which is only accessible by boat, is loaded with seashells, sand dollars and starfish, with white sands and clear waters. It’s also a nesting ground for sea turtles.
No. 9 on the list was the remote Dry Tortugas National Park, about 70 miles west of Key West, which includes several small islands and the historic Fort Jefferson. Like Shell Key Preserve, the only way to get there is via boat (or seaplane, if that’s how you roll). There aren’t many amenities, but the snorkeling and diving draw lovers of the