MIAMI – Miami-Dade Transit pulled 18 buses Wednesday morning, causing delays for many commuters.
The type of disruption is not common, said Karla Damian, a spokeswoman for Miami-Dade Transit.
Damian explained that not all 18 buses had broken down, adding that the word "broken" is also used to identify buses taken out of the system for other reasons, like passenger disruption.
Of the 18 taken out of service Wednesday, some were placed on standby as officials tried to resolve a power issue with a Metro Mover in downtown Miami.
"This is a daily occurrence," said Randy Plant in a tweet. Plant is a commuter who runs the Twitter account @FixMetroMDT and commutes daily from Miami Beach to Coral Gables.
"Bus services here are terrible. I believe it's the worst in the nation," said Nedelko Corria, who was waiting for a bus outside the Stephen P. Clarke Center.
Corria used to live in Hawaii, where he said bus services where superior.
"We need to see a bus coming every ten minutes. I mean the city is big enough for that," said Gregory Dean, a retired bus driver for Miami-Dade Transit, who adds budget or lack there of is behind the problem.
April Walker, who was waiting to catch the bus to get to her Home Goods job, said her experience has been different.
"I've never been through that. Always managed to making it to work on time," Walker said.
On any given day, there is an average 680 operating throughout the county and providing service to 93 routes.
Miami-Dade Transit is going through changes.
It's current director, Ysela Llort, resigned and is on her way out.
According to sources, the county has hired Alice Bravo to replace Llort. Bravo is currently an assistant city manager at the City of Miami.
She will take over the end of July.
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