Miami-Dade mayor warns Amendment 3 could cost transit more than $29 million, cut routes, hours

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is warning that Amendment 3, a proposed state property tax measure, could force cuts to bus routes and service hours, because property taxes are a critical source of money for local transit."We are subsidizing it at a rate that is not sustainable," Levine Cava said.The amendment would lower the taxable value of primary homes in Florida by $150,000 in 2027 and by $250,000 in 2028. The county estimates it could cost the Department of Transportation and Public Works more than $29 million in 2027 and more than $24 million in 2028.Levine Cava said the state recently took transit funding away from the county, which barely saved 13 bus routes from elimination in its latest budget. That budget also included a 50-cent increase in Metrorail fares."With Amendment 3, for sure we will see cuts in routes, cuts in hours for service," Levine Cava said.Florida International University senior Tiago Abad-Sanchez rides the bus at least six times a week to get t