- Miami Intermodal Center
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For the rail station next to the MIC, see Miami Central Station
A concept rendering of the Miami Intermodal Center, with Miami Central Station in the foreground, the huge parking garage like structure of the completed Rental Car Center in the background, and the MIA Mover station between them.
Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) is a transportation hub under construction by the Florida Department of Transportation in Miami, Florida, in the United States. It will offer centralized transfer between Metrorail, Amtrak, Tri-Rail, buses, taxicabs, and rental cars. It is currently on schedule for expected completion date.
The first construction project of the center was the Rental Car Center (RCC), a 3,400,000-square-foot (320,000 m2) "rental car shopping mall" that provides customers arriving through Miami International Airport (MIA) convenient access to participating rental car companies. The Miami Central Station, a rail hub, will follow. The MIA Mover APM between the MIC and MIA will also follow the completion of the RCC. The completed center will cost $1.7 billion and is expected to serve approximately 150,000 commuters and travelers each day.
The United States Department of Transportation designated MIC as a "Project of National Significance," earning it special loan rates. The first of these loans was made in 2000 for $269 million. Another loan of $270 million was approved in 2007.
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Rental Car Center
A concept rendering of the completed Rental Car CenterThe Rental Car Center is multi-level consolidated rental car facility that consolidates the operations of 16 rental car companies in one location. Opened on July 13, 2010, the Center is home to 6,500 rental cars and is projected to serve 28,000 customers daily. The Quick Turnaround Area includes 120 gas pump positions and 42 car wash bays on three vehicle storage levels. The multi-level fueling system is the first of its kind in the United States.
The consolidation cuts the combined rental car bus fleet from 120 buses to 60. The MIA Mover will entirely replace the shuttle bus service in the fall of 2011. The elimination of the rental car bus fleet will reduce gas emissions at the airport by 30 percent.[1]
Miami Central Station
Main article: Miami Central StationMIA Mover
Main article: MIA MoverExternal links
- Miami Intermodal Center
- "New car rental center expected to bring dramatic change to MIA": Miami Herald; July 10, 2010
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