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16 Years In The Making, Fort Lauderdale Streetcar Project Takes Step Forward

City and county councils voted to approve the project last month.
A rendering of the proposed Wave streetcar. (Courtesy)

A plan to build a streetcar route in downtown Fort Lauderdale inched forward last month when the city and county councils voted to approve the project.

Jenni Morejon, executive director of the Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority, says the Wave Streetcar will offer advantages over the area’s existing bus system.

“They have to compliment one another, but definitely in terms of moving people, a large number — over 150 people can ride on a streetcar,” Morejon () tells ‘s Jeremy

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