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Miami-Dade Government Center installs interactive Wi-Fi kiosk for transit system

May 4, 2017

Standing about 10 feet tall, Miami-Dade's new interactive transit kiosk can plot personalized bus routes, charge a cell phone, snap a selfie and email it to a user, according to the Miami-Herald.

Debuting under the brand Connect305, the pair of kiosks added to Miami-Dade's Government Center lobby and second floor transit station are the first in what a Massachusetts company hopes will be 300 devices spread throughout the county.

Under a no-bid deal approved in January by the County Commission, Civiq Smartscapes agreed to supply the kiosks and provide free Wi-Fi in Miami-Dade's transit system. In exchange, Civiq profits from advertising opportunities in one of the country's largest transit systems. Each kiosk features a digital screen with advertisements, and the company may push ads out to Wi-Fi users as well.

The kiosk unveiled at Government Center features a pair of touchscreens that function as oversized, souped-up transit apps. Users can touch a destination, and then see a route calculated using county buses and trains. There's also the option to have that route emailed to the user.