Park West Metromover Station Proposed To Be Renamed

Miami-Dade could soon rename the Park West Metromover station.

The new name of the station is proposed to be the Miami Worldcenter Metromover Station.

A memo from county staff notes that Worldcenter is a massive development spanning multiple blocks and a mix of uses.

Renaming the Park West Metromover Station as the Miami Worldcenter Metromover Station “will promote and identify this landmark which is expected to have a positive impact on the growth of our local economy and tourism industry.”

To see the proposed renaming resolution, click here.

On Tuesday afternoon, County commissioners were in a meeting where they are expected to vote on the potential renaming.

The station closed in January for a major renovation, which will include replaced tiles, new entrance canopies, refurbished escalators, new seating, new lighting, and fresh paint.

 

 

 

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Lol
19 days ago

The guy who always hypes park west is going to be in shambles.

Anonymous
19 days ago

Park West > Miami World Center

Cover the Podiums
19 days ago

Park west sounds way better

Anonymous
19 days ago

Park West has to be confusing for tourists.

Anonymous
19 days ago

Especially when the park is east…

Anon
19 days ago

Can we do Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre next?

Yan Jammer
19 days ago

Maybe it could connect better to Brightline and Metromover since it’s closer to the Brightline platform than Government Center station is.

Harry Carey
19 days ago

Wilkie D Ferguson is the stop closest to Brightline.
What a great name!

Yan Jammer
18 days ago

Connecting Metromover to Overtown station via the Brightline station would make MM connected to all three downtown Metrorail stops.

Anon
19 days ago

The amount of people here dedicated to shitting on this enormous positive development for Miami, put together by two local guys, is really amazing.

No one knows how to root against Miami like Miamians, apparently.

Harry Carey
19 days ago

True.
Never ceases to amazing what an achievement is was just to get the entire neighborhood entitled, streets, reconfigured, infrastructure upgraded.
It is miraculous.
The producers of the world can appreciate it. The parasites will never be happy.

Anon
19 days ago

I guess park west is no longer a thing?

Yan Jammer
19 days ago

Or they’ll say Park West is just Biscayne Blvd addresses and MWC is bigger.

Calivalle
19 days ago

More stations is an understatement for this soon to be metropolis…

Yan Jammer
19 days ago

It’s not more stations it’s a new canopy on an old station. The most Metromover’s getting for now is maybe permanent double cars on the Brickell loop.

Anonymous
19 days ago

Neither of which warrant expansion of the system as viable transit beyond Greater Downtown Miami. Metrorail exists for that, or even streetcars and commuter rail.

Yan Jammer
19 days ago

I said this and was hated. They could rename them all to WC south, WC, and WC north.

Anonymous
19 days ago

Neighborhoods don’t need to be subdivided by directions.

Yan Jammer
19 days ago

It’s worse but it was inevitable. Having street numbers for at least some stations like Eleventh street to the north, and other landmarks like Freedom Tower.
But if they renovate them a name change is likely, like BCC had, but now that one’s been partially changed back to Eighth Street. :hmm:

Yan Jammer
18 days ago

Central Park North- east lol

J.M.
19 days ago

What about WTC?

anon
19 days ago

Here come the WE NEED posts….

Downtowner
19 days ago

Is anyone else underwhelmed by Miami World Center so far? An ice cream museum? A Container Store?

Anonymous
19 days ago

It’s a big flop compared to the original vision years ago

Anon
19 days ago

Changing market conditions forced the developers hand to change directions. Not sure why that’s so hard for people here to understand.

J.M.
19 days ago

Why was it so hard for developers to understand that this was inevitable? BCC already filled the void that MWC had. They should’ve had the foresight.

Anon
19 days ago

I’m not sure what you are arguing for….the whole point is that they *did* have the foresight – thats why they ditched the mall concept and moved forward with a public plaza

Harry Carey
19 days ago

They did see that. That is why Bloomingdales and Macy’s (or whatever) are no longer anchoring the retail in World Center.

Anon
19 days ago

Have you ever heard of concept renderings?

MMN
19 days ago

Don’t forget a bankrupt car dealership

Downtowner
19 days ago

Which one is that? Tesla, I hope.

Annon
19 days ago

Horrible mix of tenants ….nothing like the mall it was intended to replace, Major disappointment

Anon
19 days ago

It’s not replacing anything except a bunch of parking lots. The transformation is nothing short of remarkable.

Downtowner
19 days ago

I’ll agree that it’s better than what was (or wasn’t) there before.

Anonymous
19 days ago

He’s talking about the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s-anchor mall originally proposed, rather than some TikTok influencer fad stores and overpriced sports bar.

Anonymous
19 days ago

I’ve been saying it for years. I agree with you 💯%

Azarius
19 days ago

It’ll Redefind it self once it is fully built out. right now they are just trying to fill in the space and once more buildings are completed and people move in. The retail will start to conture the area and really become something special. It took a minute for BCC to get to where its at.

Anonymous
19 days ago

So how appropriate that there by hype over renaming a beer can shortbus station to the namesake of a watered-down development.

Harry Carey
19 days ago

Compared to 2005, it is awesome.
20 years ago the busiest business in the neighborhood was Camillus House homeless shelter, a distant second was probably SPACE.

Anon
19 days ago

Wish we had more stores like this around Brickell, u want to shop more places outside of BcC

reasonable
18 days ago

Very underwhelmed. But the ice cream museum and container store are two of the things I like. The huge gym is ridiculous.