From David Volz
Miami-Dade County recognized 14 young student winners of the GO Electric Bus Naming Contest designed to engage 4th graders and their schools from Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) to name the County’s new Proterra 40-foot electric buses now in service. Students were tasked with naming 14 of these zero-emission buses – one for each Commission District and one representing Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
The winning names are as follows:
Miami-Dade County Mayor – THE ELECTRIC ZOOMER, Aventura Waterways K-8 Center
District 1 – Electrocity, North County K-8 Center
District 2 – Zarro, Melrose Elementary School
District 3 – Green Clean Driving Machine, Miami Shores Elementary School
District 4 – Glow ElectriCity, Treasure Island Elementary School
District 5 – Go Green Go Electric, Kensington Park Elementary School
District 6 – Bijuli the Electro Energetic Bus of Miami, Charles R. Hadley Elementary School
District 7 – The Electric Miami Mover (EMMI), Palmetto Elementary School
District 8 – The Sunshine Flash Dash, Gulfstream Elementary School
District 9 – ElectraBus, Miami Heights Elementary School
District 10 – Westchester Electric Guagua, Rockway Elementary School
District 11 – Ever-Plus Bus, Claude Pepper Elementary School
District 12 – Doral Dasher, Downtown Doral Charter Elementary School
District 13 – Electric 305, Miami Lakes K-8 Center
“This is an amazing way to get our youngest residents engaged and excited about public transportation and the importance of modernizing and innovating our services, while also protecting the environment,” said Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “I’d like to thank the schools and students who participated and congratulate the winners for their creativity!”
The students and their families were recognized in a special ceremony by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, County Commission Chairman Oliver Gilbert, Commissioners Eileen Higgins, Raquel Regalado, and Roberto Gonzalez, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Chief Operating Officer Luis E. Diaz, and the Director and CEO of Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) Eulois Cleckley.
“All the students and their teachers who participated are to be commended. All the names, regardless of the final winners, were excellent and thoughtful. Our appreciation goes out to all participants,” added Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III.
