The Metromover system consists of smallish, automated electric vehicles that move along elevated tracks above the City of Miami. There are 3 "loops" or separate routes, consisting of about 4 1/2 miles of track in total: Brickell Loop: Runs counter-clockwise around the downtown loop, then makes its way down through the Brickell area, terminating at the Financial District station, which is toward the southern end of Brickell near Novecento. Omni Loop: Also runs counter-clockwise around the downtown loop, then north, terminating at the Adrian Arsht Center and School Board station. Downtown Loop: Unlike the other 2 routes/loops that run counter-clockwise, the Downtown Loop runs clockwise around the downtown area.
The good thing about the Metromover is that it's free and relatively convenient, but one should really look at a route map before boarding, as it can be easy to jump on the wrong Metromover car and either head in the wrong direction, or completely on the wrong loop. That said, if you're downtown, all 3 loops stop at most all the same stations, so it's easy enough to jump off the cars running on one loop and catch the correct one.
My biggest issues, and the reasons for only 3 stars, are because 1) This system serves a fairly small section of downtown, only going from the southern part of Brickell to the Adrian Arsht Center. It'd be great if they'd expand it to places like Marlins Park or even to Miami Beach. 2) This system takes you a while to get to where you're going, and in most cases you could drive there much faster, and in many cases jog or bike faster than the Metromover will deliver you to the same destination. In my case, I was going to a Miami Heat game and rather than deal with traffic and parking downtown, I decided to park near the Financial District station and use the Metromover to go to the American Airlines Arena. The Bayfront Park station was the 7th stop from the one I'd parked near, and in some cases the Metromover car we were on stayed parked at each station for more than a few minutes before moving on...And then, I could either get off at Bayfront Park and walk a number of blocks to the Arena or change loops to get to a closer station. Alternatively, I could have driven my car there, have been there much faster than Metromover, parked much closer than the nearest Metromover stations allowed me to get, and after seeing parking rates at lots close to the arena, they weren't much more expensive than the "Pay by Phone" streetside parking cost me near the Metromover station where I left my vehicle. read more