FAPA Conference - Promoting economic growth through rapid transit investment
1. Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit
Aileen Bouclé, AICP, Executive Director
Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization
September 13, 2018
Promoting Economic Growth Through
Rapid Transit Investment
“SMART” Plan
2. RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE
STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID
TRANSIT (SMART) PLAN AND
DIRECTING THE TPO EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO WORK WITH THE
METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION FISCAL PRIORITIES
COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE COSTS
AND POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING
FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND
ENVIRONMENT STUDY FOR SAID
PROJECTS
THE TPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS
FURTHER DIRECTED TO TAKE ALL
NECESSARY STEPS TO IMPLEMENT
THE ATTACHED SMART PLAN.
Milestone: Adoption of the “SMART” Plan April 21,
2016
3. TPO Federal SU Funds Prioritized:
$75M between FY 2020 to FY 2022
$30M/Year FY 2023 to FY 2053 (30 years)
Milestone: TPO Program Priorities
June 22, 2017
4. RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE
STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID TRANSIT
PLAN DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
AND APPROVING IDENTIFIED
FUNDING FRAMEWORK TO ADVANCE
SAID DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR
INCLUSION IN THE 2020-2024 TPO
PROGRAM PRIORITIES
UPON COMPLETION OF THE THREE-
YEAR PILOT PERIOD, IF THE SMART
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IS DEEMED
SUCCESSFUL, THE APPROPRIATE
SPONSOR ENTITY SHALL BEAR ALL
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT
CONTINUATION.
Milestone: Approval of the SMART Plan
“Demonstration Projects”
June 21, 2018
11. SMART Plan
SMART Region
Beach
East-West
Kendall
Northeast
South
• Six (6) Rapid Transit Corridors
Beach Express
Flagler Street
Florida Turnpike
NW Miami-Dade Express
S Miami-Dade Express
SW Miami-Dade Express
• Six (6) Bus Express Rapid Transit Corridors
• Supported by the TPO Governing Board,
Miami-Dade County, Municipalities, State
and multiple entities
(1) Project Development
& Environment Phase
(2) Implementation Plan
for each corridor
Over 90 miles
of express bus
network
Primary considerations for FLM is:
Emphasis on creating continuous, direct paths.
Focus on time, safety, security.
Amenities and mixed-use points of interest.
Extra:
Universal design that provides equitable access to persons at all levels of mobility must be planned.
Primary transit mode affects the time that people are willing to go to a transit station, and the FLM modes that are likely to be used:
Primary considerations for FLM is:
Emphasis on creating continuous, direct paths.
Focus on time, safety, security.
Amenities and mixed-use points of interest.
Extra:
Universal design that provides equitable access to persons at all levels of mobility must be planned.
Primary transit mode affects the time that people are willing to go to a transit station, and the FLM modes that are likely to be used: