Miami-Dade MPO Transit Solutions Committee Meeting Presentation

1. KNOW MIAMI-DADE MPO
MPO Governing Board
Transit Solutions Committee
July 8, 2015

2. WHAT IS THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION (MPO)
1. The MPO is an organization created by the Federal government to help
ensure the smart and effective investment of limited public transportation
dollars
2. Any urban area with more than 50,000 residents must have an MPO
3. MPOs are responsible for conducting the transportation planning process
for the metropolitan areas
4. The transportation planning process is:
• Assisted by the Federal government
• Administered by the State
• Locally driven by the MPO
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3. HISTORY OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION (MPO)
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1. 1962 - Federal-Aid Highway Act
• Mandated MPOs for urban areas over 50,000 in population
• Use of 3-C process for conducting the transportation planning
process: continuing, cooperative and comprehensive
• Required to be multimodal
2. 1973 - Highway Act
• Highway Trust Fund (HTF) – funds MPO planning activities
3. 1991 - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
(ISTEA)
• Flexible funding
4. 1998 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(TEA-21)
5. 2005 - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
6. 2012 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
(MAP-21)

4. IN THE UNITED STATES
1. There are 443 MPOs
2. MPOs by State
• Florida: 27
• Texas: 25
• Pennsylvania: 20
• California: 19
3. Nationwide, Miami-Dade MPO
is the 21st largest MPO based
on population and 32nd based
on square miles
4. Statewide, Miami-Dade MPO is
the largest MPO based on
population and the 5th based on
square miles
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5. MIAMI-DADE MPO
1. Established in 1977 by an Interlocal Agreement between the State
of Florida Department of Transportation, the Dade County Board
of County Commissioners and the Dade County School Board
2. Guides the transportation planning process in Miami-Dade County
3. Coordinate the programming of funds
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6. MPO GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERSHIP
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Miami-Dade County
Board of County
Commissioners (13)
Elected Officials (6) One
from each municipality
with a population over
50,000
Appointed by the Governor (4)
MDX, Public School Board, elected
official representing a
municipality within the County
and a non-elected official in
unincorporated Miami-Dade

7. STRUCTURE OF MIAMI-DADE MPO
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PARTNERING AGENCIES
LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL
FHWA
FTA
SFRTA
FDOT
MDX
Turnpike
MDT
SFRPC
PWWMRER
Aviation
Seaport
School
Board
Cities
50K
Municipal
Rep
Private
Sector
MPO Transportation
Planning Process

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Let’s start over

10. MPO GOVERNING BOARD ROLE
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MPO
STAFF Policy & Decision
Makers

11. MPO ROLE
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System/Project Planning & Feasibility
Project Design & ROW Acquisition
Project Maintenance & Operation
Project Construction
MPO
FDOT
MDT
MDX
PWWM

12. MPO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS
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Guided by Federal
and State
Requirements

13. FEDERAL DOCUMENTS
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• Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
• Congestion Management Process (CMP)
• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
• Public Participation Plan (PPP)

14. FEDERAL & STATE REQUIREMENTS
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Section 450.314
Section 450.316.b
Section 450.320
Section 450.322
Section 450.324
Section 450.334
State Requirements
Florida Statutes, Title 26
Public Transportation,
Chapter 339.175
 UPWP
 Public Involvement
 CMP
 LRTP
 TIP
 Federal Certification
Mandates
Federal Requirements
U.S. Code, Title
23, CFR Section 450
Sub-Part C
Section 9
Section 8.b.5
Section 6.c
Section 7
Section 8
MPO Program Management Handbook

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ROLE OF PARTNERING AGENCIES
IMPLEMENTATION
AND OPERATION
PLANNING
POLICY
• FDOT - 6
• TURNPIKE
• MDX
• MDT
• PWWM
• PORT MIAMI
• AVIATION
• SFRTA (Regional)
• RER
• SFRPC (Regional)
• FHWA
• FTA
• FDOT
• City of Hialeah
• City of Homestead
• City of Miami
• City of Miami Beach
• City of Miami Gardens
• City of North Miami
• Municipal Representative
• Public School System
SUPPORT
MPO TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS

16. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COUNCIL (TPC)
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Agency - Member
• City of Hialeah - Jorge E. Hernandez
• City of Homestead - Julio A. Brea
• City of Miami - Carlos Cruz-Casas
• City of Miami Beach – Jose R. Gonzalez
• City of Miami Gardens - Tom Ruiz
• City of North Miami - Aleem A. Ghany
• FDOT - Harold Desdunes & Debora Rivera
• Metropolitan Planning Organization - Jesus Guerra, Chairperson
• Miami-Dade Aviation Department - Emilio T. Gonzalez
• Miami-Dade Expressway Authority - Javier Rodriguez
• Miami-Dade League of Cities - Hon. Joe Corradino
• Miami-Dade Public Schools - Vivian G. Villaamil
• Miami-Dade Public Works and Waste Management - Alina T. Hudak
• Miami-Dade Regulatory and Economic Resources- Jack Osterholt
• Miami-Dade Seaport - Juan Kuryla
• Miami-Dade Transit - Ysela Llort
• Miami-Dade Water and Sewer - Lester Sola
• South Florida Regional Transportation Authority - William L. Cross
Advises the
MPO Governing
Board on the
technical
adequacy of
various
proposed
program
actions.

17. LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (LRTP)
1. The LRTP is required by Federal law for the MPO to receive federal funds for
transportation projects
2. The LRTP:
• Is updated every five years
• Has a minimum 20 year horizon
• Is multimodal (highways, transit, bike/pedestrian, freight)
3. The LRTP is developed in coordination with all transportation partners
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18. 2040 LRTP PRIORITY BANDS
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19. 2040 LRTP: COMMITTED VS AVAILABLE FUNDS
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Estimated Forecast Revenue
$44.5 B
Year of Expenditure (YOE) Dollars Committed Funds
$29.3 B (65%)
Available Funds
$15.2 B (35%)
• 65% of the revenues are
committed for maintaining
and operating existing
infrastructures and
services.
• 35% of the revenues are
available for new capital
and new operational
expenses.

20. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (TIP)
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1. The TIP is a 5-year program that prioritizes transportation
improvement projects for federal, state, and local funding.
2. The TIP is a ‘living’ document, meaning that it needs to stay current and
may be amended as needed.
3. Identifies funding levels by source and type.
4. The TIP Development Committee includes representatives from the
MPO’s transportation partners.

21. HOW DOES THE TIP WORKS?
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• The first year is the annual element; the remaining four (4) are the future.
• Each year a new fifth year is added.
• Fifth year added of the TIP is based on the MPO Program Priorities taken
from the LRTP.
The LRTP and the TIP
New 5th year
From Priority 2
LRTP
1 2 3 4 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20
LRTP – Priority 1 LRTP – Priority 2 LRTP – Priority 3 LRTP – Priority 4
TIP
In Miami-Dade County,
Priority 4 is from
2031 - 2040

22. WHAT IS THE MPO PROGRAM PRIORITIES?
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• Required by the State of Florida under
Chapter 339.175 Section 8.b
• Includes the list of priority projects to be
added to the 5th year of the TIP, based
on available federal funding
• Added projects come from the LRTP
Priority II
• Needs to be approved by the MPO
Governing Board, before October 1st
• Once approved, list of projects is
included in the FDOT 5-Year Work
Program, as directed by the MPO
Approved on May 21, 2015
MPO Resolution #15-15

23. THE RESULTS…
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Completed Projects
PortMiami Tunnel
MIA People Mover
Pedestrian Overpass
Open Toll Roads
MIC Intermodal Terminal

24. FY 2016 – FY 2020 TIP
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2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2020 TOTAL
$1,688,354 $1,843,824 $1,973,461 $1,291,697 $876,714 $7,674,050
MPO
approved TIP
$7.7 B
Aviation $0.24 B 3%
FDOT $4.43 B 58%
MDX $0.66 B 9%
PWWM $0.53 B 7%
PortMiami $0.17 B 2%
Transit $1.17 B 15%
Turnpike $0.47 B 6%

25. UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM (UPWP)
1. The UPWP is a biennial program and lists the work activities to be
performed by MPO staff or a member agency.
2. The activities include technical studies and other related activities
that support the transportation planning and improvement
programs.
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26. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPWP
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1. Call for Ideas (CFI): Recommendations from our transportation partners
and residents
2. General Planning Consultant (GPC): Requests from the Board and staff
3. Municipal Grant Program (MGP): Municipal participation (20%
minimum)
• Over 21 Awarded Projects to 12
Municipalities
• 61 Studies Completed
• 79% of the completed studies
have either been implemented,
are being utilized, or are being
advanced by other agencies
2011 - 2014

27. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN (PPP)
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Yearly, MPO staff attend an average of over 40 OUTREACH EVENTS
throughout the county!
The PPP shall:
1. Be proactive
2. Provide complete and easily understood information
3. Provide timely public notice
4. Be fully accessible to the public
5. Provide early and continuing involvement to the public

28. HOW THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATES?
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 Four Citizen Advisory Committees
 LRTP Workshops
 UPWP Call for Ideas
 Bike/Ped Education Events
 University/College Outreach
 Business Outreach Events
 Community Action Agencies
 Transportation Groups
 Facebook Page
 Other Social Media Sites
TARC
BPAC
FTACCTAC

29. REGIONAL COORDINATION
Southeast Florida Transportation Council (SEFTC) is the formal partnership between
Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach MPOs
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SEFTC
Regional Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (RTTAC)
Transportation System
Management &
Operations (TSMO)
FreightPublic
Participation
Modeling
Sub-committees

30. FEDERAL CERTIFICATION
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Every four (4) years a Federal Certification Team (FHWA and FTA), has to certify that
Miami-Dade MPO complies with all federal requirements. Failure to pass this
certification review process, could jeopardizes the receipt of federal transportation
funds for Miami-Dade County. The certification review process includes the following
areas of interest:
In addition, the FDOT and the Miami-Dade MPO conduct a yearly Joint Standard
Certification Process. Based on this process, FDOT recommends that the Miami-
Dade MPO be certified.
• Demographics
• Boundaries
• Political
• MPO Structure
• Process Changes
• Agreements
• LRTP
• TIP
• UPWP
• CMP
• ITS
• Transit
• Public Involvement
• Title VI
• Bicycle/Pedestrian
• Freight
• Environmental
• Safety
• Regional
• Security
• Air Quality
• Travel Demand
• DBE
• Transportation
Disadvantage

31. BACK TO REALITY
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How this process makes real projects?
 Socio-economic
 Traffic
 Transit
 Environmental
 Modeling
 Future projections
 Public Input
 Community Impacts
 Freight Movement
 Estimated costs
 Revenues
 PLUS…

32. CENSUS EMPLOYMENT
DENSITY
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Highest Employment
Areas
1. Downtown Miami
2. Doral
3. Airport
4. Coral Gables
5. Civic Center
6. Hialeah
7. Little Habana
8. South Miami
9. Aventura
10. FIU

33. WORK COMMUTE
TRIPS
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Downtown
Employee
Distribution

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WORK COMMUTE
TRIPS
Miami
International
Airport
Employee
Distribution

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WORK COMMUTE
TRIPS
Doral
Employee
Distribution

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WORK COMMUTE
TRIPS
Aventura
Employee
Distribution

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WORK COMMUTE
TRIPS
Coral Gables
Employee
Distribution

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REGIONAL COMMUTE
756,994 (75%)
340,224 (67%)
473,779 (65%)
Miami-Dade
Total Work Trips
1,008,705
Broward
Total Work Trips
728,709
Palm Beach
Total Work Trips
511,091
30,076 (3%)
26,670 (5%)
90%
85% 93%

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FROM PLANNING…

40. CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM
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REALITY!!!

42. EXPRESS LANES NETWORK
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43. BUS RAPID TRANSIT NETWORK
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44. RAIL NETWORK
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45. TRANSIT
HUBS NETWORK
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46. PROPOSED
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM
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• Metrorail
• Metromover
• Metrobus
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Urban Express Service
• Highway Express Lanes
• Commuter Train
• Light Rail Transit (LRT)
• Transit Hubs

47. THANK YOU!