Presented to the Miami DDA Board of Directors

1. Aileen Bouclé, AICP, Executive Director
Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization
November 7, 2018
Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit
SMART Plan Update

2. Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit
“SMART” Plan
 Brief Background
 Current Status
 Funding Update
 Next Steps

3. Milestone: “Transit as Highest Priority”
February 18, 2016
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY
OF THIS BOARD TO SET AS HIGHEST
PRIORITY THE ADVANCEMENT OF
RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECTS
IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY; AND
DIRECTING THE TPO EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE TO AMEND THE
2040 LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION
PLAN TO INCLUDE SAID POLICY
TPO GOVERNING BOARD HEREBY
ESTABLISHES A POLICY TO SET AS
HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THIS
COMMUNITY THE ADVANCEMENT OF
RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDOR AND
TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE PROJECTS
IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

4. 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

5. SMART Plan
SMART Region
 Beach
 East-West
 Kendall
 North
 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

6. SMART Plan Current Status
Rapid Transit Corridors:
 Construction for South Dade Transitway -2020
 LPA for North Corridor - 2018
 LPA for East-West Corridor- Spring 2019
 LPA for Beach Corridor Summer 2019
 LPA for Kendall Corridor Summer 2019
 NE Corridor Negotiations with SFRTA, FECI, MDC
Bus Express Rapid Transit (BERT):
 LPA for Flagler BERT – Summer 2019
 NW Miami-Dade Express & Station – Winter 2019
 South Miami Dade Express – Summer 2019
 Turnpike South Express - 2020
 South Beach Express South - 2020
 SW Miami-Dade Express - 2021
 Miami Beach North Express – 2022
 Miami Beach Express Central - 2022
 Turnpike North Express – 2023
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Rapid Transit
Corridor
BERT
New Route Miles

7. RESOLUTION SELECTING THE LOCALLY
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE (LPA) FOR
SOUTH DADE TRANSITWAY CORRIDOR OF
THE STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID TRANSIT
(SMART) PLAN
THIS BOARD HEREBY SELECTS BUS RAPID
TRANSIT (BRT) AS THE LOCALLY
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE SOUTH
DADE TRANSITWAY CORRIDOR OF THE
STRATEGIC MIAMI AREA RAPID TRANSIT
(SMART) PLAN AND FURTHER DIRECTS THE
TPO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO TAKE ANY
AND ALL NECESSARY STEPS AND ACTIONS
IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE
CONVERSION OF THE SOUTH DADE
TRANSITWAY FROM BRT TO AT-GRADE
METRORAIL UPON REACHING AN AVERAGE
WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP OF 35,000 DAILY TRIPS
ON THE SOUTH DADE TRANSITWAY.
Milestone: Adoption of the South Corridor Locally
Preferred Alternative (LPA)
August 30, 2018

9. Milestone: 1st/Last Mile Demonstration Project
December 7, 2017
RESOLUTION ALLOCATING CONGESTION
MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY (CMAQ)
FUNDS IN FISCAL YEARS 2018 AND 2019, IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800,000.00,
TO IMPLEMENT THE FIRST AND LAST
MILE ON-DEMAND TRANSIT SOLUTIONS
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
THAT THIS GOVERNING BOARD
ALLOCATE CONGESTION MITIGATION
AND AIR QUALITY (CMAQ) FUNDS IN FY
2018 AND FY 2019, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $800,000.00, TO IMPLEMENT THE
FIRST AND LAST MILE ON-DEMAND
TRANSIT SOLUTIONS DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.

10. SERVICE AREA MAP
FIRST/LAST MILE
SOLUTIONS

11. 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

12. SMART Demonstration Projects

13. SMART
Demonstration
Projects

14. SMART Demonstration Projects
Current Status
Demonstration Projects:
 City of Miami Flagami Trolley Service- 2018
 Coral Gables Flex Service via Electric Vehicles - 2018
 Doral FIU Trolley Service - 2018
 Funding for NE Corridor Demonstration Station - 2018
 North Bay Village SMART Feeder Route - 2019
 Cutler Bay Express service - 2019
 Medley Central Commuter Route - 2019
 Miami Shores SMART Feeder Route - 2019
 Palmetto Bay Transit Service & Station - 2019
 Pinecrest TransitWay Circulator - 2019

15. NW Miami-Dade Express
Bus Express Rapid Transit (BERT)
New Park & Ride Lot Opening
1st Quarter 2019 with New BERT Service
• Express Bus Service from I-75/ Miami
Gardens Park and Park & Ride Lot
along I-75 and SR-826 to the Palmetto
Metrorail Station
• Funded by FDOT and Operated by
Miami-Dade County
SMART Plan BERT Route

16. Miami Beach Express North
Bus Express Rapid Transit (BERT)
Service in 2022
• Design 2020 & Construction 2021 for
New Express Service from the Golden
Glades Interchange
• Multimodal Transportation Facility on I-
95 to SR-112/I-195 and Earlington
Heights Metrorail Station to and from
Miami Beach Convention Center
SMART Plan BERT Route

17. Northeast Corridor Commuter Rail
Demonstration Station
Funding Allocated in 2018
• In 2019 Tri-Rail will begin service along
FEC to Downtown Miami
• Two components:
1. Capital for construction of a temporary
platform
2. Operations of the Service
SMART Plan Station

18. City of Coral Gables
Flex Service via Electric Vehicles
End of 2018 - Anticipated Service
• First/Last Mile Connection
• Includes new service area to
the West & South
• Direct Connection to Douglas
Metrorail Station
On-Demand Service

19. Town of Cutler Bay
Cutler Bay Express
Early 2019 – Anticipated Service
• First/Last Mile Connection
• Direct connections to South
Dade Transitway, Dadeland
South Metrorail
• Congestion relief & parking relief
at Dadeland South Metrorail
Station
On-Demand Service

20. City of Doral
FIU Trolley Service
September 2018 – Service Initiated
• First/Last Mile Connection
• New service along 107 Ave. from
the FIU Panther Station north to
NW 90 Street
• Provides connectivity to Palmetto
Metrorail Station and FIU Panther
Station
Trolley Service

21. Town of Medley
Central Commuter Route
Early 2019 – Anticipated Service
• First/Last Mile Connection
• Connects to Palmetto Metrorail
Station, Doral Trolley, &
Metrobus Routes
• Provides Service to
Employment Centers
Trolley Service

22. City of Miami
Flagami Trolley Service
July 2018 – Service Initiated
• First/Last Mile Connection
• Connection to Miami
Intermodal Center
• Connects Coral Gables and
Little Havana Routes
Trolley Service

23. Village of Miami Shores
SMART NE Corridor Feeder Routes
Early 2019 – Anticipated Service
• First/Last Mile Connection
• New Service with Direct Connection
to the NE Corridor
• Connecting from the Village’s
Community Center to the Brightline
Station in Downtown Miami
Alternative
Primary
Trolley Service

24. North Bay Village
SMART NE Corridor Feeder Route (Red)
Early 2019 – Anticipated Service
• First/Last Mile Connection
• Connection at the Biscayne Blvd. and
79th Street Transit Station
• Improves Accessibility and Connectivity
Trolley Service

25. Village of Palmetto Bay
New Transit Service and Station
Early 2019 – Anticipated Service
• First/Last Mile Connection
• Connections to the South Dade
Transitway & Dadeland South
Metrorail Station
• New Transit Station in Palmetto
Bay
On-Demand Service

26. Village of Pinecrest
Transitway Circulator
Early 2019 – Anticipated Service
• First/Last Mile Connection
• Connections to the South Dade
Transitway and Dade South
Metrorail Station
• Peak Hour Congestion Relief
On-Demand Service

27. SMART PLAN FUNDING

28. Funding “Lasagna”
• PTP Surtax
• Capital Expansion Reserve Fund
• Future Uncommitted Proceeds
• Municipal Share
• State/Federal Grants
• TPO Flexed SU Grant
• Toll Revenue
• MDX
• Florida’s Turnpike
• Express Lanes
• Local Option Gas Tax
• Restoration of 2 cents
• Parking Revenue
$3-$6 Billion Program
• Value Capture Districts
• Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
• Special Assessment Districts
• CRAs
• Public/Private Partnerships
• TODs / Adopt-a-Station
• Brightline
• Port Tunnel Model (availability payments)

30. SMART Plan
Next Steps

31. Simultaneous Outreach Activities
Project Development and Environment
(PD&E) Studies
Public Meetings
Evaluating the implementation of a cost-
effective, premium transit system with a focus
on providing improvements through an
evaluation of transit options – mode, alignment,
station stop locations, etc.
Land Use Scenario & Visioning Planning
Charrettes
Complements the PD&E process by providing
the vision for the development of a transit
supportive Land Use Scenario Plan for each of
the six SMART Plan corridors.

32. Beach Corridor
 Anticipated LPA Summer 2019

33. East-West Corridor
 Phase I Express Service Operated by MDX
 New Dolphin Station
 Anticipated LPA Spring 2019

34. Kendall Corridor
 Anticipated LPA Summer 2019

35. North Corridor
 Anticipated LPA December 2018

36. Northeast Corridor
 LPA Selected
 Stations Selection in Progress
 TPO Demonstration Station Funded

37. South Dade Transitway
 LPA Selected
 Construction Start 2020

38. Implementation Plan
Coming Soon!
SMART Additional Supporting Projects
Dolphin Transit Hub- FUNDED & CONSTRUCTED Palmetto Metrorail Transit Station- FUNDING PRIORITY
Golden Glades Multimodal Hub
FUNDED & UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ANTICIPATED OPENING 2021
NE Commuter Rail Station – STATION SELECTION

39. SMART Plan
Resolutions of Support
SMART Supporters
All 34 Municipalities!

40. www.MiamiDadeTPO.org
Aileen Bouclé, AICP
Executive Director
Questions & Discussion