Presentation by FDOT D6 & DTPW to the Miami-Dade TPO's Transportation & Mobility Committee

1. Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization
Transportation & Mobility Committee
August 16, 2017
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SMART PLAN UPDATE

2. Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan
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3. Kendall Drive Rapid Transit PD&E Study
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• Study Limits: SR-94/Kendall Drive/SW
88th Street Premium Transit Study from
SR 997/Krome Avenue/SW 177th Avenue
to Dadeland North Metrorail Station
• Length: 10.7 Miles
• Unique Markets: Local communities,
commercial establishments
Light Rail Transit
(LRT)
Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT)
Heavy Rail Transit
(HRT)
Heavy Rail
At-Grade

4. CURBSIDE LANES BRT
• High-capacity, frequent service, and retains
median. Limited right turns
MEDIAN LANES BRT
• Easier access to driveways and entrances.
Convenience to passengers having stations in
the median. Limited left turns
MEDIAN LANES RAIL
• Easier access to driveways and entrances,
convenience to passengers having stations in
the median. Limited stops and left turns
ELEVATED RAIL
• High-capacity with limited impacts to general
local traffic. Part of an expanding network but
provides limited stops and has to build
ridership
Proposed Viable Alternatives
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5. CURBSIDE BRT LANES WITH REVERSIBLE CENTER LANE
• High-capacity, frequent service, and retains peak period peak direction capacity.
Proposed Viable Alternatives
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EASTBOUND – AM PEAK
WESTBOUND – PM PEAK

6. We are
here
2016 2017 2018
Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall
Notice to Proceed / Project Initiation
Agency / Public Kick-Off Meeting
Corridor Workshop
Identify Viable Alternatives
Alternatives Public Workshops
FTA Class of Action (NEPA)
Draft Engineering/Environmental Reports
Public Hearing
Selection of Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)
Environmental Finding

7. Northeast Corridor Description
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• Study Limits: Downtown Miami to City of
Aventura
• Length: 14 Miles
• Unique Markets: regional destinations,
urban centers
• Five additional stations:
• Aventura
• North Miami Beach
• North Miami
• Upper Eastside
• Midtown/Design District
• The southern most segment of the
TRCL Project
Commuter Rail

8. Tri-Rail Coastal Link Project Description
• New 85-mile commuter rail service from
Miami to Jupiter as an integrated extension of
Tri-Rail
• 25 stations identified for further evaluation
during Project Development phase
• Shared tracks with FEC freight and All Aboard
Florida (AAF) - Brightline Intercity Passenger
Service
• Co-located stations with AAF in Miami, Ft.
Lauderdale and West Palm Beach (under
construction)
• Phased project implementation likely based
on availability of local matching funds
• Project governed by partnership
Memorandum of Understanding executed in
2013
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9. Northeast Corridor Status
Project Status:
• TPO Prioritization through the SMART Plan
• NEPA effort +30% complete; conducted
negotiations on access and local O&M
funding
Next Steps:
• Local Financing Plan including O&M
• FEC Access Agreement – TBD after
Brightline Service Begins
• Project Development – pending access
agreement & local financing plan
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10. NW 27th Avenue (North) Corridor
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Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT)
Study Limits: NW 27th Avenue from NW 215th Street
to NW 38th Street &
SR-112 from NW 27th Avenue to the Miami Intermodal
Center
Length: 13 Miles
Unique Markets: Intercounty, college, special event
venues
Light Rail Transit
(LRT)
Heavy Rail Transit
(HRT)
Heavy Rail
At-Grade

11. Previously Studied North Corridor Alternatives
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Heavy Rail (HRT) – Metrorail
• Elevated extension of Metrorail
• Locally Preferred Alternative / Federal Transit Administration Record
of Decision – 2008
• Median of NW 27th Avenue
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Median of NW 27th Avenue
Station Areas
1. NW 82nd Street
2. NW 119th Street (Miami-Dade College)
3. Ali Baba Avenue
4. NW 163rd Street
5. NW 183rd Street
6. NW 199th Street
7. NW 215th Street
Light Rail Transit (LRT)
• Median of NW 27th Avenue

12. NW 27th Avenue (North) Corridor Alternatives
Advanced to Tier II
Build Alternative #1
Curbside
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Build Alternative #2
Elevated Rapid Rail
Build Alternative #3
Median At-Grade Rail
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13. PAC
PAC
PAC
PAC
NW 27th Avenue (North) Corridor Project Milestone
Schedule
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We are
here

14. Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project
• Study Limits: Miami Design
District to Miami Beach
Convention Center
• Length: 9.7 Miles
• Unique Markets: Tourist,
Hospitality workers
Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT)
Light Rail Transit
(LRT)
Autonomous
Vehicle
Heavy Rail Transit
(HRT)
Aerial Cable Transit
(ACT)
Monorail
Automated People
Mover Vehicle (APM)

15. Beach Corridor Project Schedule

16. East-West Corridor
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• Study Limits:
Miami
Intermodal
Center (MIC) at
the Airport to
Florida
International
University (FIU)
• Length: 10 Miles
• Unique Markets:
employment,
hospitals,
students
Light Rail Transit
(LRT)
Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT)
Heavy Rail
Transit (HRT)Commuter Rail

17. East-West Corridor Project Schedule
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We are
here

18. South Corridor Rapid Transit Project
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Study Limits: Florida City to Dadeland South
Metrorail station
Length: 20 Miles
Previous Studies: 1986, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996,
2004, 2006, 2016
Unique Markets: Colleges, hospitals, and major
malls
Light Rail Transit
(LRT)
Autonomous
Vehicle
Note: ROW acquisition at SW 211th Street (Target property) has been initiated.
Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT)
Dadeland South
Metrorail Station
Heavy Rail Transit
(HRT)

19. Notice to Proceed / Project Initiation / Class of Action
Agency / Public Kick-Off Meeting
FTA Class of Action Determination - Environmental Assessment (EA) for Metrorail
Corridor Workshops/Initiate EA
Identify Viable Alternatives
Alternative Public Workshops
Identify Recommended Alternative
Draft Engineering/Environmental Reports
Public Hearing
Selection of Locally Preferred Alternative
Environmental Finding
Winter Spring
2019
Fall
20182017
Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer
South Corridor Project Schedule
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FTA requires that an EA schedule be no shorter than 2 years
FTA has given the South Corridor NEPA clearance for the BRT option
We are
here

20. Next Generation Technology