Premium Transit District 4, Office of Modal Development Making the Connection

Premium TransitDistrict 4, Office of Modal Development

100 Years of Innovation, Mobility and Economic Development

Making the Connection

Changing times…

…Premium transit along with more Bike and Pedestrian facilities.There is a Shift Toward Transit!

District FourBroward County

Palm Beach

* US Census 2010

*Population: 138,028

*Population: 277,789

*Population: 146,318

*Population: 1,320,134

*Population: 1,748,066

St. Lucie

Martin

Broward

Indian River

Miami-DadeCounty

BrowardCounty

Palm BeachCounty

• 80+ miles of new commuter rail service• Integrated expansion of Tri-Rail• Shares tracks with FEC freight

Miami

Fort Lauderdale

West PalmBeach

Getting Southeast Florida To Work

Tri-Rail/Amtrak

FEC

The Projects…

South Florida Rail Corridor

• About 25 new stations linking destinations

Getting Southeast Florida To Work

• 3 Shared stations with planned All-Aboard Florida (AAF) inter-city service

The connection continues with…Express Bus Service

• A choice for travel along major highways• During the peak hours

Offering many connections…

95 ExpressDade Broward

Pembroke Pines/Miramar

595 Express

Sheridan StMiramar

Hollywood

Miami

FortLauderdaleBroward

County

Miami-DadeCounty

• Monday – Friday• AM and PM Peak • Total Daily Ridership:

3,363 to 3,610*

*Period between January 2014 - August 2014

BrowardCounty

Miami-DadeCounty

…with Park-and-Ride locations…

Miami

FortLauderdale

• 14 Express Lots

• 4 co-located with Tri-Rail

…that provide a safe and convenient location for riders to park their vehicles and utilize mass transportation.

Another Connection…• At-grade

• Within existing road right-of-way

• Mixed traffic with some exclusive sections

To be Phased:Complementing the Wave Streetcar in development and existing Express Bus service.

• Phase 1 CBT – Service to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Broward County Convention Center, and Port Everglades (on-going)

• Phase 2 CBT – Service to Broward Boulevard Tri-Rail station (3-5 years out*)

• Phase 3 CBT – Service to South Florida Education Center (5-10 years out*)*Pending O&M funding availability

Downtown Fort Lauderdale

The Wave Streetcar System

Connections to the Wave:

Getting Southeast Florida To Work

Fort Lauderdale-HollywoodInternational Airport

DowntownFort Lauderdale

FEC

Broward Convention Center

WAVE StreetcarTri-RailBroward Station

Wave StreetcarCentral Broward TransitTri-Rail Coastal Link595 Express Bus

LEGEND

To improve:• Travel reliability• Accessibility• Convenience

Connecting the shorter trips throughout…

Glades Rd

Palmetto Park Rd

Begin Project

End Project

• Transit markets

• Intersection operational improvements

• Existing transit service

• Last mile access to transit

Large Shopping Centers

Turnpike Entrance

Town Center Regional Mall

Future Tri Rail Station

Gated Communities

Business Parks

Future SFECC StationMizner Park Mall

Mizner Park AmphitheatreDown Town Boca Raton

Boca Raton Regional Hospital

…by analyzing:

The studies bring innovative solutionsfor smarterroadways

Transit Signal Priority (TSP)Provided to transit vehicles for expedited or extended green time

The Bus Queue SignalAllows the bus to “go” ahead of the queue at intersections

The Bus Island Improves pedestrian movement at high transit activity locations

Building strong partnerships

We do this through…

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