City of Miami Trolley Program
Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) Meeting
June 29, 2011 Proposed Trolley Routes
2 Modeling Effort – Ridership Projections
• South East Florida Regional Planning Model (SERPM) 6.5 version • Adopted travel demand model for tri-county region • Based on population and employment projections (2035) • Population generates transit trips (productions); Employment attracts transit trips (attractions) • Model validated (tested for accuracy) for study area • Two thirds of total trips in the study area are from outside City limits
3 Brickell/Biscayne Route
• Peak periods: 7:00 AM-9:00 AM and 4:00 PM-6:00 PM • Daily ridership for individual trolley route implementation
4 Brickell/Biscayne - Alignment Characteristics
• Supports access to largest employment center in Miami-Dade County • Supports planned residential and commercial development in the CBD and Brickell areas • Provides additional distribution function from Metrorail and Metromover • Provides “last leg” of trip from parking areas to destinations • Downtown Development Authority passed resolution in support of route • Level of Service for roadway “D”
5 Overtown/Allapattah Route
• Peak periods: 7:00 AM-9:00 AM 4:00 PM-6:00 PM • Daily ridership for individual trolley route implementation
6 Overtown/Allapattah - Alignment Characteristics
• Supports access to local businesses and new parking garage along corridor • Supports planned redevelopment • Complimentary to MDT routes • Distribution function for Metrorail • Meetings and survey of commercial property owners • NET assisted with community outreach efforts
7 Health District Route
• No MDT Route with similar alignment
• Peak periods: 7:00 AM-9:00 AM and 4:00 PM-6:00 PM • Daily ridership for individual trolley route implementation • Actual ridership anticipated to be higher given model insensitivity to internal trips
8 Health District - Alignment Characteristics
• Supports access to second largest employment area in Miami-Dade County and the Marlins Stadium • Provides enhanced access for over 80,000 employees and visitors per day • Provides direct access to 14 major institutions, 9 parking garages, and the Civic Center Metrorail station • Supports planned University of Miami redevelopment efforts • Provides distribution function from Metrorail to employment area • Provides “last leg” of trip from parking areas to destinations • Miami Partnership involved with route planning since 2004 • Actual ridership anticipated to be higher given model insensitivity to internal trips (within Health District)
9 Coral Way Route
• Peak periods: 7:00 AM-9:00 AM and 4:00 PM-6:00 PM • Daily ridership for individual trolley route implementation
10 Coral Way - Alignment Characteristics
• Provides connectivity from Coral Gables area to Brickell area • Provides access for new residential areas to employment center • Potential to compete with existing MDT route • Access to Metrorail at either end (Coral Gables and Brickell) • Additional community outreach is being conducted to finalize the operating plan for this route • Level of Service for roadway “C”
11 Systemwide Projected Ridership - 2010
Daily Ridership (2010) Fare Brickell/ Overtown/ Health Coral Way Total Biscayne Allapattah District Free 1,980 1,660 970 850 5,460 $0.25 1,850 1,590 910 820 5,170 $1.00 1,570 1,400 750 710 4,430
Doral Hialeah Coral Gables Daily 450 1,750 5,000 Ridership Number of 268 Buses Fare Free $1.50 Free Notes
Headways 45 min 30 min 10-15 min MDT fare is $2.00/$0.25 for circulator/shuttle service Schedule Mon - Fri 7am -7:30pm Mon-Fri 6am- 7:30pm, Mon-Fri 6:30am - 8pm, Sat 7:00am - 7:00pm Sat 9am - 3:30pm first Fri until 10pm Avg. Jitney fare is $1.50
A system-wide implementation will generate additional 500 daily trips when compared to individual trolley route implementations. 12 Secured Funding Sources - Operating
13 Potential Funding Sources - Operating
• Omni and Southeast Overtown/Park West CRA potential financial contribution for routes within CRAs (Brickell/Biscayne, Overtown/Allapattah) • FDOT Transit Service Development Program – provides 50% of O&M for 3-year start-up period for Overtown/Allapattah and Coral Way • Advertising (Interior and exterior of trolleys) • Revenue: $300 - $800/month/trolley • Fare Structure (MDT EASY Card System Integration) • $1.00 per trolley boarding for regular schedule service • $2.00 per trolley boarding for special event service
14 Trolley System Operating Plan
• Plan sustainable for 8 - 10 years without fare revenues based on known/secured funding • Total number of Vehicles Needed: 27 Trolleys • Assuming implementation of all routes as follows:
Route Hours of Operation Headways # of Trolleys
6:30 am – 8:00 pm 10 min (Peak) / Brickell/Biscayne 10 Monday - Saturday 20 min (Off-peak)
6:30 am – 6:30 pm 10 min (Peak) / Overtown/Allapattah 8 Monday - Saturday 20 min (Off-peak)
Health/Stadium 6:30 am – 8:00 pm 10-15 min based on 4 District Monday - Saturday demand
6:30 am - 6:30 pm 10 min (Peak) / Coral Way 5 Monday - Saturday 20 min (Off-peak)
15 Trolley Program Re-Procurement Timeline
• Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Health/Stadium District and Brickell/Biscayne Trolley Routes with additional optional routes was issued on February 11, 2011 • RFP Closed – March 29, 2011 • Evaluation Committee Selection of Successful Proposer – June 2011 • City Commission endorsement of Successful Proposer – July 2011 • City Commission Approval of Operating Agreement with Selected Vendor – September 2011
16 Trolley Service Implementation Schedule
• Delivery and Acceptance of a fleet of approximately 12 new 32’ Classic American Trolleys purchased with FDOT capital funds anticipated in Fall/Winter 2011 • Delivery and Acceptance of a fleet of approximately 16 new Classic American Trolleys purchased with federal ARRA capital funds anticipated in early 2012 • As the City-purchased trolleys are received and accepted, the appropriate number of vehicles will be placed into service in the following phased approach: • Health/Stadium District • Brickell/Biscayne • Overtown/Allapattah • Coral Way
17 Classic American Trolley
18 Classic American Trolley
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