On the Move... Miami-Dade County Pocket Guide to Transportation
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111 NW First Street, Suite 920 Miami, FL 33128 tel: (305) 375-4507 fax: (305) 375-4950 www.miamidadetpo.org On the Move... Miami-Dade County’s Pocket Guide to Transportation Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) 5th Edition (Summer 2017) The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) plays an active role in educating the public regarding the transportation resources available to them. This guidebook was specifically designed to assist the citizens and visitors of Miami- Dade County. We hope you find the “Miami-Dade County Pocket Guide to Transportation” a helpful informational resource for all of your transportation related needs. A copy of this directory is also available on the Miami-Dade TPO website at: www.miamidadetpo.org Table of Contents Transit Information Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan p. 1 SMART Plan Matrix p. 2 SMART Plan Map p. 3 Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW)-Transit p. 4 Transit Watch p. 5 Go Mobile p. 5 Fares p. 6 EASY Card p. 6 Obtaining EASY Card or EASY Ticket p. 7 Discount EASY Cards p. 7 Transfers p. 9 Park and Ride Lots p. 10 Express Bus Routes p. 11 Limited Stop Routes p. 12 Tax-Free Transit Benefits p. 12 Special Transportation Services (STS) p. 13 Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust p. 14 Municipal Transit Services p. 14 South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) / Tri-Rail p. 19 Greyhound p. 20 Amtrak p. 21 Jitney Services p. 21 Highway Information Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) p. 22 Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) p. 23 Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) p. 24 Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) p. 25 SunPass® p. 25 Managed (Express) Lanes Network p. 26 Highway Information (continued) 511 Traveler Information System p. 26 Road Rangers p. 26 SunGuide® Transportation Management Center p. 27 Florida Highway Patrol p. 28 Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) p. 28 Driving and Traffic Regulations p. 29 Three Steps for New Florida Residents p. 29 Drivers License: Know Before You Go p. 30 Vehicle Registration p. 30 Local DMV Offices p. 31 Bicycle and Pedestrian Information Bike and Ride with Transit p. 32 Metrobus p. 32 Metrorail and Metromover p. 32 Tri-Rail p. 32 Where to Ride? p. 33 Safety p. 35 Online Bike Route Planner p. 35 Ride-Sharing / Miscellaneous Transportation Connected & Autonomous Vehicles p. 36 South Florida Commuter Services (SFCS) p. 37 Emergency Ride Home Program p. 37 South Florida Vanpool Program (SFVP) p. 37 Taxis p. 38 Uber and Lyft p. 39 SuperShuttle Miami p. 39 Limousine Services p. 40 Water Taxi Miami p. 40 Miami-Dade County Public Schools p. 41 Ports Airports p. 43 Miami International Airport p. 43 Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport p. 44 Miami Executive Airport p. 44 Miami Homestead General Aviation Airport p. 44 Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport p. 44 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) p. 44 Seaports p. 45 Cruise Lines p. 46 Local and Regional Planning Agencies Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization p. 49 Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization p. 49 Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization p. 49 Miami-Dade TPO Citizens’ Committees p. 50 Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) p. 50 Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) p. 50 Freight Transportation Advisory Committee (FTAC) p. 50 Transportation Aesthetics Review Committee (TARC) p. 50 Southeast Florida Transportation Council (SEFTC) p. 51 South Florida Regional Council (SFRC) p. 51 Other Useful Information Useful Numbers and Websites p. 52 Index p. 55 Transit Information Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan In April 2016, the Miami‐Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) Governing Board adopted the SMART Plan to address traffic congestion and provide alternative transportation choices. The SMART Plan involves the development of six rapid transit corridors as well as a network of express buses that will connect the SMART corridors to the existing Metrorail system to expand the reach of transit in the community. The six rapid transit corridors (in alphabetical order): • Beach Corridor • East‐West Corridor • Kendall Corridor • North Corridor • Northeast Corridor • South Dade Transitway Bus Express Rapid Transit (BERT) network: • Beach Express • Flagler Corridor • Florida’s Turnpike Express • Northwest Miami-Dade Express • South Miami-Dade Express • Southwest Miami-Dade Express For more information about the SMART Plan: tel: (305) 375-4507 website: www.miamidadetpo.org/smartplan.asp Transit Information 1 Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit “SMART Plan” RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS CORRIDORS LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER FROM TO LEAD AGENCY Miami Beach Beach Corridor Midtown Miami DTPW* Convention Center Miami Intermodal Florida International East-West Corridor DTPW Center University Dadeland area Kendall Corridor SW 167th Avenue FDOT** District 6 Metrorail Stations Martin L. King, Jr. North Corridor NW 215th Street FDOT District 6 Metrorail Station FDOT District Northeast Corridor Downtown Miami City of Aventura 6 & 4 Dadeland South South Dade Transitway Florida City DTPW Metrorail Station BUS EXPRESS RAPID TRANSIT (BERT) COMPLEMENTARY NETWORK BERTS LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER DESCRIPTION North - Miami Beach Convention Center to Golden Glades via I-95 Central - Miami Beach Convention Center to Civic Center via Julia Beach Express Tuttle Causeway South - Miami Beach Convention Center to Downtown Miami via MacArthur Causeway Flagler Corridor Downtown Miami to West Dade via Flagler Street Florida’s Turnpike North - Dolphin Station to North Miami-Dade via the HEFT Express South - Dolphin Station to SW 344th Street via the HEFT Northwest Miami- Palmetto Metrorail Station to Miami Gardens Drive Park-n-Ride via Dade Express Palmetto Expressway and I-75 South Miami‐Dade Dadeland North Metrorail Station to southern Miami‐Dade Coun- Express ty via SR‐878, SR‐874, and Florida’s Turnpike Southwest Miami- Dadeland North Metrorail Station to Miami Executive Airport via Dade Express SR‐878 and SR‐874 *DTPW - Miami-Dade Department of Transportation & Public Works **FDOT - Florida Department of Transportation 2 Transit Information 817 MIRAMAR PKWY 95 D A Potential Station O Unity Station R NW 215 ST D E Aventura Strategic R Miami 75 NW 205 ST Gardens NW 199 S T FLORID Potential Station NW 192 ST A‘S NW 186 S T TURNPIKE NW 186 S T R MIAMI GARDENS DR NW 183 S T E Miami Area V DO A I 7 8 LVD S B PALMETT O EXPY 826 LE W NW 163 ST SUNNY I S N Miami Golden Glades G c R A Intermodal Terminal Lakes TIGN Y E E X V P A Rapid Transit Y NW 138 S T 6 OKEECHOBEE RD TH CORR 924 NW 135 ST E A1A N R Y W H f1 E DIXI BROA W 68 ST W D C NO SWY 96 ST E 65 ST 4 E 27 V E E E E E 95 E E E A E NW 106 ST V V V V V V V V V S A A A A A ST CORRIDOR A A A A (SMART) Plan N W 49 ST 7 7 2 N W 103 S T I 7 2 VD 2 7 7 5 6 4 3 3 L M 2 2 1 L L W W W W W W W W O A YNE BL N N N P N N N N N A C e2 THEA BISC Palmetto 71 ST Metrorail Station 5 NW 79 ST JOHN F. KENNEDY CSWY NW 74 ST NOR Y P D X R E Y E O E A V NW 58 ST T Miami V A W T A 7 E O 0 2 L 1 1 M L L Beach A W W A N G P N DORAL BLVD JULIA TUTTLE CSWY Doral NW 36 ST 195 f1 f2 Civic Center NW 25 ST E f2 BEACH CORRIDOR V Miami Beach A Metrorail Station Dolphin Station Miami Intermodal Center N D O A Convention Center T VENETIAN CSWY O G R DOLPHIN EXPY N I 2 395 N H e1 O S T NW 7 ST L Miami Central Station 1 A EAST-WEST CORRIDOR A 2 W W FLAGLER ST a f3 SW 8 ST TAMIAMI TRAIL a SW 8 ST Downtown E E E V V V Panther Station A A A Tamiami Station 2 7 2 E E E E E E FIU 2 1 1 V V V V V V A A A A A A W W W 2 7 7 2 7 7 S S S 7 6 5 4 3 2 SW 24 ST RICKENBACKER CSWY CORAL WAY W W W W W W S S S S S S Coral SW 40 ST BIRD RD e1 Gables SW 56 ST MILLER DR SW 56 ST E E E E E E E E E V V V V V V V V V A A A A A A A A A 7 7 7 7 2 7 7 7 7 8 7 1 6 6 5 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 W W W W W W W W SW 72 ST W SUNSET DR SW 72 ST S S S S S S S S S Dadeland North Metrorail Station SW 88 ST KENDALL DR b d 3 West Kendall Terminal E V A Dadeland South Metrorail Station KENDALL CORRIDOR D 7 8 R D d D SW 104 ST Y R W R R S I D M E A SW 112 ST A R b D L M D U A L L SW 128 ST I M d OLD CUTLER RD E Pinecrest E K E I V V Potential Station P A A N E 7 R 8 M U 1 O T W R S K SW 152 ST CORAL REEF DR Palmetto Bay SW 168 ST RICHMOND DR e1 EUREKA DR SW 184 ST 6 SW 184 ST LEGEND RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDORS: b (In alphabetical order) SW 200 ST QUAIL ROOST DR Cutler Bay Terminal 1 Beach Corridor Y A 2 East-West Corridor HAINLIN MILL DR SW 216 ST W Existing Metrorail IT 3 Kendall Corridor E Existing Tri-Rail SILVER PALM DR SW 232 ST V S DIXIE HWY A 4 North Corridor E 2 3 V 2 A 7 TRANS W 8 1 S COCONUT PALM DR SW 248 ST *Map Not Drawn to Scale 5 Northeast Corridor W S DE PLUMMER DR SW 256 ST A 6 South Dade Transitway D BAUER DR SW 264 ST EMPORE DR SW 272 ST BUS EXPRESS RAPID TRANSIT (BERT) NETWORK WALDIN DR SW 280 ST SOUTH a Flagler Corridor e2 Florida’s Turnpike Express (North) BISCAYNE DR SW 288 ST AVOCADO DR SW 296 ST b S.