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Final Report CUTR-2020-25 asdfasdf Using Microtransit Electric Low Speed Vehicles as a Means for Improving Quality of Life in Miami-Dade County Project Number CUTR-NCTR-RR-2020-25 Fabian Cevallos, Ph.D. Florida International University (FIU) Prepared For National Center for Transit Research August 2020 The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers Program, in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof. 2020 Using Microtransit Electric Low Speed Vehicles as a Means for Improving Quality of Life in Miami-Dade County Submitted by: Fabian Cevallos, Ph.D. Transit Program Director Lehman Center for Transportation Research (LCTR) Florida International University (FIU) 10555 West Flagler Street, EC 3609 Miami, FL 33174 Phone: (305) 348-3144 Email: [email protected] Submitted to: Robert Bertini, Director National Center for Transit Research Center for Urban Transportation Research University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, CUT 100 Tampa, FL 33620 Phone: (813) 974-9797 Email: [email protected] August 2020 Disclaimer The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors, who are responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the information presented herein. This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers Program, in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the contents or use thereof. 2 Acknowledgment The project team is grateful to Mr. Robert Pearsall, Senior Research Associate at the Lehman Center for Transportation Research (LCTR), for his participation and invaluable comments. Special thanks must go to Ms. Lilibeth Turino, student assistant from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU), for her dependable assistance throughout this project. The project team would also like to thank Mr. Jason Spiegel, Managing Partner at Freebee, for providing the microtransit data needed for this project and for providing answers to all our questions. This work was supported by the National Center for Transit Research, a program of the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida and funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. 3 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. U.S. DOT Definition of Microtransit ....................................................................... 20 Figure 2. DRPT Near-Term Recommendations ..................................................................... 38 Figure 3. Number of trips per group population .................................................................. 39 Figure 4. Actual vs. Scheduled Pick-up Times ...................................................................... 43 Figure 5. Actual vs. Scheduled Drop-off Times ..................................................................... 43 Figure 6. Potential GHG savings ............................................................................................. 48 Figure 7 Freebee Microtransit Vehicles ................................................................................... 50 Figure 8 Coral Gables Microtransit Ridership ....................................................................... 58 Figure 9 Doral Microtransit Ridership .................................................................................... 60 Figure 10 Key Biscayne Microtransit Ridership .................................................................... 62 Figure 11 North Bay Village Microtransit Ridership ............................................................ 64 Figure 12 Pinecrest Microtransit Ridership ............................................................................ 66 4 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Flex Bus and Microtransit .......................................................................................... 25 Table 2. Fare Information on Flex Bus and Microtransit ...................................................... 26 Table 3. Civil Rights Compliance............................................................................................. 27 Table 4. Transit Rider Experience ............................................................................................ 36 Table 5. Milton Pilot Project...................................................................................................... 41 Table 6. RideCo Levers and Transit Rider Experience ......................................................... 45 Table 7. Microtransit Use Cases in GTHA and Greater Montréal ...................................... 48 Table 8 Coral Gables Microtransit Service ............................................................................. 57 Table 9 Doral Microtransit Service .......................................................................................... 59 Table 10 Key Biscayne Microtransit Service ........................................................................... 61 Table 11 North Bay Village Microtransit Service .................................................................. 63 Table 12 Pinecrest Microtransit Service .................................................................................. 65 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS DISCLAIMER .............................................................................................................................. 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................................................. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................. 6 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 7 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................ 8 LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 8 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 8 Transportation Modes .............................................................................................................. 9 Public Transportation ............................................................................................................................................. 9 New Transportation Modes .................................................................................................................................. 12 Microtransit Projects............................................................................................................... 27 Nationwide Experiences....................................................................................................................................... 27 International Experiences ..................................................................................................................................... 39 South Florida Considerations ............................................................................................................................... 49 MICROTRANSIT IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY................................................................ 55 Case Studies ............................................................................................................................. 55 Coral Gables ......................................................................................................................................................... 56 Doral ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58 Key Biscayne ....................................................................................................................................................... 60 North Bay Village ................................................................................................................................................ 62 Pinecrest ............................................................................................................................................................... 64 County Ordinances and State Safety Rules .......................................................................