Five-Year Implementation Plan of the People’s Transportation Plan Sixth Annual Update ∙ Covering Fiscal Years 2018–2023 CITIZENS’ INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION MOVINGMOVINGMOVING TRUST FORWARDFORWARDFORWARD PTP Five-Year Plan Update Five-Year Implementation Plan of the People’s Transportation Plan (PTP) Sixth Annual Update – Covering Fiscal Years 2018 to 2023 Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust and Miami-Dade County PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK CITIZENS’ INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION TRUST CARLOS A. GIMENEZ, MAYOR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HON. ANNA E. LIGHTFOOT-WARD, PH.D., CHAIRPERSON GLENN J. DOWNING CFP©, FIRST VICE CHAIRPERSON ESTEBAN BOVO, JR., CHAIRMAN JOE CURBELO, SECOND VICE CHAIRPERSON AUDREY M. EDMONSON., VICE CHAIRPERSON OSCAR BRAYNON, DISTRICT 1 BARBARA J. JORDAN, DISTRICT 1 VACANT, DISTRICT 2 JEAN MONESTIME, DISTRICT 2 HON. ANNA E. LIGHTFOOT-WARD, PH.D., DISTRICT 3 AUDREY M. EDMONSON, DISTRICT 3 HON. LINDA ZILBER, DISTRICT 4 SALLY A. HEYMAN, DISTRICT 4 PRAKASH KUMAR, DISTRICT 5 BRUNO A. BARREIRO, DISTRICT 5 PETER L. FORREST, DISTRICT 6 REBECA SOSA, DISTRICT 6 MELISSA DYLAN, DISTRICT 7 XAVIER L. SUAREZ, DISTRICT 7 PAUL J. SCHWIEP, ESQ., DISTRICT 8 DANIELLA LEVINE CAVA, DISTRICT 8 MARILYN SMITH, DISTRICT 9 DENNIS C. MOSS, DISTRICT 9 MILES E. MOSS, P.E., DISTRICT 10 SEN. JAVIER D. SOUTO, DISTRICT 10 GLENN J. DOWNING CFP©, DISTRICT 11 JOE A. MARTINEZ, DISTRICT 11 JOE CURBELO, DISTRICT 12 JOSÉ “PEPE” DIAZ, DISTRICT 12 JONATHAN A. MARTINEZ, DISTRICT 13 ESTEBAN BOVO, JR. , DISTRICT 13 L. ELIJAH STIERS, ESQ., LEAGUE OF CITIES HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK OF COURTS ALFRED J. HOLTZMAN, MAYORAL APPOINTEE PEDRO J. GARCIA, PROPERTY APPRAISER CHARLES D. SCURR ABIGAIL PRICE-WILLIAMS, COUNTY ATTORNEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA _________________________________________________________________________________ 4 PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA _________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Table of Contents PLAN DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 SECTION I –INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Background ................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Updates for FY 2018-23 Five-Year Implementation Plan ............................................................................................. 14 New Projects ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Deferred Completion Timing ........................................................................................................................................ 18 SECTION II– SUMMARY OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR PTP .......................................................................................... 19 SECTION III– DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL PTP FUNDED PROJECTS ..................................................................... 37 Original Exhibit I Projects - Transit ........................................................................................................................... 37 TRANSIT SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS (FARE PROGRAMS AND BUS SERVICE) ................................................................. 39 1. GOLDEN AND PATRIOT PASSPORT PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................ 39 2. METROMOVER SERVICE .............................................................................................................................................. 41 3. INCREASE BUS FLEET FROM 700 TO 1,335 .................................................................................................................... 42 4. INCREASE CURRENT SERVICE MILES FROM 27 MILLION MILES TO 44 MILLION MILES AND OPERATING HOURS FROM 1.9 MILLION HOURS TO 3.3 MILLION HOURS ................................................................................................................................... 43 5. UTILIZE MINIBUSES ON ALL NEW BUS ROUTES AND IN NEIGHBORHOOD/MUNICIPAL CIRCULATOR SHUTTLE ............................. 45 6. ADD MIDDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SERVICE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF APPROVAL OF A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE USING EXISTING BUSES ........................................................................................................................................................ 46 7. PROVIDE 15 MINUTES OF BETTER BUS SERVICE DURING RUSH HOUR; 30 MINUTES OR BETTER DURING OTHER PERIODS; 24-HOUR SERVICE IN CERTAIN MAJOR CORRIDORS ......................................................................................................................... 47 8. REPLACE BUSES ON A SYSTEMATIC BASIS TO REDUCE OPERATING COST AND INCREASE RELIABILITY ......................................... 48 9. CONSTRUCT BUS PULL-OUT BAYS ON MAJOR STREETS TO EXPEDITE TRAFFIC FLOW .............................................................. 50 10. IMPLEMENT GRID SYSTEM FOR BUS SERVICE (NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST) ON MAJOR STREETS AND AVENUES WITH CIRCULATOR SERVICE FEEDING MAINLINE BUS SERVICE AND RAPID TRANSIT LINES .............................................................. 51 11. EXPAND THE BUS PASSENGER SHELTER PROGRAM THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ....................................................... 52 12. ENHANCE AND EXPAND TRANSIT BUS STOP SIGNAGE COUNTYWIDE; INCORPORATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT BUS STOP AND RAIL STATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 53 13. EXPAND TRANSIT PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM THROUGH ENHANCED MARKETING AND ADVERTISING .............................. 56 14. EXPAND ON SUCCESSFUL MUNICIPAL CIRCULATOR PROGRAM ........................................................................................... 57 RAPID TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 64 15. MIC-EARLINGTON HEIGHTS / AIRPORT CONNECTOR (NOW KNOWN AS THE ORANGE LINE) ................................................... 65 16. NORTH CORRIDOR ..................................................................................................................................................... 66 17. EAST-WEST CORRIDOR ............................................................................................................................................... 68 18. BEACH CORRIDOR – FORMERLY-KNOWN-AS BAY LINK ..................................................................................................... 72 19. KENDALL CORRIDOR ................................................................................................................................................... 75 20. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR............................................................................................................................................... 78 21. DOUGLAS ROAD CONNECTOR – FORMERLY-KNOWN-AS DOUGLAS ROAD EXTENSION ........................................................... 82 22. SOUTH CORRIDOR – FORMERLY-KNOWN-AS RAIL EXTENSION TO FLORIDA CITY ................................................................... 84 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA _________________________________________________________________________________ 6 ORIGINAL EXHIBIT 1 PROJECTS - PUBLIC WORKS ..................................................................................................................... 88 MAJOR HIGHWAY AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................................................... 90 1. CONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR INGRESS/EGRESS IMPROVEMENTS IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI, FROM SW 8 STREET TO SW 1 AVENUE .. 90 2. COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OF NW 87 AVENUE BETWEEN NW 154 STREET AND MIAMI GARDENS DRIVE ...................... 91 3. GRADE SEPARATIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 92 4. CREATE VIABLE REVERSE FLOW LANES ON MAJOR THOROUGHFARES ................................................................................. 93 5. SUPPLEMENTS FUNDING TO UPGRADE THE COUNTY’S TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION SYSTEM ........................................................ 94 6. ACCELERATE APPROVE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AND LANE IMPROVEMENTS FOR KROME AVENUE .......................................... 96 7. FUNDS THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND DESIGN STUDY OF I-395 ............................................................................... 97 8. SUPPLEMENT FUNDING TO WIDEN NW 62 AVENUE, FROM NW 105 STREET TO NW 138 STREET (INCLUDED IN BOARD REQUESTED PROJECTS) .................................................................................................................................................. 98 NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS............................................................................................................................. 100 9. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS (COMMISSION DISTRICTS) .......................................................................................... 101 10. TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND