STATE OF THE SYSTEM REPORT APRIL 2021 Last year, the Broward MPO celebrated ten years as a I am pleased to inform you that we are making The State of the System Report will help us at separate agency from the county. This year, we have begun to significant progress to achieve the goals laid the Broward MPO identify project needs with shift our focus and cultivate a vision for the future of Broward. out by our Board. The Broward MPO always the greatest expected positive impacts, improve This report created by MPO staff givesa valuable and unique aims to deliver transportation improvements Board activities and materials, and expand perspective on our region’s transportation landscape. On that serve the needs of all users, however, doing our presence and community outreach. It will behalf of the Broward MPO, it is my pleasure to share the so is no easy task and often proves to be a also help our partners effectively understand “State of the System” report with you. real “yeoman’s lift.” That is why I am excited to the current strengths and weakness of the introduce the State of the System Report, which system and empower them to be a part of the Since this report’s conception in 2018, it has become a tool is the Broward MPO’s newest data reporting collaborative decision-making that needs to that vividly captures the Broward MPO’s current planning tool that captures useful information about the occur to resolve the transportation issues we and programming, and it helps shape the future vision of transportation system in Broward County to face. Join us in shaping the future of Broward’s Frank Ortis Gregory Stuart Broward. Ultimately, it propels us to achieve our mission- to Executive Director help make planning initiatives easier. transportation system. collaboratively plan, prioritize, and fund the delivery of diverse Chair transportation options. Supplemented by land use, population, employment, housing, and commuting data, The State of the System Report aids as an annual snapshot of the State of the System Report neatly depicts work done by the Broward MPO that will inform the decision- information about our roadways, transit making process as we work to make Broward a great place to systems, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities, live, work, and play for generations to come. airports, and water ports. We have learned a great deal from the data captured thus far, and we invite our planning partners to take a look and use it in their planning efforts, so we are all on the same page as we shape the future of Broward County. Ultimately, it [the Report] propels “ us to achieve our mission- to “ collaboratively plan, prioritize, This report will inform the decision-making and fund the delivery of diverse process in our effort to develop, fund, “ transportation options. “ and track projects more effectively in the future. i Broward MPO State of the System Report ii CONTENTS INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF THE REGION SYSTEM CONDITIONS AND FACTS APPENDIX Purpose and Approach 1 Land Use and Population 3 Roadway 7 Glossary of Terms 23 Key Components of the Transportation 2 Employment 4 Transit 11 Summary of Data Sources 24 System Housing 5 Transit Asset Management 14 Commuting 5 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) 15 Housing + Transportation Affordability 6 Biking and Pedestrian 16 Airports 18 Seaport and Waterway 20 For complaints, questions or concerns about civil rights or nondiscrimination: or for special requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact: Erica Lychak, Communications Manager/Title VI Coordinator at (954) 876-0058 or [email protected]. Land Freight 21 Key Components of the Transportation System Roadway System Purpose and Approach • National Highway System • Local Roadways • Bridges The purpose of the State of the System Report is Within this report, there are two major sections: to provide a data-driven “snapshot” that assists us 1. Overview of the Community, which provides Transit System in our planning efforts and those of our regional demographic and socioeconomic summaries of • Broward County Transit planning partners. This report contains the most the County, and • Tri-Rail South Florida Regional recent and available baseline transportation and 2. System Conditions and Facts, in which each Transportation Authority (SFRTA) land use data about Broward County and its major transportation component and mode is • Park & Ride Termini multimodal transportation system. Having this data discussed regarding facility conditions, traffic available and ready each year will improve our characteristics, performance, and financial Biking and Pedestrian Systems ability “to plan, prioritize, and fund the delivery of conditions. • Bicycle Lanes diverse transportation options,” as our Strategic • Sidewalks and Shared Use Paths Business Plan’s Mission Statement has specified. In general, this report highlights data attributes • Bike-Share Systems that will be important to all of our Core Product • Dockless Bike Share and Scooter Share Equipped with the most current conditions and planning efforts, especially the Metropolitan • Parks for Recreational Biking key characteristics of Broward County, we can do Transportation Plan (MTP), the Transportation more to identify mobility issues and align them Improvement Plan (TIP), and the Multimodal Airports with the current Strategic Business Plan Goals and Priorities List (MMPL). • Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Objectives, such as: The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Airport (FLL) • Identify projects with the highest expected Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates • Pompano Beach Airpark positive impacts; Profile1 serves as the primary data source for the • Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) • Fund projects that deliver diverse transportation Overview of the Community section. All other • North Perry Airport options; statistical summaries in this report used the most • Improve Board meetings and informational the recent and available data from other sources Seaports and Waterways materials; and including the Broward MPO, Florida Department • Port Everglades • Expand staff technical skills and support of Transportation (FDOT), Federal Railroad • Waterways (e.g., canals) services. Administration (FRA), National Transit Database (NTD), Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Land Freight and individual transportation providers. • Freight Railways • National Freight Highway Network • Intermodal and Transload Facilities 1 For more information about the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 ACS 5-Year Estimates Profile, please visit https://factfinder.census.gov • Truck Parking Facilities INTRODUCTION State of the System Report 2 Employment Access Index in Broward County TOTAL AREA OF BROWARD COUNTY Employment Land Use and Population (SQUARE MILES) PARKLAND Broward County Boundary (Developable Land) DEERFIELD BEACH Broward County is growing rapidly. Since 2010, the population 420 Approximately 967,000 employed Employment Access Index* people are working within many different COCONUT CREEK has increased by 1.1% annually and was estimated to be 1.93 790 31% < 21,001 (Low Accessibility) LIGHTHOUSE POINT industries in Broward County. Fort CORAL SPRINGS million in 2019 (1.73 million in 2010). The chart below shows the 60% 21,001 - 27,000 Lauderdale, Sunrise, Hollywood, Pompano 2019 population by age cohort.Among the 31 municipalities in the 27,001 - 32,000 MARGATE Beach, Plantation, and Pembroke Pines POMPANO BEACH County, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, and 113 9% 32,001 - 39,000 provide over 50% of all job opportunities Coral Springs are the top 5 populated cities. > 39,000 (High Accessibility) CONSERVATION AREA WATER in the County. Workers living in these areas *Higher Employment Access Index DEVELOPABLE LAND NORTH LAUDERDALE are located closer to employment centers, TAMARAC POPULATION BY AGE COHORT, BROWARD COUNTY, 2019 value indicates greater amount of SEA RANCH LAKES suggesting that a portion of them may have job opportunities nearby and LAUDERDALE BY THE SEA Population by Age Cohort, Broward County, 2019 shorter commuting distance. DEVELOPABLE AREA shorter commuting distances. OAKLAND PARK SUNRISE 85 years and over 2045 LAND USE LAUDERDALE LAKES WILTON MANORS 80 to 84 years NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES BY INDUSTRY 75 to 79 years RESIDENTIAL SECTOR, BROWARD COUNTY, 2019 LAUDERHILL 70 to 74 years Number of Employees by Industry Sector, Broward County, 2019 65 to 69 years PLANTATION % Agriculture, Fishing & Mining 2,599 FORT LAUDERDALE 60 to 64 years 59 Construction 67,711 COMMERCE + 55 to 59 years WESTON 50 to 54 years ACTIVITY CENTER Manufacturing 45,114 45 to 49 years Wholesale Trade 33,525 DAVIE % COUNTY REGIONAL FACILITY 40 to 44 years Retail Trade 121,674 35 to 39 years 20 DANIA BEACH 30 to 34 years OTHER USES Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 61,755 SOUTHWEST RANCHES COOPER CITY 25 to 29 years Information 21,546 20 to 24 years % HOLLYWOOD Finance & Real Estate 75,078 15 to 19 years 11 PEMBROKE PINES RECREATION + 10 to 14 years Professional Services & Waste Management 137,449 OPEN SPACE 5 to 9 years Educational & Health Services 200,443 WEST PARK PEMBROKE PARKHALLANDALE BEACH Under 5 years % Arts, Leisure & Hospitality 106,992 MIRAMAR 80 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 80 Thousands 6 Public Administration 39,562 Male Female TRANSPORTATION Other Services 53,048 0 0.75 1.5 3 4.5 6 Source: U.S. Census 2019 ACS 5-Year Estimates Miles ° % 0 40,000 80,000 120,000 160,000 200,000 240,000 5 Source: U.S. Census 2019 ACS 5-Year Estimates Source: U.S. Census