City of Miami Trolley Program Citizens Transportation Advisory - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
City of Miami Trolley Program Citizens Transportation Advisory - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
City of Miami Trolley Program Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) Meeting June 29, 2011 2 Proposed Trolley Routes Modeling Effort Ridership Projections South East Florida Regional Planning Model (SERPM) 6.5 version
Proposed Trolley Routes
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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
- utside City limits
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Brickell/Biscayne Route
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- Peak periods: 7:00 AM-9:00 AM and 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
- Daily ridership for individual trolley route implementation
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”
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Overtown/Allapattah Route
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- Peak periods:
7:00 AM-9:00 AM 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
- Daily ridership for individual
trolley route implementation
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
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Health District Route
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- 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
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)
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Coral Way Route
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- Peak periods: 7:00 AM-9:00 AM
and 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
- Daily ridership for individual
trolley route implementation
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”
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Systemwide Projected Ridership - 2010
Fare Daily Ridership (2010) Brickell/ Biscayne Overtown/ Allapattah Health District Coral Way Total 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 Ridership 450 1,750 5,000 Number of Buses 2 6 8 Fare Free $1.50 Free Headways 45 min 30 min 10-15 min Schedule
Mon - Fri 7am -7:30pm Sat 7:00am - 7:00pm Mon-Fri 6am- 7:30pm, Sat 9am - 3:30pm Mon-Fri 6:30am - 8pm, first Fri until 10pm
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A system-wide implementation will generate additional 500 daily trips when compared to individual trolley route implementations.
Notes MDT fare is $2.00/$0.25 for circulator/shuttle service
- Avg. Jitney fare is $1.50
Secured Funding Sources - Operating
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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
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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 Brickell/Biscayne 6:30 am – 8:00 pm Monday - Saturday 10 min (Peak) / 20 min (Off-peak) 10 Overtown/Allapattah 6:30 am – 6:30 pm Monday - Saturday 10 min (Peak) / 20 min (Off-peak) 8 Health/Stadium District 6:30 am – 8:00 pm Monday - Saturday 10-15 min based on demand 4 Coral Way 6:30 am - 6:30 pm Monday - Saturday 10 min (Peak) / 20 min (Off-peak) 5
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Trolley Program Re-Procurement Timeline
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- 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
Trolley Service Implementation Schedule
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- 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
Classic American Trolley
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Classic American Trolley
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