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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


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Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) Meeting June 29, 2011 City of Miami Trolley Program

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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
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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

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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
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Classic American Trolley

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Classic American Trolley

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