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Commuter Assistance ProgramACTIVITY REPORT
2003 - 2004
Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview
• South Florida Commuter Services• Miami Beach Transportation Management
Association (MBTMA)• South Florida Vanpool Program• Park & Ride Lot Program
South Florida Commuter ServicesSouth Florida Commuter Services• Formerly known as “Gold
Coast Commuter Services”• Miami-Dade County
– Project also includes Broward and Palm Beach Counties
• Project started in 1988• FY04 Funding: $1,685,000
(District 6 only)• Currently operated by
Parsons Brinckerhoff
South Florida Commuter ServicesSouth Florida Commuter Services• Dedicated outreach staff
– TMIs in Downtown Miami & Airport West• Plus county-wide outreach person
focused on areas not covered by the Miami Beach TMA or one of the TMIs
• Installed six new commuter assistance signs on the Homestead Extension of Florida’s Turnpike (SR 821) between Hialeah and Homestead.
• 14,641 active participants (represents 62% of the total) in rideshare database reside in Miami-Dade County
SFCS Cooperative PartnershipsSFCS Cooperative Partnerships• Miami-Dade Transit: I-95
Express Campaign & joint outreach events
• Citizen’s Independent Transportation Trust: Assisting municipalities with individual TDM plans
• City of Coral Gables: Roll-out of City’s new trolley system
• Barry University: Working towards being the regional University TDM Model
SFCS Cooperative PartnershipsSFCS Cooperative Partnerships
• South Florida Vanpool Program: Cooperative marketing campaigns
• Miami Beach TMA: Rebranding of Electrowave
• Miami-Dade County Schools: Promote TDM to all employees
SFCS Miami-Dade Marketing CampaignsSFCS Miami-Dade Marketing Campaigns
Miami DolphinsCampaign
Hispanic/CreoleCampaign
Miami Beach TMAMiami Beach TMA• City of Miami Beach• Created May 1995• FY04 Funding: $175,000
– FDOT District 6 = $125,000– City of Miami Beach = $50,000
• Operates Electrowave Transit Circulator and conducts employer outreach in the City of Miami Beach
• FY 2004 Ridership: 751,708 boardings (net increase of 105,872 or over 16.4% from FY 2003.
Miami Beach TMAMiami Beach TMA
• Rebranding of shuttle bus system from “Electrowave” to “The Local”
• Improved system-wide headways to 8-12 minutes (depending on time of day)
• Reduced road calls by 21% (112 from 142)
Miami Beach TMAMiami Beach TMA
• Installed 37 informational kiosks with system map at bus stop locations
• Distributed system information on a regular basis to 85 hotels and resorts (up from 62 last year)
• Installed brochure racks throughout Miami Beach Convention Center
South Florida Vanpool ProgramSouth Florida Vanpool Program• Managed by Miami-Dade MPO• Serves Miami-Dade, Broward and
Palm Beach Counties• Time Period
– Miami-Dade: since January 1998– Broward: since July 2002– Palm Beach County: July 2004
• FY04 Funding: $435,750 (D6 – Miami-Dade only)
• Broward demonstration funding ran out – will be using state and federal highway funding to continue service.
South Florida VanpoolsSouth Florida Vanpools
• Currently operates 88 vanpools in South Florida as of September 2004
• Averaging 18 new vans per year
• Most vans originate in Broward County and travel to Miami-Dade County
Park & Ride Lot ProgramPark & Ride Lot Program
• Miami-Dade & Monroe Counties
• Work closely with Miami-Dade Transit on site location
• District 6 uses Transit Urban Capital and Intermodal Program funding to augment Park & Ride Program funds
Park & Ride Lot Park & Ride Lot ProgramProgram
• Funding for projects along the busway in South Miami-Dade County: SW 200th Street & US1 and SW 296th Street & the Busway
• Updated District 6 Park & Ride study to start soon