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• • TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Topic Page Number EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................... iii 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1-1 2.0 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................. 2-1 3.0 PEOPLE'S TRANSPORTATION PLAN ........................................................... 3-1 4.0 OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... 4-1 5.0 COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................. 5-1 6.0 TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND OPTIONS ................................................. 6-1 7.0 OPTIONS CONSIDERED ................................................................................... 7-1 8.0 RIDERSHIP ESTIMATE .................................................................................... 8-1 9.0 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................ 9-1 LISTING OF TABLES, EXHIBITS, AND MAPS Table Title Page Number ES-1 South Miami Area Demographic Overview ............................................................ v 2-1 City of South Miami Pilot Program Trolley Service Summary ........................... 2-3 2-2 City of South Miami Trolley Bus Stops ............................................................... 2-5 2-3 South Miami Trolley Ridership Profile by Month and Time-of-Day .................. 2-5 2-4 South Miami Trolley Study Pilot Project Vehicle Use Productivity ................... 2-6 2-5 City of South Miami Trolley, Vehicle Activity and Operating Cost ................... 2-6 3-1 City of South Miami, 5-Year People's Transportation Program Budget.. ........... 3-1 3-2 Miami Dade Transit (MDT) South Miami Area Bus Service .............................. 3-3 3-3 MDT Bus Ridership ............................................................................................. 3-5 7-1 Unmet Needs Description .................................................................................... 7-4 7-2 City of South Miami Contractor and City Responsibilities Options .................. 7-10 8-1 Circulator Bus Service Area Demographics ........................................................ 8-1 8-2 South Miami Circulator Estimated Ridership ...................................................... 8-2 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT-TABLE OF CONTENTS Page i LISTING OF TABLES, EXHIBITS, AND MAPS (continued) Exhibit Title Page Number 5-1 South Miami Middle School ................................................................................ 5-3 6-1 Residential Lack of Sidewalks ............................................................................. 6-3 6-2 Lack of Bus Shelters ............................................................................................ 6-3 6-3 Sidewalk Improvements ....................................................................................... 6-3 7-1 Bus Stop Sign 1 .................................................................................................... 7-7 7-2 Bus Stop Sign 2 .................................................................................................... 7-7 7-3 Bus Stop Sign - Multiples Routes ....................................................................... 7-7 Map Title Page Number ES-1 South Miami Area Census Tracts ........................................................................... iv ES-2 Proposed South Miami Trolley Routes ................................................................ viii 2-1 Initial Pilot Trolley Service Route ...................................................................... 2-2 2-2 Revised Pilot Trolley Service Route .................................................................... 2-4 3-1 Existing MDT Transit Routes .............................................................................. 3-4 4-1 Proposed Coral Gables/Riviera Sunset Shuttle .................................................... 4-2 5-1 Major Points of Interest. ....................................................................................... 5-7 7-1 Proposed South Miami Trolley Routes ................................................................ 7-9 APPENDICES Appendix Topic Page Number A Pilot Project Bus Stop Activity .......................................................................... A-1 B Community Workshop ........................................................................................ B-1 c Demographic Conditions 2005 ............................................................................ C-1 D Traffic Analysis Zone (T AZ) Structure Map ..................................................... D-1 E MDT Bus Stops - With Routes .......................................................................... E-1 F Activity Center Survey ......................................................................................... F-1 G South Miami Trolley Study, City Commissioner Survey ................................... G-1 H South Miami Area MDR Bus Ridership/Boardings 2004 COBA ....................... H-1 I Community Circulator Bus Services .................................................................... .1-1 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ii • • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This City of South Miami Trolley/Circulator Feasibility Study is sponsored by the Miami Dade County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to determine the feasibility of establishing a local bus circulator or trolley service within the City of South Miami. The study was authorized in late 2006 and completed in June 2007. The data, analysis, and recommendations are summarized below. Data presented in TABLE ES-1 and MAP ES-1 (and other demographic data in Chapter 8.0, Table 8-1, Service Area Demographics and Appendix C, Demographic Conditions 2005) document that South Miami is a relatively middle-income community with a high level of automobile ownership. The census shows that only five to six percent of the residents use transit for work trips. About 15 percent of the households have a resident population of 65 or older. These older residents are heavily concentrated in the two census tracts north of SW 72nct Street (Census Tracts 76.02 and 76.03). Households with children are uniformly scattered throughout the City. The average vehicles per person, regardless of age is nearly 0.8 (Table 8-1, Service Area Demographics). The average vehicles per person in northeast census area (Tract No. 76.02) is slightly lower at approximately 0.65. Miami-Dade County 2005 employment estimates within the seven City of South Miami Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) documents 13,375 workers. The overall estimate is 1.9 vehicles per household. Comparing vehicles per household to number of workers, there are more vehicles than workers. This data suggests that residents do not have significant transportation issues. The City's previous endeavor to operate a Pilot Trolley in the first half of 2005 provided important data for analyzing service characteristics and rider behavior. Extensive discussions and meetings were conducted with City of South Miami stakeholders; Coral Gables and the University of Miami; the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA); City Commissioners; the MPO staff and technical advisory committee. A community workshop and individual surveys and meetings provided additional input for assessing the trolley/circulator feasibility. Potential routes were time tested; existing MDT and adjacent services were studied; and various potential CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page iii • • service concepts explored. The results of these data collection activities provided the following insights: 1. Community perceptions of the need for a circulator bus service varied, ranging from no support to providing services for very specific travel reasons, such as for seniors and schoolchildren. 2. Suggestions on routings were not very specific as compared with discussion over locations that needed service: a. Feedback to an employer survey (including city hospitals and the Shops on Sunset shopping complex) was weak. b. Discussions with the merchants group indicate no unmet needs. c. The City of Coral Gables has studied a proposed route from Douglas Road Metrorail station along Ponce de Leon, crossing South Dixie Highway through the Coral Gables Riviera neighborhood onto Red Road and Sunset Drive and back. This proposed route services only a few blocks of South Miami's business district. d. The University of Miami sees great potential for a circulator connection between the University Metrorail station and the Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street) business district. e. South Miami Middle School officials revealed that only one-third of their student population comes from South Miami. Most live within walking distance and are not entitled to school bus service. f. CRA divulged a strong desire for middle school bus service and a public transportation connection between the Sunset Business District and the CRA area. Service into Coral Gables was mentioned. g. The Senior Center representative cited a need for access to the Sunset Business District and other shopping areas (i.e., Dadeland) and medical centers outside the City. Seniors need service early in the day on a readily accessible vehicle. h. City Commission members stated that service must be high quality; used by residents; and be supported and promoted by comprehensive outreach and a marketing campaign. Commission members have diverse views on service routes and stops. 3. City residents firmly assert that the service be free. CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page iv • • TABLE ES-1 SOUTH MIAMI AREA DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW 2000 Federal Census Selected Highlights (see Map ES-1 for tract boundaries) Census Tract Number -2000 Census Census Tract 76.02 76.03 76.04 79.02 Total General Quadrant of the Citr NW NE SW SE Total Pop_ulation 8,676 3,426 5,619 3,157 20,878 Number of Households with income 3,528 1,196 2,599 1,293 8,616 Households with residents over 65 950 327 479 384 2,140 Average family Size 3.03 3.61 2.94 3.00 NA One-p_erson households 945 341 1,016 364 2,666 Population below poverty level 1,274 1,097 631 70 3,072 5 years or Jess 1849 ······ ··· -31o3i2f ···- ··· 6212 · -- t0r - ·--- -511691 - ~~1§~~1t~~~~--· -~ ·527 - -- 558 --- --45f---·· ----2,003- -=-.. -- - 9f9189- - 138 ----·- 40- ·- -]j_ _______ -339- 65 or over Per Cap_ita Income -1999 $25,761 $12,301 $30,471 $70,768 NA Median Household Income $45,974 $22,296 $39,863 $87,061 NA Income Distribution · l$129o,:9oo9<9r -o= r Jess -- - - --- -- . . - 58986T .... 5305T8 -- ·- -l6i0F7i -.... -29554 -- -- T2, i1f30_66 _ $39;99-9 ······ .... $40:006 ... ---- ---- - 725 - ---BT_____ 351········ ..... -2u------T44o- ~-$59;999 ····-------- ··· --- 764- - 5rn----- - 43r ·· -- - -- -$-60:000::-$99,999-- -· --· --111----1~470- -·------ --- - . 56'.f . ---86___ -- --557 - - 608_ ___ ---T)64 - ·--0v-earn0~000- · - Travel to Work Number of Workers 16 or Over 4,344 1,116 2,902 1,539 9,901 -t-r0:ve-1\10m; -- ··· ··· --- --- - -------·- - - 3JT 2 ··· - -- 2592 -r,253 ---- -74~r- 7~so4 =--- -.-.:11=--== .. -- --~~!P_9.2l~~:c-.:.:-.-- .... - _ _- =- -.~:=·=====-= :Htr-- _:::-ITI_- =::_-. ~-1-~ __ -~§9_-.~_-.: Public Transit 221 105 231 34 591 _::-._~_i~i~L~-.:===·==.:~~=- _____ ... ~-==·:==-·····-.:. -=----.-.~ --.=::=_ - -.I~ --~=~-~]I_-.--_-.-.-::-.1§:-. _::_~-.-._-.-.---JT:=======~-.g-=:_~_ ---WothalekreMd '.eans- · - ·--·-· ·-·- ·--··-- ··- ---- · 4674 -- ·---- -1-001 -· - s53o - ··- - 175 --------·-2rn3;3,r --- --workectaTH:oille .. -- --- -· -·-·------··-·-··· -- - 21T ··--T3- ----13-2 -- ---T69_ _____ -s26 - · Racial Background --WA1h'r1ictea rai-=lAofn.fei erlcafi-aioile -··· - ---------- -- - - 7·1 ,33663- - -- ·I;935T1< r-- - 4-r,9r6;r6 - ---2,4918-9- ----·1362,27609- - --·011-erR:aces-0r:13a:c-i<:g:r-0il·iidS- -------- ---- · 577- -- -156_ ____ -- 479 ....... -- 127 ---------1,339·- Household Type, Size, and Presence of Children Total: 3,524 1,197 2,602 1,293 8,616 __l ::P~~~211_h2_1!§.e.h2_lq:__ _ ·---________ ___ _ __24?. ___ 3_:!L ___ _ LQ!§ _ _ __ l§:!_ _______ ~,§6§_ _ ___ -~-·()T_ _! !lq_re. P.e.r._S.()II Q.9_l1~~h9.!c!: __ __ _____ -·- _ ___ 1,l19- ---·-- 8._?._§_ ____ _J ,_5_8.§ ____ 9-~_ _____ _J.,_9 5 Q_ _ ---~<:i!!!UY!.i2!1-S.~h.()J<!_s.: _____ , ___________ -· __; 1E4_ __ ,_ __ _7j?_. ___ L~J§_ ___8 .3_L _____ ~QIL - _M.~i~g~_C()l}_pl~_f<i.!!!i!Y~. ---·------ --- ----- ---- -· J,_51_Q . -- _}~?.- ---- L.9.9~ -- -- __@ _0_ _____ )_,?JJ __ - - - }.Yi.~h_2.\\'.Il_~bj!4!.t:'.ll_ _l lJlQ<:'.!_l.§_y~;:ir.~ -------·- --.. _§_12 __ -. - _,_!}?__ --_4§.7 _ -_)~~-- --_J1?:!~-- ___ 1;':!2c.:hi!sl!.~1.:1_\l!.1_4~r._ rny_~;:ir._s._ ___ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ ~2.L __ ·- }_9-L ·--- .. ?_~7-. ____ ~2?_ __ _ L2?.4 __ ______ Q_!h..~ .. f'l.!!!i.!L._ .. ·-·-·-------------------------·· __ §J:_I_ _ ·-_Ll1~--- . _- 31.? __ _ J§~ _____ L?..l~ ___ __M~l~li-21:1_s.~b2!c!~r,_i:122Y.t~_p_i:~se11_L_____ _____ -171. ____ __7 9______ _7 9_ __ __ '!;]_ ____ .. 359 __ __: JYith 2\\'.!.I S:.hi!g_r._e_Il_ll_n.s!.~_r_J~~~~---.... ___ _?~- _____' .2}___ :_IQ_ _ ____ _L?_ ____ ___!j_L ____ ~Q2~!l_C.h.Uc!~Il.!:1.!lc!e.r._J~.Y~'l.!:~--------- _ _ !.~ L ___ J_7_____ _ )J _ -· __ 2Q_ ___2 1_'?__ _ ___ Fem_<:l_]~_hg~~-h.21..s!~r.1_1121!!:1.S.ba!)_<!_@~sen_t__ _______ ~.! _ _)__?] __ _ -· ~~} ___ !}l 1,157 ____ !.'{it):!_Q.~_n_c_:bjJqr._~ll-ll_llQe.!.J§_y~<:lr.S._ _____ ___ _ _ J9-9- _ _ _1_7§ _ __ J~§ . ___ §§_ ______ )._67 __ _ ____N 'Q.2.\\'.Il_~hi!c!E~!l_ _\ l_llQ~r._)_~y_e~~---------------- --~~-- ·- __ !]_~ _ _ __ !Q.7_ ·-- -· 65 ______ 59Q_ _ Non-family households: 455 111 270 81 917 Housing Units Total 3,643 1,249 2,678 1,367 8,937 .. --I2!<:i!.9C.:S'..llP\~c!- ....... . 32;,2582T4 -- -15,16 997- --·- -2i ,602 - - 1,293 8,616g- _____ Q~_n,_e..r:._2c_:c_:!:1.Pi~c!. _ _ _____________ -·- f,243 - - ---628--- I ,~237266 -· ----T-2o9o-y2-----------53~;4137 8- Renter occuE.ied CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page v • • 4. Uniformly, respondents think bus service should operate Monday-Friday during normal business and school hours and possibly longer into the evenings. There was no demand for weekend service. 5. The MPO technical committee maintains that new service to non-serviced and under-served travel markets be established rather then creating a conflict for of circulator bus routes that will compete with existing transit services (Metrorail, Metrobus). 6. All stakeholders unanimously agreed that any service be privately run and operated. 7. A set budget for future service was not voiced by stakeholders and officials. The City currently allocates 20 percent of its People's Transportation Plan (PTP) funds toward area circulator bus (about $35-40,000 yearly). Miami-Dade County municipalities with circulator bus systems generally use more than 20 percent of their PTP funds and some use general funds to support their municipal circulator bus system operations (see Appendix C). The recommended service, resulting from the analysis of the data collected, proposes Monday-Friday service targeting key users and service areas. MAP ES-2 illustrates the two route circulator service. 1. School service is time-limited to delivering students to school in the morning and home in the afternoon. Midday school service is not needed. One route will run early in the morning (7:00 AM to 9:00 AM) and in the late afternoon (2:30 PM to 4 or 4:30 PM), connecting the area between Red Road and SW 62nct Avenue with the middle school on Ludlam Road (67th Avenue) to SW 62nd Avenue on to the South Miami Metrorail station and the Sunset Business District and back. This service can be halted or modified when school in not in session. 2. When school service is not needed ( (9:30 AM to 2 PM), the route will service the University of Miami campus via Ponce de Leon on to SW 64 th Street to SW 62nd A venue and to the South Miami Metrorail station and then to the Sunset Business District and back .. 3. Northbound, all routes run through the Sunset Drive business area (with stops near Winn Dixie and CVS). This route continues to the Metrorail station, with a stop near South Miami General Hospital (Sunset and SW 62nd Avenue). It proceeds north on SW 62nd Avenue stopping near Larkin Hospital, the Senior Center, Lee School, and the U.S. Post Office CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page vii . . and the Metrorail station. It goes on to the Middle School or the University of Miami. The return southbound service duplicates the route. 4. One bus can make two-trips - each way - per hour on these routes. This equates to one bus providing service every 30 minutes. Two buses will provide service every 15 minutes. Bus service costs approximately $40-$50 per hour of operation, common for most municipal services in South Florida in recent years. The City can offer fuel to help reduce direct operator costs. 5. Service can be optimized if bus tum-around is provided immediately north of the University Metrorail station and through the middle school parking lot. The City needs to explore restoration of both bus and pedestrian access from Sunset Drive to the South Miami Metrorail station. Metrobus routes now enter via South Dixie Highway. Pedestrian access to City Hall and the South Miami Hospital is circuitous and non-user friendly, restricting transit access for workers, visitors, and the Metrorail station. 6. A pedestrian bridge over South Dixie Highway will be completed in 2010, but this does not address access to City Hall and the South Miami hospital. It is difficult to estimate ridership for a small area using the regional travel demand models. Sufficient demographic indicators are available to estimate daily ridership demand along the proposed routes. The analysis is detailed in Chapter 8.0, Ridership Estimate. With service provided every 15-30 minutes, 300 to 400 daily riders would use the service if it is high-quality, reliable, and available amenities to encourage transit use. If ridership reaches these levels, the service would achieve the productivity and cost-effectiveness similar to other Miami-Dade County community bus systems. If the City elects to provide circulator bus service, the following should be considered: 1. A private operator to provide the equipment, drivers, vehicle maintenance, marketing, and public outreach. 2. Benchmarks to provide service effectively. At a minimum, these performance measures should include riders per hour; cost per rider; and vehicle load factors. Other service delivery benchmarks will require user feedback regarding satisfaction. 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• • TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Topic Page Number EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................... iii 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1-1 2.0 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................. 2-1 3.0 PEOPLE'S TRANSPORTATION PLAN ........................................................... 3-1 4.0 OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES ...................................................................... 4-1 5.0 COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................. 5-1 6.0 TRANSPORTATION NEEDS AND OPTIONS ................................................. 6-1 7.0 OPTIONS CONSIDERED ................................................................................... 7-1 8.0 RIDERSHIP ESTIMATE .................................................................................... 8-1 9.0 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................ 9-1 LISTING OF TABLES, EXHIBITS, AND MAPS Table Title Page Number ES-1 South Miami Area Demographic Overview ............................................................ v 2-1 City of South Miami Pilot Program Trolley Service Summary ........................... 2-3 2-2 City of South Miami Trolley Bus Stops ............................................................... 2-5 2-3 South Miami Trolley Ridership Profile by Month and Time-of-Day .................. 2-5 2-4 South Miami Trolley Study Pilot Project Vehicle Use Productivity ................... 2-6 2-5 City of South Miami Trolley, Vehicle Activity and Operating Cost ................... 2-6 3-1 City of South Miami, 5-Year People's Transportation Program Budget.. ........... 3-1 3-2 Miami Dade Transit (MDT) South Miami Area Bus Service .............................. 3-3 3-3 MDT Bus Ridership ............................................................................................. 3-5 7-1 Unmet Needs Description .................................................................................... 7-4 7-2 City of South Miami Contractor and City Responsibilities Options .................. 7-10 8-1 Circulator Bus Service Area Demographics ........................................................ 8-1 8-2 South Miami Circulator Estimated Ridership ...................................................... 8-2 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT-TABLE OF CONTENTS Page i LISTING OF TABLES, EXHIBITS, AND MAPS (continued) Exhibit Title Page Number 5-1 South Miami Middle School ................................................................................ 5-3 6-1 Residential Lack of Sidewalks ............................................................................. 6-3 6-2 Lack of Bus Shelters ............................................................................................ 6-3 6-3 Sidewalk Improvements ....................................................................................... 6-3 7-1 Bus Stop Sign 1 .................................................................................................... 7-7 7-2 Bus Stop Sign 2 .................................................................................................... 7-7 7-3 Bus Stop Sign - Multiples Routes ....................................................................... 7-7 Map Title Page Number ES-1 South Miami Area Census Tracts ........................................................................... iv ES-2 Proposed South Miami Trolley Routes ................................................................ viii 2-1 Initial Pilot Trolley Service Route ...................................................................... 2-2 2-2 Revised Pilot Trolley Service Route .................................................................... 2-4 3-1 Existing MDT Transit Routes .............................................................................. 3-4 4-1 Proposed Coral Gables/Riviera Sunset Shuttle .................................................... 4-2 5-1 Major Points of Interest. ....................................................................................... 5-7 7-1 Proposed South Miami Trolley Routes ................................................................ 7-9 APPENDICES Appendix Topic Page Number A Pilot Project Bus Stop Activity .......................................................................... A-1 B Community Workshop ........................................................................................ B-1 c Demographic Conditions 2005 ............................................................................ C-1 D Traffic Analysis Zone (T AZ) Structure Map ..................................................... D-1 E MDT Bus Stops - With Routes .......................................................................... E-1 F Activity Center Survey ......................................................................................... F-1 G South Miami Trolley Study, City Commissioner Survey ................................... G-1 H South Miami Area MDR Bus Ridership/Boardings 2004 COBA ....................... H-1 I Community Circulator Bus Services .................................................................... .1-1 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ii • • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This City of South Miami Trolley/Circulator Feasibility Study is sponsored by the Miami Dade County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to determine the feasibility of establishing a local bus circulator or trolley service within the City of South Miami. The study was authorized in late 2006 and completed in June 2007. The data, analysis, and recommendations are summarized below. Data presented in TABLE ES-1 and MAP ES-1 (and other demographic data in Chapter 8.0, Table 8-1, Service Area Demographics and Appendix C, Demographic Conditions 2005) document that South Miami is a relatively middle-income community with a high level of automobile ownership. The census shows that only five to six percent of the residents use transit for work trips. About 15 percent of the households have a resident population of 65 or older. These older residents are heavily concentrated in the two census tracts north of SW 72nct Street (Census Tracts 76.02 and 76.03). Households with children are uniformly scattered throughout the City. The average vehicles per person, regardless of age is nearly 0.8 (Table 8-1, Service Area Demographics). The average vehicles per person in northeast census area (Tract No. 76.02) is slightly lower at approximately 0.65. Miami-Dade County 2005 employment estimates within the seven City of South Miami Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) documents 13,375 workers. The overall estimate is 1.9 vehicles per household. Comparing vehicles per household to number of workers, there are more vehicles than workers. This data suggests that residents do not have significant transportation issues. The City's previous endeavor to operate a Pilot Trolley in the first half of 2005 provided important data for analyzing service characteristics and rider behavior. Extensive discussions and meetings were conducted with City of South Miami stakeholders; Coral Gables and the University of Miami; the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA); City Commissioners; the MPO staff and technical advisory committee. A community workshop and individual surveys and meetings provided additional input for assessing the trolley/circulator feasibility. Potential routes were time tested; existing MDT and adjacent services were studied; and various potential CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page iii • • service concepts explored. The results of these data collection activities provided the following insights: 1. Community perceptions of the need for a circulator bus service varied, ranging from no support to providing services for very specific travel reasons, such as for seniors and schoolchildren. 2. Suggestions on routings were not very specific as compared with discussion over locations that needed service: a. Feedback to an employer survey (including city hospitals and the Shops on Sunset shopping complex) was weak. b. Discussions with the merchants group indicate no unmet needs. c. The City of Coral Gables has studied a proposed route from Douglas Road Metrorail station along Ponce de Leon, crossing South Dixie Highway through the Coral Gables Riviera neighborhood onto Red Road and Sunset Drive and back. This proposed route services only a few blocks of South Miami's business district. d. The University of Miami sees great potential for a circulator connection between the University Metrorail station and the Sunset Drive (SW 72nd Street) business district. e. South Miami Middle School officials revealed that only one-third of their student population comes from South Miami. Most live within walking distance and are not entitled to school bus service. f. CRA divulged a strong desire for middle school bus service and a public transportation connection between the Sunset Business District and the CRA area. Service into Coral Gables was mentioned. g. The Senior Center representative cited a need for access to the Sunset Business District and other shopping areas (i.e., Dadeland) and medical centers outside the City. Seniors need service early in the day on a readily accessible vehicle. h. City Commission members stated that service must be high quality; used by residents; and be supported and promoted by comprehensive outreach and a marketing campaign. Commission members have diverse views on service routes and stops. 3. City residents firmly assert that the service be free. CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page iv • • TABLE ES-1 SOUTH MIAMI AREA DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW 2000 Federal Census Selected Highlights (see Map ES-1 for tract boundaries) Census Tract Number -2000 Census Census Tract 76.02 76.03 76.04 79.02 Total General Quadrant of the Citr NW NE SW SE Total Pop_ulation 8,676 3,426 5,619 3,157 20,878 Number of Households with income 3,528 1,196 2,599 1,293 8,616 Households with residents over 65 950 327 479 384 2,140 Average family Size 3.03 3.61 2.94 3.00 NA One-p_erson households 945 341 1,016 364 2,666 Population below poverty level 1,274 1,097 631 70 3,072 5 years or Jess 1849 ······ ··· -31o3i2f ···- ··· 6212 · -- t0r - ·--- -511691 - ~~1§~~1t~~~~--· -~ ·527 - -- 558 --- --45f---·· ----2,003- -=-.. -- - 9f9189- - 138 ----·- 40- ·- -]j_ _______ -339- 65 or over Per Cap_ita Income -1999 $25,761 $12,301 $30,471 $70,768 NA Median Household Income $45,974 $22,296 $39,863 $87,061 NA Income Distribution · l$129o,:9oo9<9r -o= r Jess -- - - --- -- . . - 58986T .... 5305T8 -- ·- -l6i0F7i -.... -29554 -- -- T2, i1f30_66 _ $39;99-9 ······ .... $40:006 ... ---- ---- - 725 - ---BT_____ 351········ ..... -2u------T44o- ~-$59;999 ····-------- ··· --- 764- - 5rn----- - 43r ·· -- - -- -$-60:000::-$99,999-- -· --· --111----1~470- -·------ --- - . 56'.f . ---86___ -- --557 - - 608_ ___ ---T)64 - ·--0v-earn0~000- · - Travel to Work Number of Workers 16 or Over 4,344 1,116 2,902 1,539 9,901 -t-r0:ve-1\10m; -- ··· ··· --- --- - -------·- - - 3JT 2 ··· - -- 2592 -r,253 ---- -74~r- 7~so4 =--- -.-.:11=--== .. -- --~~!P_9.2l~~:c-.:.:-.-- .... - _ _- =- -.~:=·=====-= :Htr-- _:::-ITI_- =::_-. ~-1-~ __ -~§9_-.~_-.: Public Transit 221 105 231 34 591 _::-._~_i~i~L~-.:===·==.:~~=- _____ ... ~-==·:==-·····-.:. -=----.-.~ --.=::=_ - -.I~ --~=~-~]I_-.--_-.-.-::-.1§:-. _::_~-.-._-.-.---JT:=======~-.g-=:_~_ ---WothalekreMd '.eans- · - ·--·-· ·-·- ·--··-- ··- ---- · 4674 -- ·---- -1-001 -· - s53o - ··- - 175 --------·-2rn3;3,r --- --workectaTH:oille .. -- --- -· -·-·------··-·-··· -- - 21T ··--T3- ----13-2 -- ---T69_ _____ -s26 - · Racial Background --WA1h'r1ictea rai-=lAofn.fei erlcafi-aioile -··· - ---------- -- - - 7·1 ,33663- - -- ·I;935T1< r-- - 4-r,9r6;r6 - ---2,4918-9- ----·1362,27609- - --·011-erR:aces-0r:13a:c-i<:g:r-0il·iidS- -------- ---- · 577- -- -156_ ____ -- 479 ....... -- 127 ---------1,339·- Household Type, Size, and Presence of Children Total: 3,524 1,197 2,602 1,293 8,616 __l ::P~~~211_h2_1!§.e.h2_lq:__ _ ·---________ ___ _ __24?. ___ 3_:!L ___ _ LQ!§ _ _ __ l§:!_ _______ ~,§6§_ _ ___ -~-·()T_ _! !lq_re. P.e.r._S.()II Q.9_l1~~h9.!c!: __ __ _____ -·- _ ___ 1,l19- ---·-- 8._?._§_ ____ _J ,_5_8.§ ____ 9-~_ _____ _J.,_9 5 Q_ _ ---~<:i!!!UY!.i2!1-S.~h.()J<!_s.: _____ , ___________ -· __; 1E4_ __ ,_ __ _7j?_. ___ L~J§_ ___8 .3_L _____ ~QIL - _M.~i~g~_C()l}_pl~_f<i.!!!i!Y~. ---·------ --- ----- ---- -· J,_51_Q . -- _}~?.- ---- L.9.9~ -- -- __@ _0_ _____ )_,?JJ __ - - - }.Yi.~h_2.\\'.Il_~bj!4!.t:'.ll_ _l lJlQ<:'.!_l.§_y~;:ir.~ -------·- --.. _§_12 __ -. - _,_!}?__ --_4§.7 _ -_)~~-- --_J1?:!~-- ___ 1;':!2c.:hi!sl!.~1.:1_\l!.1_4~r._ rny_~;:ir._s._ ___ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ ~2.L __ ·- }_9-L ·--- .. ?_~7-. ____ ~2?_ __ _ L2?.4 __ ______ Q_!h..~ .. f'l.!!!i.!L._ .. ·-·-·-------------------------·· __ §J:_I_ _ ·-_Ll1~--- . _- 31.? __ _ J§~ _____ L?..l~ ___ __M~l~li-21:1_s.~b2!c!~r,_i:122Y.t~_p_i:~se11_L_____ _____ -171. ____ __7 9______ _7 9_ __ __ '!;]_ ____ .. 359 __ __: JYith 2\\'.!.I S:.hi!g_r._e_Il_ll_n.s!.~_r_J~~~~---.... ___ _?~- _____' .2}___ :_IQ_ _ ____ _L?_ ____ ___!j_L ____ ~Q2~!l_C.h.Uc!~Il.!:1.!lc!e.r._J~.Y~'l.!:~--------- _ _ !.~ L ___ J_7_____ _ )J _ -· __ 2Q_ ___2 1_'?__ _ ___ Fem_<:l_]~_hg~~-h.21..s!~r.1_1121!!:1.S.ba!)_<!_@~sen_t__ _______ ~.! _ _)__?] __ _ -· ~~} ___ !}l 1,157 ____ !.'{it):!_Q.~_n_c_:bjJqr._~ll-ll_llQe.!.J§_y~<:lr.S._ _____ ___ _ _ J9-9- _ _ _1_7§ _ __ J~§ . ___ §§_ ______ )._67 __ _ ____N 'Q.2.\\'.Il_~hi!c!E~!l_ _\ l_llQ~r._)_~y_e~~---------------- --~~-- ·- __ !]_~ _ _ __ !Q.7_ ·-- -· 65 ______ 59Q_ _ Non-family households: 455 111 270 81 917 Housing Units Total 3,643 1,249 2,678 1,367 8,937 .. --I2!<:i!.9C.:S'..llP\~c!- ....... . 32;,2582T4 -- -15,16 997- --·- -2i ,602 - - 1,293 8,616g- _____ Q~_n,_e..r:._2c_:c_:!:1.Pi~c!. _ _ _____________ -·- f,243 - - ---628--- I ,~237266 -· ----T-2o9o-y2-----------53~;4137 8- Renter occuE.ied CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page v • • 4. Uniformly, respondents think bus service should operate Monday-Friday during normal business and school hours and possibly longer into the evenings. There was no demand for weekend service. 5. The MPO technical committee maintains that new service to non-serviced and under-served travel markets be established rather then creating a conflict for of circulator bus routes that will compete with existing transit services (Metrorail, Metrobus). 6. All stakeholders unanimously agreed that any service be privately run and operated. 7. A set budget for future service was not voiced by stakeholders and officials. The City currently allocates 20 percent of its People's Transportation Plan (PTP) funds toward area circulator bus (about $35-40,000 yearly). Miami-Dade County municipalities with circulator bus systems generally use more than 20 percent of their PTP funds and some use general funds to support their municipal circulator bus system operations (see Appendix C). The recommended service, resulting from the analysis of the data collected, proposes Monday-Friday service targeting key users and service areas. MAP ES-2 illustrates the two route circulator service. 1. School service is time-limited to delivering students to school in the morning and home in the afternoon. Midday school service is not needed. One route will run early in the morning (7:00 AM to 9:00 AM) and in the late afternoon (2:30 PM to 4 or 4:30 PM), connecting the area between Red Road and SW 62nct Avenue with the middle school on Ludlam Road (67th Avenue) to SW 62nd Avenue on to the South Miami Metrorail station and the Sunset Business District and back. This service can be halted or modified when school in not in session. 2. When school service is not needed ( (9:30 AM to 2 PM), the route will service the University of Miami campus via Ponce de Leon on to SW 64 th Street to SW 62nd A venue and to the South Miami Metrorail station and then to the Sunset Business District and back .. 3. Northbound, all routes run through the Sunset Drive business area (with stops near Winn Dixie and CVS). This route continues to the Metrorail station, with a stop near South Miami General Hospital (Sunset and SW 62nd Avenue). It proceeds north on SW 62nd Avenue stopping near Larkin Hospital, the Senior Center, Lee School, and the U.S. Post Office CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page vii . . and the Metrorail station. It goes on to the Middle School or the University of Miami. The return southbound service duplicates the route. 4. One bus can make two-trips - each way - per hour on these routes. This equates to one bus providing service every 30 minutes. Two buses will provide service every 15 minutes. Bus service costs approximately $40-$50 per hour of operation, common for most municipal services in South Florida in recent years. The City can offer fuel to help reduce direct operator costs. 5. Service can be optimized if bus tum-around is provided immediately north of the University Metrorail station and through the middle school parking lot. The City needs to explore restoration of both bus and pedestrian access from Sunset Drive to the South Miami Metrorail station. Metrobus routes now enter via South Dixie Highway. Pedestrian access to City Hall and the South Miami Hospital is circuitous and non-user friendly, restricting transit access for workers, visitors, and the Metrorail station. 6. A pedestrian bridge over South Dixie Highway will be completed in 2010, but this does not address access to City Hall and the South Miami hospital. It is difficult to estimate ridership for a small area using the regional travel demand models. Sufficient demographic indicators are available to estimate daily ridership demand along the proposed routes. The analysis is detailed in Chapter 8.0, Ridership Estimate. With service provided every 15-30 minutes, 300 to 400 daily riders would use the service if it is high-quality, reliable, and available amenities to encourage transit use. If ridership reaches these levels, the service would achieve the productivity and cost-effectiveness similar to other Miami-Dade County community bus systems. If the City elects to provide circulator bus service, the following should be considered: 1. A private operator to provide the equipment, drivers, vehicle maintenance, marketing, and public outreach. 2. Benchmarks to provide service effectively. At a minimum, these performance measures should include riders per hour; cost per rider; and vehicle load factors. Other service delivery benchmarks will require user feedback regarding satisfaction. CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI TROLLEY-CIRCULATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY August 7, 2007 FINAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page ix

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