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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
SUPPORTING THE RIDERSHIP CONCEPT OF THE BETTER BUS PROJECT
REDESIGN OF COUNTY BUS NETWORK
WHEREAS,Transit Alliance is a non-profit advocacy organization that has produced extensive
research on the Miami -Dade County bus network and city trolleys;
WHEREAS, the City of Miami allocated funding towards the Better Bus Project in the 2019-2020
Budget;
WHEREAS, Transit Alliance produced two reports which analyze the existing bus system and
outline the choices for the new bus network;
WHEREAS, Transit Alliance gathered community and stakeholder input to develop two network
concepts: one focused on ridership and the second focused on coverage;
WHEREAS, the ridership concept provides for the greatest increase in access to jobs and
frequent transit for the residents of the City of Miami;
WHEREAS, both network concepts, and the final network plan, take into account municipal
transportation services, and redesign services in the City of Miami to reduce duplication and
increase efficiency;
WHEREAS, both network concepts, and the final network plan, assume a consistent bus stop
spacing of every two blocks to improve service speed, which is in alignment with the results of
the community survey and best practices;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1: The City Commission supports the ridership concept
Section 2: Directs Transit Alliance to return to this Commission with the proposed realignments
to the city trolleys as part of the final network plan
ATTACHMENT(S):
Presentation by Transit Alliance to City Commission (October 10, 2019)
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Agenda Item No. 2(A)
TO: Honorable Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson DATE:
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Abigail Price -Williams
County Attorney
October 24, 2019
SUBJECT: Resolution supporting the Better
Bus Project between Miami -
Dade County and Transit
Alliance Miami; requesting
Transit Alliance Miami design
a final network plan allocating
85 percent of resources to bus
ridership and 15 percent to bus
coverage; directing the County
Mayor to coordinate with Transit
Alliance Miami to present a final
network plan to the Board of
County Commissioners for its
Consideration
The accompanying resolution was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of Prime Sponsor
Conunissioner Esteban L. Bovo, Jr.
Abigail Pe-Williams
County Forney
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MEMORANDUM
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TO: Honorable Chairwoman Audrey M. Edmonson DATE: November 19, 2019
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FRO
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unty Attorney
SUBJECT: Agenda Item No.
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RESOLUTION NO.
Agenda Item No.
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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE BETTER BUS PROJECT
BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND TRANSIT
ALLIANCE MIAMI; REQUESTING TRANSIT ALLIANCE
MIAMI DESIGN A FINAL NETWORK PLAN ALLOCATING 85
PERCENT OF RESOURCES TO BUS RIDERSHIP AND 15
PERCENT TO BUS COVERAGE; DIRECTING THE COUNTY
MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR'S DESIGNEE TO
COORDINATE WITH TRANSIT ALLIANCE MIAMI TO
PRESENT A FINAL NETWORK PLAN TO THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR ITS CONSIDERATION
WHEREAS, Transit Alliance Miami ("Transit Alliance") is a non-profit advocacy
organization that has produced extensive research on the Miami -Dade County bus network; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2019 this Board adopted Resolution No. R-509-19 and expressed
unanimous support for the "Better Bus Project," a project redesigning the County bus network; and
WHEREAS, Transit Alliance has since produced two reports analyzing the existing bus
system and outlining possibilities for the new bus network; and
WHEREAS, Transit Alliance has also gathered community and stakeholder input to
develop two network concepts focusing on maximizing ridership and maximizing coverage; and
WHEREAS, Transit Alliance is performing a community survey on the two network
concepts, and the results thus far indicate that the final network should factor in both ridership and
coverage; and
WHEREAS, both network concepts assume a consistent spacing of bus stops every two
blocks to improve service speed, which is consistent with the results of the community survey and
best practices; and
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WHEREAS, both network concepts also take into account municipal transportation
services to reduce overlap and increase efficiency; and
WHEREAS, policy direction from this Board is necessary to incorporate into the design
of the final network plan,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA that this Board:
Section 1. Requests that Transit Alliance include in its analysis for its proposed final
plan an allocation of bus resources in the ratio of 85 percent towards bus ridership goals and 15
percent towards bus coverage goals, prioritizing coverage resources in unincorporated Miami -
Dade County.
Section 2. Requests that the final network plan should assume a consistent spacing of
bus stops every two blocks to improve service speed, and take into account municipal
transportation services to reduce overlap and increase efficiency.
Section 3. Directs the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee to coordinate with
Transit Alliance to present a final oral and written network report to the Board of County
Commissioners upon completion of the "Better Bus Project" and place said report on an agenda
of this Board pursuant to Ordinance No. 14-65.
The Prime Sponsor of the foregoing resolution is Commissioner Esteban L. Bovo, Jr. It
was offered by Commissioner
motion was seconded by Commissioner
the vote was as follows:
41
, who moved its adoption. The
and upon being put to a vote,
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Audrey M. Edmonson, Chairwoman
Rebeca Sosa, Vice Chairwoman
Esteban L. Bovo, Jr.
Jose "Pepe" Diaz
Eileen Higgins
Joe A. Martinez
Dennis C. Moss
Xavier L. Suarez
Daniella Levine Cava
Sally A. Heyman
Barbara J. Jordan
Jean Monestime
Sen. Javier D. Souto
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The Chairperson thereupon declared this resolution duly passed and adopted this 19`h day
of November, 2019. This resolution shall become effective upon the earlier of (1) 10 days after
the date of its adoption unless vetoed by the County Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective
only upon an override by this Board, or (2) approval by the County Mayor of this resolution and
the filing of this approval with the Clerk of the Board.
Approved by County Attorney as
to form and legal sufficiency.
Bruce Libhaber
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY ITS BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
By:
Deputy Clerk
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City Clerk