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ISSUE SPOTLIGHT

TRANSPORTATION

AND MOBILITY

IN GREATER MIAMI

As a County with a population

of over 2.7 million people, over

34 municipalities spanning almost

2000 square miles, how we get

around Greater Miami matters.

But what does transportation and

mobility mean for Miami-Dade County?

We know it’s about more than just

getting from point A to point B. It shapes

what jobs we have access to, how clean

our air is or how safely our kids can ride

their bikes. Better public transit and

more connectivity can improve

the future of our cities making

them greener, faster, and safer.

Let’s dig into what our current

transit options are, who

shapes them, and what

are our opportunities

to do better.

This brief was prepared by The Miami

Foundation in partnership with FIU’s Jorge M.

Pérez Metropolitan Center as our commitment to

help Miamians learn and engage with issues that

matter most. This research was strengthened by insights

from Alice Bravo and leaders from Transit Alliance,

County’s Department of Transportation and Public Works

and Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization.

Read on to explore what we learned from the data and from conversations with experts in this space.


At A Glance:

The Transportation &

Mobility Ecosystem

When we think about this issue, we need to consider

both transportation and mobility in Greater Miami.

But what is the difference?

Transportation is the wheels

on the track, the bus, and the

car, or the road itself…whereas

Mobility is about giving people

the choice or the freedom to

get around, however they

wish to get around.

- Transit Alliance

2

Miami’s Transportation Shapers and Connectors

Greater Miami has a robust infrastructure and agency landscape to enable safe, accessible and quality

options for all all. Our transportation systems are shaped by everything from state-level planning agencies

to community-based organizations working locally in our neighborhoods.

(click on each one below to learn more!)

Florida Department of Transportation

Plans, develops and maintains our State’s transportation systems including roads,

bridges and transit networks.

Greater Miami Expressway Agency

GMX manages, operates, and improves toll expressways

in Miami-Dade County.

State Level

PUBLIC TRANSIT SHAPERS

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Manages and coordinates public transit services, including the Tri-Rail commuter

rail across Miami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization

A federally-mandated regulation for dense urban cores, guides the transportation planning

process and ensures conformance with federal regulations for highways and mass transit.

MDC Department of Transportation and Public Works

Plans, develops and maintains county transportation systems including roads,

bridges and transit networks.

34 Municipalities

Each municipality plans, designs and executes on the local connectivity options

with other partners.

Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust

The 15-member body created to oversee the People’s Transportation

Plan funded with the county half-penny sales surtax.

Nonprofit + Advocacy Groups

Community organizations that advocate for better

transportation and mobility options for Greater Miami.

Regional Level

County Level

Municipal Level

Community Level

Private & Public Transit Options

Connectors


Where We Stand:

How Do We Compare to Others?

3

We examined some standardized scores

to see how we fare on infrastructure, including

quality of roads, congestion, and availability of transit options.

While the road infrastructure in M-DC is relatively good, the infrastructure

hasn’t been able to keep up with the growth of the area. Traffic congestion

and increasing commuter times have become a common occurrence.

Quality

of Roads

Average Work

Commute Time

Traffic

Congestion

NON-INTERSTATE

PAVEMENT CONDITIONS

Good

Fair

Poor

No Data

49.4%

43.6%

0.7%

6.3%

STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM

Good

Fair

Poor

No Data

57.1%

37.3%

1.2%

4.4%

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

30.9

minutes

FLORIDA

28.5

USA

26.8

minutes

The average M-DC resident spends 4 more minutes

commuting daily than the US average—adding

up to nearly 1.5 extra days in the car annually!

MIAMI AREA RANKS

5th

in the United States

minutes

70

11th

in the world

for worst traffic congestion.

hours lost per year

to each rider due to traffic congestion,

a 5% increase from 2022.

Traffic congestion costs each rider

$1,219 per year

Source: Miami-Dade TPO. (2022). Transportation Performance Trends

in Miami-Dade County, May 2022

Source: Census Bureau. (2023)

Source: Pishue, B. (2023). 2023 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard with

Q1 2024 Update. INRIX.

All Transit

Performance Score

The ATP score looks at connectivity,

frequency, and quality of transportation.

Miami-Dade County ranked 28th

in the US of 268 peer counties.

RANK

1

New York

County

ATP SCORE

9.9

RANK

14

Denver

County

ATP SCORE

7.8

RANK

28

Miami-Dade

County

ATP SCORE

6.5

RANK

53

Broward

County

ATP SCORE

5.0

RANK

131

Palm Beach

County

ATP SCORE

3.3


BISCAYNE BLVD

NW 3 AVE

ALTON RD

NE 2 AVE

38 ST

NW 191 ST

NW 186 ST

NW 186 ST 199

NW 191 ST

NW 183 ST

95

Red Rd.

CAROL

183

Transit

CITY

NW 175 ST

54

Hub

75

32

95

At 12a Glance:

NW 167 ST

27

75

BRICKELL 17 401

METROCONNECT

27A Golden Glades

NORTH DADE

OPA-LOCKA

Our Transit MIAMI NW 156 ST Options

MIAMI LAKES DR

LAKES

NW 151 ST

KENDALL

METROCONNECT

DADELAND SOUTH

CUTLER

BAY

MEDLEY

GREEN

87

SW 152 ST

73

287 PALMETTO BAY

METROCONNECT

CUTLER BAY

Palmetto

SAGA BAY

73

Okeechobee

826

MIAMI SPRINGS

Dadeland South

37

Dadeland North

HIALEAH

Hialeah

South Miami

University

SOUTH

MIAMI

Tri-Rail

Northside

Douglas

Road

COCOPLUM

Dr.

MLK

Jr.

LIBERTY

CITY

Brownsville

37 132 32

95B 132

132

36

DORAL

95B

36

36A

NW 25 ST

ORANGE 20 22

Miami Int’l

Airport

20

NW

87 73 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 57 7A 32

38 836 338

836

starts at 836

37

BLUE LAGOON

FARE

837

837

FONTAINEBLEAU

7

7

NW 7 ST FLAGAMI

W FLAGLER ST

$2.25

11

11

WEST 211

SW 8 ST

8

8

WESTCHESTER

MIAMI

CORAL

27

METROCONNECT

87

TERRACE

73 Bus Routes: 57

37 22

WESTCHESTER

57 directly operated by DTPW 27A

W 24 ST 70 CORAL WAY

24

and 13 contracted 24 routes 24

OLYMPIA

CORAL

400

HEIGHTS

GABLES

LUDLAM

NINE Express

BIRD ROAD

Routes

40

40

METROCONNECT

DADELAND NORTH

8,000 Bus Stops

57

37 COCONUT

MILLER DRIVE

56

56

GROVE

SUNSET

Park & Ride

872,900+

73

Parking Spaces

SW 102 AVE

SW 102 AVE

0

SW 12 AVE

152

52

39

34

NW 97 AVE

AM PM

SW 97 AVE

CREEK DR

SW 97 AVE

97

outh Dade

overnment

enter

287

SW 92 AVE

SW 144 ST

500

27

32

ROADS Brickell

W 28 AVE

NW 87 AVE

SW 87 AVE

NW 87 AVE

PM AM

88

104

104A

THE

W 24 AVE

NW 79 AVE

SUNSET DRIVE

SW 112 ST

SW 120 ST

NW 53 ST

PM AM

SW 82 AVE

39

34

W 16 AVE

SW 72 AVE

72

SW 72 AVE

LUDLAM RD

183

W 12 AVE

SW 124 ST

183 54

287

SW 136 ST

136

PINE CREST

SW 77 AVE

OLD CUTLER RD

NW 67 AVE

SW 67 AVE

LUDLAM RD

199 ST

W 8 AVE

CORAL REEF DR

NW 62 AVE

400

73

W 4 AVE

RED RD

NW 52 AVE

73

PALM AVE

37

NW 47 AVE

EAST DR

E 4 AVE

SW 72 ST

E 8 AVE

SW 42 AVE

SW 42 AVE

37

136

OLD CUTLER RD

NW 42 AVE

NW 199 ST

NW 37 AVE

NW 62 ST

NW 54 ST

NW 27 AVE

27

32 27A 22

17A

NW 22 AVE

Coconut

Grove

NW 17 AVE

17

Earlington Heights

Allapattah

Santa

Clara

UHealth |

Jackson

17 77

279

77

17

77

METROCONNECT

NORTHEAST DADE

95

MIAMI

SHORES

EL PORTAL

95

62 17 62

401

54

17A 12 54

21

SW 37 AVE

DOUGLAS RD

NW 32 AVE

NW 32 AVE

INGRAHAM HWY

SW 27 AVE

SW 22 AVE

20 ST

BAYSHORE DR

95A

17

17A

SW 17 AVE

NW 12 AVE

NW 79 ST

NW 7 AVE

77

LITTLE

HAITI

101

FARE

Culmer

SW 12 AVE

207/208

THE

ROADS

12

24.8BRICKELL

Vizcaya

401

21

103

NW 2 AVE

20

32

2

95A

NW 167 ST

75

75A

N MIAMI AVE

NE 2 AVE

MIAMI GARDENS DR

9

9A

Historic Overtown/

Lyric Theatre

Government

Center

Brickell

NE 6 AVE

17

9A

NE 6 AVE

3

RICKENBACKER CSWY

NE 12 AVE

NE 151 ST

9

9

163rd St

Mall

METROCONNECT

CIVIC CENTER

PORT

MIAMI

KEY

BISCAYNE

NE 186 ST

NE 19 AVE

NE 163 ST

JULIA TUTTLE CSWY

Omni

Terminal

36

36A

183

NORTH

MIAMI

BEACH

171 ST

79TH STREET CSWY

VENETIAN CSWY

NORTH BAY

VILLAGE

150

VIRGINIA

KEY

9A

FISHER

ISLAND

26

Metrorail Stations

AVENTURA

75

75A

135

ALTON RD

79

279

15

starts 20 at

20

14 100

$2.25

101

MACARTHUR CSWY

CRANDON BLVD

BROAD CSWY

ALTON RD

WILLIAM LEHMAN CSWY

OPA-LOCKA

FIU Biscayne

EXECUTIVE AIRPORT

NW 135 ST 135

NE 135 ST

Bay Campus

NW 135 ST

NORTH

BAY HARBOR

MIAMI

ISLANDS

Miami-Dade County’s Transit System

WEST 32

is NW 127 the ST 15th largest in the country, with a total of 80,168,640 trips completed

NE 125 ST

W 68 ST HIALEAH

VIEW

401

96 ST

NW 119 ST

BAL HARBOUR

across GARDENS the four main transit E 65 ST modes: Metrobus, 125 Metrorail, Metromover 125 and the Special Transportation Service (STS).

54

Miami Dade

College North

54 26

W 60 ST

PINEWOOD 9

VIRGINIA SURFSIDE

STS is a shared-ride public transit service in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

INDIAN CREEK

VILLAGE 91 ST

W 49 ST

NW 103 ST

9A

103

3 203

Vizcaya

What About Bikes?

RICKENBACKER CSWY

VIEW

SYSTEM

MAP

MEDLEY

826

27

PALMETTO

NORTH

OKEECHOBEE

HIALEAH

MIAMI

SPRINGS

RENTAL CAR

CENTER

to West

Palm

Beach

TRI-RAIL

NW 7 AVE

CORAL

GABLES

KEY

BISCAYNE

METRORAIL

TRANSFER

WESTGATE

HIALEAH MARKET

MIAMI AIRPORT

MIAMI

INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT

NW 17 ST

837

836

NW 27 AVE

510

LITTLE HAVANA

SW 8 ST / TAMIAMI TRAIL

41

CORAL WAY

SW 27 AVE

112

THE ROADS

S DIXIE HWY

KEY

NE 192 ST

41 ST

WASHINGTON AVE

CRANDON BLVD

NW 79 ST

DR. MARTIN

LUTHER KING, JR.

SANTA

CLARA

UHEALTH|

JACKSON

DOUGLAS ROAD

77 836 21 2

UNIVERSITY

Earlington

Heights

VENETIAN CSWY

to West

Palm

Beach

BISCAYNE BLVD

BROWNSVILLE

EARLINGTON EARLINGTON HEIGHTS HEIGHTS

TRANSFER BETWEEN

ORANGE AND GREEN LINES

395

E

15

77 ST

71 ST

12

21

COLLINS AVE

150

20

195 101

ALLAPATTAH

100

14

95

WYNWOOD

CULMER

HISTORIC OVERTOWN / LYRIC THEATRE

Biking could help reduce the congestion load in Miami-Dade

GOVERNMENT

but the infrastructure

CENTER

SW 168 ST

has a long way to go to encourage more riders. While we have about BRICKELL 201 miles of

287

bike lanes in the County, only 3% of these are considered protected. A majority of

SW the 184 STbiking happens on shared paths or “sharrows” suggestive of “shared” 401 and the

VIZCAYA

“arrows” on the road. Studies have shown that this is much riskier for bikers and

500 doesn’t afford the same protections of separate bike lanes. 95

MIA TERMINAL

23

136

9,581

Miles of Dual Track

Metrorail Cars

Park & Ride Stations

NORTHSIDE

395

COCONUT GROVE

100

SUNNY

ISLES

BEACH

Government

Center

207/208

SOUTH BEACH

NE 14 ST

NE 13 ST

AMI AVE

Brickell

26

PURDY AVE

NE 17 ST

FISHER

ISLAND

100

MONDAY-FRIDAY 14

DE LUNES A GOVERNMENT

VIERNES 150

SOTI LENDI RIVE CENTER VANDREDI

METRORAIL

AIRPORT SHUTTLE

FLAGLER ST

SATURDAY-SUNDAY 20

SABADO - DOMINGO | SAMDI MIAMI - DIMANCH

101

20 32

BRICKELL

Best Transfer

Station

METRORAIL

Mejor Estación Para Transferir

Meyè Estasyon Transfè

School 3 Adrienne

BoardStation Connects with:

Arsht Ctr

Estación que conecta con:

Estasyon an konekte avèk: Omni Terminal

NE 16 ST

NE 1 AVE

20TH ST

BAY RD

WEST AVE

MACARTHUR CSWY

DOWNTOWN çè MIAMI BEACH

Allapattah

2

Santa

Clara

77 20

32

Omni

TO OMNI:

Terminal

21

15

79

Civic

Center100

14

101

Culmer

MIAMI Overtown BEACH

12

100

101

14

1

MIAMICENTRAL

SW 12 AVE

VIEW

SYSTEM

MAP

MIAMICENTRAL

MIAMICENTRAL

9

3

11TH ST

NE 15 ST

FARE

BOARD

MIAMI BEACH

9

9A

101

21

DADE BLVD

5TH ST

ALTON RD

203

17TH ST

BISCAYNE BLVD

JULIA TUTTLE CSWY

MACARTHUR CSWY

2ND ST

WASHINGTON AVE

WASHINGTON AVE

S POINTE DR

N BAYSHORE DR

14

Museum Park

WASHINGTON AVE

OCEAN DR

COLLINS AVE

COLLINS AVE

FINANCIAL DISTRICT

15 8:00 p.m. -

12:00 a.m.

101

PARK AVE

150

WESTBOUND TRANSFER LOCATION: BRIDGE RD

PARADA DE TRANSFERENCIA HACIA EL OESTE

ANPLASMAN TRANSFÈ POU DIREKSYON LWÈS

20 14 TO GOVERNMENT CENTER: 100 101

VENETIAN CSWY

20

101

EASTBOUND TRANSFER LOCATION: TERMINAL ISLE

PARADA DE TRANSFERENCIA HACIA EL ESTE | ANPLASMAN TRANSFÈ POU DIREKSYON LÈS

TO ALTON: 20 TO SOUTH POINTE: 14 TO WASHINGTON/COLLINS: 100 TO MT. SINAI: 101

NE 15 ST

METRORAIL

EARLINGTON

HEIGHTS

TRANSFER

I-95 RAMPBETWEEN

ORANGE THIRD

AND

MIAMI

GREEN LINES

INTERNATIONAL STREET

AIRPORT 14

BRICKELL LOOP

METRORAIL 150

METRORAIL

BRIGHTLINE / TRI-RAIL

Orange Line / Station

Linea Naranja / Estacion

Liy Zoranj/ Estasyon

COLLINS AVE

Lincoln Rd

Transit Hub

36

100

VENETIAN CSWY

14

36 79

101

20

150

PARK 14 WEST

Green Line / Station SW 8 ST

DOWNTOWN MIAMI

Linea Naranja / Estacion

Liy Zoranj/ Estasyon

NORTH

Station Serving Both Lines

Estación que Presta Servicio a Ambas Líneas

Estasyon k ap Sèvi Tou de Liy Yo

Metromover

Tri-Rail

Airport

SCHOOL

4.4

S MIAMI AVE N MIAMI AVE

WILKIE D.

FERGUSON, JR.

29

BRIGHTLINE INNER LOOP

15

20

ALTON RD

ALTON RD

20

101

WASHINGTON AVE

41 ST

I-195 MACARTHUR CSWY

100

15 Metromover Stations

COLLEGE 150

NORTH

Metromover

FREEDOM

Cars

TOWER

COLLINS AVE

DOWN-

TOWN PORT

MIAMI

INNER

BAYSIDE MONDAY-FRIDAY

LUNES-VIERNES / LENDI-VANDRED BRICKE

OMNI LOOP

FREQUENCY/FRECUENCIA/FREK

HOURS OF

FIRST STREET

STATION

OPERATION COMBINED ORANGE

SINGLE

HORAS DE LINES

G

VIEW LINE ESTACIÓN

LÍNEAS COMBINADAS/

PARA UN S

OPERACION / SYSTEM

LIY KONBINE YO

MIA

PALM

<--> ESTASYON

EARLINGTON

ÈDTAN BAY- NAN MAP

DAS

DADELAND

SOUTH SINGLE LO

FRONT OPERASYON

PARK

5:00 a.m. -

6:00 a.m.

RIVERWALK

MIAMI RIVER 6:00 a.m. -

FIFTH STREET 9:45 a.m.

9:45 a.m. -

BRICKELL 3:45 CITY p.m. CENTRE

TENTH STREET 3:45 p.m. -

PROMENADE 6:45 p.m.

BRICKELL AVENUE

ADRIENNE ARSHT

CENTER

ELEVENTH Miles 79 of MUSEUM Track

STREET PARK

AVENUE

KNIGHT

CENTER

INNER LOOP

FREE

NE 6 ST

COLLEGE

6:45 p.m. -

8:00 p.m.

PORT BLVD

BISCAYNE BLVD

HEIGHTS <-->

DADELAND

SOUTH

7.5

min

5

min

7.5

min

30

min*

4

INNER LO

Serves Down

(Central Busine

Presta servicio al Dow

Sèvi anba lavil (Distri

WILKIE D.

FERGUSON, JR. CO

BRIGHTLINE NO

GOVERNMENT

CENTER

METRORAIL

BRICKELL LOOP

MIAMI AVEN

LEGEND

15

min

10

min

15

min

30

min

OMNI L

STATION

MULTIP

ESTACIÓN

m

PARA VARI

ESTASYON

MULTIPLE

m

BEST TR

Metromover STATION

MEJOR ES

7.5 Tri-Rail (tri-rail.com) 15

PARA TRAN

min min m

Brightline (gobrightline MEYÈ EST

BRICKELL KEY DR MIA Mover (miami-airp

5

South Dade

10 DIRECT

Transitway

min min OF TRAm

DIRECCIÓN

RECORRID

DIREKSYO

m

METRO

BRIGHT

& TRI-R

m

MACARTHUR CSWY

*ORANGE AND GREEN LINE TRAINS WILL D

TOGETHER EVERY 30 MINUTES AFTER 8 P.M

ONE TRACK CAN BE CLOSED FOR MAINTEN

(SINGLE-TRACKING). LOS TRENES DE LAS LÍNEAS N

Y VERDE SALDRÁN A LA VEZ CADA 30 MINUTOS D


Where We Stand:

What’s Our Mobility Experience?

5

Research shows transit users value frequency, reliability and shorter travel times. Despite a robust ecosystem of

transit options and agencies, our mobility metrics reveal persistent challenges including limited connectivity and

unreliable service hours. Read on below to learn more.

Sources: Bromley et al. (2010); Binkovitz, Leah. (2016).

Lets look at how our transit options in M-DC fare through the in-depth analysis from the Transit Mobility Scorecard produced

by the Transit Alliance in 2023. The scorecard analyzes the performance of county mobility options and assigns them a

grade from A to F. The scores are based on a range of criteria such as ridership, on time performance and cost per rider.

D C B

32.4% of rides on-time

20.4% over 10 minutes late

29% of bus stops have

shelter for riders.

49.2% of rides were on time,

with unreliable weekend and

off-peak service.

Riders found pricing and

discounts confusing.

47% of rides delayed

by 2 to 10 minutes.

Limited connectivity to areas

like Wynwood and Miami Beach

reduced this mobility score.

Public transit ridership in M-DC was declining at a steady rate even pre-Covid. However, we are seeing a slight uptick

in ridership, especially with the Metrobus showing the biggest improvement from 2022 to 2023 (38% increase)

TOTAL RIDERSHIP

-2% p.a.

United States

Miami-Dade

*Ridership change per annum (p.a.)

Special

Transportation

Service

Metromover

Metrorail

Metrobus

Figures may not sum, because of rounding.

99*

1*

2*

65*

-7% p.a.

8*

9*

1*

52*

-30% p.a.

-20% p.a.

56*

6*

1*

37*

+29% p.a.

+10% p.a.

56*

5*

1*

38*

+16% p.a.

+44% p.a.

80*

7*

1*

58*

2016

2018

2020

2022

*Miami-Dade public transportation ridership per million riders.

This figure was adapted from the Partnership for Miami 2035 Report

2023

WHO RIDES PUBLIC TRANSIT AND WHAT IS THEIR EXPERIENCE?

of public transportation users work

38.3% 46 min in the service industry.

$28,798

the median earnings of public

transportation users.

34.1%

the mean travel time to get to

work using public transportation

of public transportation users

whose trips often take 60+

minutes.


6

Celebrating Wins,

Acknowledging Barriers

The ambition of rapid transit expansion and improving mobility in Greater Miami is often

complicated by barriers to funding, regulatory processes and the short-term cycles of public

office. Looking ahead, we will also need greater progress in the other building blocks of our

community such as: more affordable housing in transit-connected neighborhoods; increased

street safety and increased tree canopy to motivate more comfortable walking experiences

in a hot climate like ours.

We might be a few steps away from our ideal system, but we have a lot to celebrate as a

community! In the recent straw ballot in the local elections, nearly 80% of participating residents

voted in favor of rapid transit expansion, showing the resounding support and demand from our

community. Thanks to the collaborative efforts of many partners, here are some highlights of wins

for a better connected Greater Miami:

SMART PLAN: Adopted in 2016, the The Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit

(SMART) Program aims to advance rapid transit corridors and transit-supportive

projects for the county. This plan saw two big wins — the launch of the South Dade

Transitway Corridor, and, as of October 2024, the Federal Transit Administration’s

pledge to fund the Northeast Corridor Rapid Transit Project with up to $389M

in federal funding. These expansions can improve the bus experience through

dedicated lanes which can move faster, and take the load off the main highways.

BETTER BUS NETWORK: In November 2023, Miami-Dade County rolled out the

Better Bus Network, the first redesign of bus routes in forty years, to offer better

service to our residents by increasing reliability and frequency.

THE UNDERLINE: By repurposing the 10-mile track of unused land under the Metrorail

as a vibrant, accessible and inclusive community-space, the Underline is transforming

the mobility experience in Miami by providing more walkable and bikeable routes.

This long-term collaborative project has been a testament to how public-private

partnerships can foster effective change.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS: The County has been advancing the mobility experience in

M-DC using technology and innovation. To simplify fare payments, they’re adopting new

technologies (account-based ticketing), and interfacing with third-party apps (like Token

Transit) for riders’ convenience. Solutions like Metrolink and Metroconnect are helping

improve last-mile and on-demand connectivity in addition to partnering with private options

like Uber to fill the gaps in public-transit service.

Photo courtesy of: Miami-Dade County SMART PROGRAM Implementation Plan


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Learn More.

Act More.

People need to understand that

they are both the solution and the

problem of our transportation issues.

Their choice on what mode and how

they’re using the network will directly

influence them in the totality of the

network and also their ability to work…

Are you in a single occupant vehicle?

Ask yourself...could you carpool?

- Miami-Dade Transportation

Planning Organization

LEARN

MORE

DIG DEEPER

into the SMART Plan

and its roll-out for what’s

next in our region’s rapid

transit expansion.

EXPLORE

Miami-Dade TPO’s

interactive tools like the

Walk to School Planner

and the Transit-Oriented

communities tool.

LEARN

how our transit options fared in

Transit Alliance’s

Mobility Scorecard

and read the County’s

progress in the latest

DTPW Annual Report

ACT

MORE

ASK

more questions to understand

the transit ecosystem better

through the newly launched

TransitConnections

community engagement

initiative of the County.

COMMIT

to walking, biking, or

riding public-transit as

best as you can. If you

commute to work in a

car, explore car-pooling.

SERVE

become a

CITT Transportation

Ambassador

for your community:

Apply here

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STAY CONNECTED

Follow these profiles to stay informed with the

latest news on what’s keeping Miami-Dade moving:

GO MIAMI DADE TRANSIT MIA MIAMI-DADE TPO

40 NW 3rd Street, Suite 305

Miami, FL 33128

P: 305.371.2711

info@miamifoundation.org

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