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I-75 Express Service Analyze West/Southwest Broward County to Miami-Dade County Travel Markets Implement Refine Develop Conceive

Agenda • Express Service Objectives • Review I-75 Express Lane Facility • Review Existing BCT I-95 Express Services • Identify Future Park & Ride Facilities • Review Market Assessment / Markets Served • Discuss Unserved Travel Markets • Identify Express Service Route Alignments • Describe Express Service Travel Time Analysis • Review Draft Express Service Schedules / Operating Requirements

Express Service Objectives • Maximize Use of Managed Lanes Facilities • Minimize / Eliminate Deviations & Multiple Stops • Maximize Existing Infrastructure & Transit Service • Eliminate Duplicative Services • Serve Largest Travel Markets • Reduce Travel Time Variability • Offer Competitive Transit Service – Travel Times

I-75 Express Lanes Southbound Northbound Entrance Entrance WB I-595 Express to SB I-75 Express I-75, South of Miami Gardens Drive (Weekday PM Only) I-75, South of Royal Palm Boulevard SB Florida’s Turnpike, at I-75 I-75, South of Sheridan Street NB Florida’s Turnpike, at I-75 I-75, North of Miramar Parkway I-75, South of Griffin Road I-75, South of NW 170th Street Exit Exit I-75 Express, South of NW 170 th I-75 Express, South of Griffin Road Street I-75 Express to SB Florida’s Turnpike I-75 Express, North of Miramar Parkway I-75 Express, South of Miami Gardens I-75 Express, North of Sheridan Drive Street I-75 Express, North of Royal Palm Boulevard I-75 Express to EB I-595 Express (Weekday AM Only)

Palmetto Express Lanes Southbound Northbound Entrance Entrance SR 826, South of NW 154 Street SR 826, North of NW 74 Street SR 826, North of NW 25 Street SR 826, North of SW 8 Street Exit Exit Palmetto Express, at NW 74 Street Palmetto Express, at NW 25 Street Palmetto Express, at SW 8 Street

Existing BCT 95/595 Express Service • Route 106: I-95 Express Miramar service - Miramar Regional Park Park-and-Ride Lot to Miami Civic Center • Route 107: I-95 Express Hollywood service - Pembroke Commons Plaza Park-and-Ride Lot to Downtown Miami Bus Terminal • Route 108: I-95 Express Pembroke Pines service - North Perry Airport Park-and-Ride Lot to Miami Civic Center • Route 109: I-95 Express Pembroke Pines/Miramar service - C.B. Smith Park-and-Ride Lot to Downtown Miami Bus Terminal • Route 110: I-595 Express to Miami/Brickell - BB&T Center Park-and-Ride Lot to Brickell Metrorail Station • Route 114: I-595 Express to Miami Civic Center - BB&T Center Park-and-Ride lot to Miami Civic Center

Future Park & Ride Locations FPL Right-of-Way - Miramar I-75 / Pines Boulevard

Other Possible Future Park & Ride Location Influencers 1 C.B Smith Lot (Shift in service) 1. Pembroke City Center TOD Lot 2. (Serve either 95 or 75) Miramar Regional Park 3. (Closure or Expansion) 2 3

Typical 95 Express Bus Market 2011 on-board survey • Making work related trips – 90% work-related (HBW or NHB-Work) • Accessing 95 Express bus mostly via auto access – 80% PnR or drop- off • Driving to parking lot for 5.5 miles (mean), 8 miles (80th percentile) • Mostly choice riders – 95% from households with a car • Traveling to Miami-Dade in the morning, return late afternoon • Transferring riders - 25% riders use another mode to complete their trip (mostly Metrorail and Metromover)

Travel Market Assessment Attraction Districts • Downtown Miami • Miami Civic Center • Miami International Airport (MIA)/Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) • West of MIA Production Districts • I-75 West Broward (west of Hiatus Road and South of I-595) • Sunrise (west of University Drive and North of I- 595 covering parts of the cities of Sunrise, Plantation and Tamarac)

1-Miami Downtown • Some key markets in Broward well served by existing Express Bus Some evidence of trips from 1. Parkland / Coral Springs [market not significant] ACS Journey-to-Work Flows (One-way Weekday) Attraction District 2. I-75 market is significant and currently not optimally served Production District 1-Miami CBD [potential to have better frequency 1-Miami CBD 2,519 2-Civic Center 60 service and/or additional PnR lot] 3-MIA/MIC 50 3. Pompano / Deerfield Beach market 4-Boca East of TC Mall 25 1 5-Parkland 40 not significant 6-Coral Springs 298 7-CoconutCreek/Margate 184 8-Sunrise 693 2 9-I75WestBroward 3,066 10-Palm Beach Other 666 3 Highlighted cells are Broward to Miami downtown work 11-Broward Other 5,148 travel market (green cells are markets currently served by 12-MiamiDade Other 75,548 an existing Express bus). 11 Grand Total 88,297

Work Flows to Downtown Miami 12

2-Miami Civic Center • Key markets in Broward well served by existing Express Bus I-75 market is large [somewhat served 1. by #106] 2. “Broward Other” market is large [well ACS Journey-to-Work Flows (One-way Weekday) Attraction District served by 595 and 95 Express buses] Production District 2-Civic Center 1-Miami CBD 510 2-Civic Center 204 3-MIA/MIC 4 4-Boca East of TC Mall - 5-Parkland - 6-Coral Springs 80 7-CoconutCreek/Margate 60 8-Sunrise 150 1 9-I75WestBroward 1,320 Highlighted cells are Broward to Civic Center work travel 10-Palm Beach Other 229 2 market (green cells are markets already being served by an 11-Broward Other 1,759 existing Express bus). 12-MiamiDade Other 23,305 13 Grand Total 27,621

3-MIA/MIC Area • “MIA/MIC + West of MIA” market from Broward County not currently served by an Express Bus Sunrise market is moderate 1. I-75 market to MIA/MIC area is 2. significant ACS Journey-to-Work Flows (One-way Weekday) Attraction District “Broward Other” to MIA/MIC is 3. 3- also significant [both from South Production District MIA/MIC+West and Central Broward – partially of MIA 1-Miami CBD 182 served by TriRail] 2-Civic Center - 3-MIA/MIC 140 • Market west of MIA is as big as 4-Boca East of TC Mall 35 MIA/MIC [important to directly 5-Parkland 64 serve both markets] 6-Coral Springs 290 7-CoconutCreek/Margate 164 1 8-Sunrise 764 9-I75WestBroward 3,853 2 Highlighted cells are Broward to MIA work travel market (blue 10-Palm Beach Other 726 cells are markets not served by an existing Express bus). 11-Broward Other 4,041 3 14 12-MiamiDade Other 47,766 Grand Total 58,025

Work Flows to MIA/MIC and West of MIA From I-75 Market Total trips from I-75 area = 1,922 Key to serve both “west of MIA” and MIA/MIC markets with direct Express bus service! Total trips from I-75 area = 1,931 15

Potential Markets for I- Travel Market Assessment 75 Express Service ACS District-to-District Journey-to-Work Flows • I-75 West Broward to Miami CBD Attraction District Grand • Sunrise & I-75 West Production District 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total Broward to MIA/MIC 1-Miami CBD 2,519 510 40 142 65 20 100 114 15 24 4,931 8,480 2-Civic Center 60 204 - - - - - - - - 208 472 3-MIA/MIC 50 4 130 10 - - - - - - 255 449 Markets Served by BCT 4-West of MIA - - - - - - - - - - - - or MDT Express Service 5-I75WestBroward 3,066 1,320 1,922 1,931 27,552 7,471 21,572 14,610 3,736 2,056 33,818 119,054 6-Sunrise 693 150 379 385 5,448 17,188 10,507 21,295 9,676 3,724 7,252 76,697 • Central Broward to 7-SouthBroward 3,577 1,397 1,291 1,073 13,931 9,525 70,783 32,263 8,811 3,846 43,718 190,215 8-CentralBroward 1,362 328 1,061 403 6,336 17,131 22,582 115,109 27,146 12,939 11,825 216,222 Miami CBD / Civic Center 9-NorthBroward 731 174 442 289 3,905 9,490 9,625 40,890 76,514 30,042 6,538 178,640 (MDT – 195/295) 10-Palm Beach County 691 229 447 314 1,425 2,984 4,823 16,847 19,682 466,922 6,018 520,382 11-MiamiDade Other 75,548 23,305 22,486 25,280 11,842 5,595 28,142 19,590 5,216 4,214 815,822 1,037,040 • South Broward to Miami Grand Total 88,297 27,621 28,198 29,827 70,504 69,404 168,134 260,718 150,796 523,767 930,385 2,347,651 CBD / Civic Center (MDT – 196/296 & BCT – 106, 107, 108 & 109) • Sunrise to Miami CBD/Civic Center (BCT – 110/114)

I-75 Express Bus Travel Market Flows I-75 West Broward to: • Miami CBD – 3,000 trips • MIA/MIC – 2,000 trips • West MIA – 2,000 trips Sunrise to: • MIA/MIC – 400 trips • West MIA – 400 trips

Express Service Objectives • Maximize Use of Managed Lanes Facilities • Minimize / Eliminate Deviations & Multiple Stops • Maximize Existing Infrastructure & Transit Service • Eliminate Duplicative Services • Serve Largest Travel Markets • Reduce Travel Time Variability • Offer Competitive Transit Service – Travel Times

I-75 Express Service Route Alignments • Alignment 1 – BB&T Center Park & Ride Lot to Palmetto Metrorail Station • Alignment 2 – Pines Boulevard Park & Ride Lot to Palmetto Metrorail Station • Alignment 3 – Pines Boulevard Park & Ride Lot to MIC via NW 36 th Street • Alignment 3.1 - Pines Boulevard Park & Ride Lot to MIC via Dolphin Expressway (SR 836)