20160608 Commission Meeting light rail-street car lockedCMB Commission Meeting
June 08, 2016
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Project Background
•2015 –MPO Beach Corridor Transit Connection Study
recommended advancing the project:
•Miami Beach Light Rail Circulator
•Miami Light Rail Circulator
•Causeway Connection
•In December 2015 Miami Beach initiated the
environmental review process for the Miami Beach
Light Rail Circulator component of the regional program
•Miami Beach received unsolicited proposal to design,
build, finance, operate and maintain and an off-wire
LRT/streetcar line as a Public Private Partnership (P3) in
Miami Beach
•Miami Beach issued a notice for proposals pursuant to state
statute in parallel to the ongoing environmental study
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Solicitation Process for P3 Partnership
•Three proposals were received on May 10th, 2016
•An Evaluation Committee has been formed
•The City Commission will approve final rankings and
authorize negotiations for an interim agreement
tentatively scheduled for July
•Additional information available at the City of Miami
Beach website: www.miamibeachfl.gov
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Project Development
Overview
•Preliminary Phase 1/
Phase 2 alignment based on
2015 Beach Corridor Transit
Connection Study (To be
Refined)
•Catenary-free/off-wire
technologies
•Streetcar will operate in
exclusive lanes
•Planned to be inter-
operable with future
extension to Miami
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First Steps -Track & Stops Assumptions
•Bi-directional Loop
•Operations (under
evaluation):
6.0 -7.5 Minute Frequencies
Hours of Operation: 5:30 AM
to 2:00 AM
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First Steps -Track & Stops Assumptions
Stops
•Approximately three
(3) stops per mile
•ADA accessibility will
be provided at every
stop
•Platforms will be 180
feet in length and 10
feet to 15 feet wide
•Platform height shall
be about two (2) steps
above ground
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First Steps -Track & Stops Assumptions
Stops (continued)
•Platforms will provide
level boarding to all
vehicle doors
•Stop amenities will
blend into the overall
streetscape
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Stops -Elements
•Tactile edge strip
•Canopy
•Kiosk / map
•Signage
•Seating / leaning rail
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Stops -Elements
•Trash receptacle
•Railings
•Lighting
•Train arrival
messaging
•Ticket vending
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Center Stop -Dual Loading
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Center Stop -Split Loading
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5th Street -Cross Section
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5th Street -Cross Section
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5th Street -Cross Section
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5th Street -Cross Section
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Washington Avenue -Existing Cross Section
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Washington Avenue-Proposed Cross Section
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Washington Avenue-Proposed Cross Section
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Washington Avenue-Proposed Cross Section
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Washington Avenue-Proposed Cross Section
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17th Street –Existing Cross Section
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17th Street –Proposed Cross Section
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17th Street –Existing Cross Section
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17th Street –Proposed Cross Section
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Dade Blvd Option
Compared to 17th Street
•Adds $18M (PW Site) or $42M (17th Street Site)
•Additional ½ Mile of Track
•Adds 3 minutes to trip times
•Abuts less dense land uses
•Approximately the same level of traffic impacts
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Alton Road –Existing Cross Section
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Alton Road –Proposed Cross Section
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Other Considerations
(All Roadways)
•Left turn restrictions
required & currently under
evaluation
•Impacts to on-street
parking
•Potential streetscape
modifications with possible
grass tracks & planted
medians
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Transit Hub
Attributes:
•Inter-operable
•Appropriately Sized
(1-2Acres)
•Good Access and
Circulation
•Attract Motorists
with Parking
•Bus Bays
•Vicinity of Alton
Road & 5th Street
•Potential other
locations
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Vehicle Storage,
Maintenance, and
Operations Facility
(VSMOF)
9 potential locations
were narrowed
to 2 that met
minimum criteria
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VSMOF Assumptions
for Review of Environmental Impact
•Minimum practical size 2 acres to accommodate fleet of 12 –
14 LRT/streetcar vehicles
•Oblong or rectangular in shape
•Located close to the streetcar route; minimize non-revenue
track
•Site should accommodate:
•Vehicle maintenance
•Vehicle storage
•Traction-power substation
•Operations Control Center (OCC)
•Maintenance of way parts and equipment
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VSMOF Examples
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Vehicle Storage, Maintenance and Operations
Facility (VSMOF) –Public Works Facility Site
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Vehicle Storage, Maintenance and
Operations Facility (VSMOF)
17th Street Site (1st floor shown) parking proposed above
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Retail Liner
Under
Consideration
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Preliminary Cost Estimates
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Scenario Costs
CAPITAL
Phase 1, VSMOF –Public Works Site
Phase 1, VSMOF –17th Street Site
Phase 1 + 2, VSMOF –Public Works Site
Phase 1 + 2, VSMOF –17th Street Site
OPERATIONAL
Phase 1 + 2, Peak 6 Minute Headway
Phase 1 + 2, Peak 7.5 Minute Headway
Phase 1, Peak 6 Minute Headway
Phase 1, 7.5 Peak Minute Headway
$222,000,000
$257,000,000
$387,500,000
$410,000,000
$16,000,000
$14,000,000
$8,600,000
$7,700,000
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Upcoming Milestones
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July 13
September
2016
January 2017
Commissioner Endorsement of Key
Elements of Preliminary Preferred
Alternative (PPA)
Completion of Draft Environmental Impact
Report; Commission Endorsement of PPA
Public Hearing / Final Environmental Impact
Report –Adoption of LPA
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Upcoming Decisions…..
•Commission preliminary decisions on critical items
by July, 2016
•Preferred route alignment and stops
•Washington Avenue alternative
•17th Street versus Dade Blvd. alignment
•VSMOF site
•Transit Hub
•Commission endorsement of preliminary preferred
alternative by September 2016 for draft Project
Environmental Impact Report
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Commission Direction
•Washington Avenue
•VSMOF Site
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