LTC 268-2009 South Beach Local Community MeetingsOFFICE OF tHE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # X68-2009
LETTER TO COMMISSION
io: Mayor Matti H. Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager ~-., r-
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DATE October ti, 2009 / '~ /
SUBJECT: South Beach Local Community Meeti~g~ `-
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform you of two (2) upcoming public meetings for the
South Beach Local (SBL). The first meeting will be held for the general public on Monday, October 26, 2009,
6:30 p.m. at the Miami Beach City Hall Commission Chambers. The second meeting will be held for the
Rebecca Towers residents, although it will still be open to the general public. This meeting is scheduled on
Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 2:00 p.m. at the Rebecca Tower North Multi-purpose Room at 200 Alton Road.
Representatives from Miami Dade Transit (MDT) will be present.
The public meetings will be held to solicit input and suggestions from the public to determine the ways in
which the SBL can be improved in order to provide a high quality of transit service. This will help to promote
transit as a mode of transportation in the City and to increase SBL ridership, which may help to reduce traffic
congestion, alleviate parking shortage, and improve air quality.
MDT and the City recently extended the SBL to Collins Park and Belle Isle and modified existing bus stops.
The new Collins Park stop is on 21"Street and Park Avenue and provides residents with access to the Bass
Museum, Miami City Ballet, Miami Beach Library and the Beachwalk at 21'` Street. The Belle Isle stop is on
the Venetian Causeway at Island Avenue East. The new stops have increased travel times as well as
headways (or frequency of bus service) for the SBL. During off peak hours, the headways were changed
from every 15 minutes to every 20 minuses, and during peak hours, the headways were changed from every
10 minutes to every 12 minutes. The City's Transportation Division has been coordinating with MDT to
monitor ridership at these new stops. Residents will have an opportunity to discuss these service changes
with both City and MDT staff.
City staff will be conducting an onboard customer survey for the SBL in mid October. The customer survey
will provide a means to gauge the SBL's performance from the passenger's point of view. The survey will be
administered during three (3) days, two week days during the morning and afternoon peak periods between
the hours of 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, and one weekend day during the morning
and afternoon peak periods between the hours of 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. The
information obtained will be tabulated and compiled utilizing charts and graphs and the results will be
presented at the two upcoming SBL community meetings.
The information obtained from these public meetings will also help prepare the City for future negotiations
with MDT for the SBL Interlocal Agreement (ILA), which expires on October 11, 2010.
Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional information
Attachments: SBL Community Meeting Flyers
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City of Miami Beach
Public Works Department
Please join us for a meeting to gather community suggestions on how to
improve the South Beach Local. City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade
Transit representatives will be present.
Monday, October 26, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Miami Beach City Hall
Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Contact: Lynn W. Bernstein, Community Outreach Coordinator
305-673-7000, ext.6178
To request this material in accessible format, sign language interpreters, information on access (or persons with
disabilities, and/or any accommodations to review ony document or participate in any city sponsored proceeding,
please contact 305,604.2489 (voice), or 305.6737218 (TTYi five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY
users may also call 71 1 (Florida Relay Services).
South Beach Local Community Meeting
City of Miami Beach
Public Works Department
Please join us for a meeting to gather community suggestions on how to
improve the South Beach Local. City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade
Transit representatives will be present.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
Rebecca Tower North
Multi-purpose Room
200 Alton Road
Miami Beach, FL 33939
Contact: Lynn W. Bernstein, Community Outreach Coordinator
305-673-7000, ext.6178
To request Ihis materiol in accessible format, sign language interpreters, information on access for persons with
disabilities, and/or any accommodations to review any document or participate in any city sponsored proceeding,
please contact 305.604.2489 (voice), or 305.673.7218 (TTY) five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY
users may olso call 71 1 (Florida Relay Services).
South Beach Local Community Meeting