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SMART Plan Bus Express Rapid Transit (BERT)
Beach Express BERT Routes
Implementation Plan and Status
Department of Transportation and Public Works
July 15, 2019
Bus Express Rapid Transit 1
SMART Plan
•Add smart plan map
Bus Express Rapid Transit 2
BERT Beach Express Routes
Golden Glades
Civic Center
Miami Central
Bus Express Rapid Transit 3
BERT Planning Analysis
•Market analysis
•Travel times
•Ridership estimates
•Service plan refinement
•Community coordination
•Terminal operations
•Engineering and Traffic analysis
•Environmental analysis
•Vehicle needs
•Cost estimates
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Bus Express Rapid Transit 4
BERT Beach Express North
•Golden Glades
–via Earlington Heights, Mt Sinai, Mid Beach
•Miami Beach City Center
•10-min peak, 20 min off-peak
•19 hours/day
•Saturday & Sunday service
•FDOT I-195 inside shoulder design in 2020
•Service anticipated in 2023
Bus Express Rapid Transit 5
BERT Beach Express North
Travel markets
•High propensity to use transit:
–Population & jobs density –2x County average
–Large work flow north County to Miami Beach
–Other factors supporting high transit use
•Age -young population
•Existing transit use –high
•Income –lower than average
•Car ownership -low
High
employment
density –
particularly on
Miami Beach
Bus Express Rapid Transit 6
Bus on Inside Shoulder Lane on I-195
Purpose:
•Improve travel time –bypass congestion
•Reliability –stay on schedule
•Minimize operating costs
Who would use:
•BERT: Beach North; Beach Central
•Existing: 110/J; 150/Airport Flyer
Bus Express Rapid Transit 7
FDOT Criteria
•Limited access facility
•Congested speeds 35 mph, 15 min
•6 buses per day
•Increase ridership > 10%
•Improved travel times > 20%
•Minimum 10-foot shoulder (no barrier)
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Meets criterion?
Bus Express Rapid Transit 14
BERT Beach Express
South and Central
•Beach Express South
–Miami Central Station via I-395 to Miami Beach City Center
–10-min headway, 19 hrs/day
–Service anticipated in 2023
•Beach Express Central
–Civic Center via I-195 to Miami Beach City Center
–10-min peak, 20-min off-peak, 19 hrs/day
–Service anticipated in 2023