LTC 322-2022 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEACH CORRIDOR RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT BAY CROSSING OR TRUNKLINE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PUBLIC MEETINGMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Mana�
DATE: August 3, 2022
SUBJECT: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEACH CORRIDOR RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT BAY
CROSSING OR TRUNKLINE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND
PUBLIC MEETING
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to inform the Mayor and City Commission that,
pursuant to a briefing held on August 1, the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation
and Public Works (DTPW) has advised that the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the
Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project Bay Crossing or Trunkline is available for public review and
comment. Please click here to review the draft report.
The Draft EA was prepared as part of the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) phase
of the Beach Corridor project - a Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan project linking
the cities of Miami Beach and Miami -to satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act
requirements.
Furthermore, DTPW advised that it will be hosting a hybrid public meeting on Tuesday, August 9,
2022 at 6 p.m. in the Miami Beach Regional Library at 227 22 Street. Attached is the notification
from the County with additional details on the public meeting.
A comment period for the DEA will be open until August 19, 2022. Comments regarding the DEA
can be submitted at DTPW-BCT-EA@miamidade.gov to be incorporated in the public record.
City staff from key departments, including Transportation and Mobility, Environment and
Sustainability, Planning, and Public Works will be reviewing and providing comments on the DEA.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Attachment: Miami-Dade County DTPW Public Meeting Notification
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322-2022
Public Notice
Miami-Dade County
Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW)
Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project Hybrid Public Meeting
The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) has scheduled a
hybrid public meeting regarding the Miami-Dade SMART Program Beach Corridor Rapid Transit
Project on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at
the Miami Beach Regional Library at 227 22nd St., Miami Beach, FL 33139.
The meeting will be held simultaneously on Zoom for those who would like to attend remotely
through this virtual platform. Registration is required to participate via Zoom. To register, please visit
www.miamidade.gov/virtual-meetings. Click Department Meetings, find the meeting date and time,
and select the meeting you wish to attend.
The Beach Corridor Rapid Transit Project is a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study
and is part of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Program. The project goal is to provide
rapid transit connections from the Miami Design District/ Midtown and Downtown Miami, along I-
395/SR A1A (MacArthur Causeway), to the Miami Beach Convention Center area.
At the meeting, DTPW will present findings from the evaluation of the engineering and environmental
effects of the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) unanimously selected by the Transportation planning
Organization (TPO) in 2020.
A Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Beach Corridor Trunkline from the existing
Metromover system at Downtown Miami to 5th Street and Washington Avenue in the City of Miami Beach
has been prepared to satisfy the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The public is encouraged to
visit the Beach Corridor’s webpage to review the document and provide comments.
To request materials in accessible format, sign language interpreters, Communication Access Real-time
Translation (CART) and/or any accommodation to participate in any County-sponsored program or
meeting, please contact the ADA Departmental Coordinator at 786-469-5225 or DTPW-
ADA@miamidade.gov at least five days in advance to initiate your request. TTY users may also call
711 (Florida Relay Service).
For additional information regarding this project, please email SMARTBeach@miamidade.gov.