KNOW MIAMI-DADE MPO

MPO Governing BoardTransit Solutions Committee

July 8, 2015

WHAT IS THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)

1. The MPO is an organization created by the Federal government to help ensure the smart and effective investment of limited public transportation dollars

2. Any urban area with more than 50,000 residents must have an MPO3. MPOs are responsible for conducting the transportation planning process

for the metropolitan areas4. The transportation planning process is:

• Assisted by the Federal government• Administered by the State• Locally driven by the MPO

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HISTORY OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (MPO)

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1. 1962 - Federal-Aid Highway Act • Mandated MPOs for urban areas over 50,000 in population• Use of 3-C process for conducting the transportation planning

process: continuing, cooperative and comprehensive• Required to be multimodal

2. 1973 - Highway Act• Highway Trust Fund (HTF) – funds MPO planning activities

3. 1991 - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA)• Flexible funding

4. 1998 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)

5. 2005 - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)

6. 2012 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)

IN THE UNITED STATES

1. There are 443 MPOs2. MPOs by State

• Florida: 27• Texas: 25• Pennsylvania: 20 • California: 19

3. Nationwide, Miami-Dade MPO is the 21st largest MPO based on population and 32nd based on square miles

4. Statewide, Miami-Dade MPO is the largest MPO based on population and the 5th based on square miles

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MIAMI-DADE MPO1. Established in 1977 by an Interlocal Agreement between the State

of Florida Department of Transportation, the Dade County Board of County Commissioners and the Dade County School Board

2. Guides the transportation planning process in Miami-Dade County3. Coordinate the programming of funds

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MPO GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERSHIP

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Miami-Dade County Board of County

Commissioners (13)

Elected Officials (6) One from each municipality with a population over

50,000

Appointed by the Governor (4)MDX, Public School Board, elected

official representing a municipality within the County and a non-elected official in unincorporated Miami-Dade

STRUCTURE OF MIAMI-DADE MPO

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PARTNERING AGENCIES LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL

FHWAFTA

SFRTA

FDOT

MDX

Turnpike

MDT

SFRPC

PWWMRERAviation

Seaport

School Board

Cities50K

Municipal Rep

Private Sector

MPO Transportation Planning Process

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Let’s start over

MPO GOVERNING BOARD ROLE

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MPO STAFF Policy & Decision

Makers

MPO ROLE

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System/Project Planning & Feasibility

Project Design & ROW Acquisition

Project Maintenance & Operation

Project Construction

MPO

FDOT

MDT

MDX

PWWM

MPO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PROCESS

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Guided by Federaland State

Requirements

FEDERAL DOCUMENTS

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• Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)

• Congestion Management Process (CMP)

• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

• Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

• Public Participation Plan (PPP)

FEDERAL & STATE REQUIREMENTS

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Section 450.314Section 450.316.bSection 450.320Section 450.322Section 450.324Section 450.334

State RequirementsFlorida Statutes, Title 26 Public Transportation, Chapter 339.175

UPWP Public Involvement CMP LRTP TIP Federal Certification

Mandates

Federal RequirementsU.S. Code, Title 23, CFR Section 450 Sub-Part C

Section 9Section 8.b.5Section 6.cSection 7Section 8

MPO Program Management Handbook

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ROLE OF PARTNERING AGENCIES

IMPLEMENTATIONAND OPERATION

PLANNING

POLICY

• FDOT - 6• TURNPIKE• MDX• MDT• PWWM• PORT MIAMI• AVIATION• SFRTA (Regional)

• RER• SFRPC (Regional)

• FHWA• FTA• FDOT

• City of Hialeah• City of Homestead• City of Miami• City of Miami Beach• City of Miami Gardens• City of North Miami• Municipal Representative• Public School System

SUPPORT

MPO TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COUNCIL (TPC)

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Agency - Member• City of Hialeah - Jorge E. Hernandez• City of Homestead - Julio A. Brea • City of Miami - Carlos Cruz-Casas• City of Miami Beach – Jose R. Gonzalez• City of Miami Gardens - Tom Ruiz • City of North Miami - Aleem A. Ghany• FDOT - Harold Desdunes & Debora Rivera • Metropolitan Planning Organization - Jesus Guerra, Chairperson • Miami-Dade Aviation Department - Emilio T. Gonzalez • Miami-Dade Expressway Authority - Javier Rodriguez• Miami-Dade League of Cities - Hon. Joe Corradino• Miami-Dade Public Schools - Vivian G. Villaamil• Miami-Dade Public Works and Waste Management - Alina T. Hudak• Miami-Dade Regulatory and Economic Resources- Jack Osterholt• Miami-Dade Seaport - Juan Kuryla• Miami-Dade Transit - Ysela Llort• Miami-Dade Water and Sewer - Lester Sola • South Florida Regional Transportation Authority - William L. Cross

Advises the MPO Governing

Board on the technical

adequacy of various

proposed program actions.

LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (LRTP)1. The LRTP is required by Federal law for the MPO to receive federal funds for

transportation projects2. The LRTP:

• Is updated every five years

• Has a minimum 20 year horizon

• Is multimodal (highways, transit, bike/pedestrian, freight)

3. The LRTP is developed in coordination with all transportation partners

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2040 LRTP PRIORITY BANDS

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2040 LRTP: COMMITTED VS AVAILABLE FUNDS

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Estimated Forecast Revenue$44.5 B

Year of Expenditure (YOE) Dollars Committed Funds$29.3 B (65%)

Available Funds$15.2 B (35%)

• 65% of the revenues are committed for maintaining and operating existing infrastructures and services.

• 35% of the revenues are available for new capital and new operational expenses.

TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP)

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1. The TIP is a 5-year program that prioritizes transportation improvement projects for federal, state, and local funding.

2. The TIP is a ‘living’ document, meaning that it needs to stay current and may be amended as needed.

3. Identifies funding levels by source and type.4. The TIP Development Committee includes representatives from the

MPO’s transportation partners.

HOW DOES THE TIP WORKS?

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• The first year is the annual element; the remaining four (4) are the future.• Each year a new fifth year is added.• Fifth year added of the TIP is based on the MPO Program Priorities taken

from the LRTP.

The LRTP and the TIP

New 5th yearFrom Priority 2

LRTP

1 2 3 4 5 6 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20

LRTP – Priority 1 LRTP – Priority 2 LRTP – Priority 3 LRTP – Priority 4

TIP

In Miami-Dade County, Priority 4 is from 2031 - 2040

WHAT IS THE MPO PROGRAM PRIORITIES?

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• Required by the State of Florida under Chapter 339.175 Section 8.b

• Includes the list of priority projects to be added to the 5th year of the TIP, based on available federal funding

• Added projects come from the LRTP Priority II

• Needs to be approved by the MPO Governing Board, before October 1st

• Once approved, list of projects is included in the FDOT 5-Year Work Program, as directed by the MPO

Approved on May 21, 2015MPO Resolution #15-15

THE RESULTS…

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Completed Projects

PortMiami Tunnel

MIA People Mover

Pedestrian Overpass

Open Toll Roads

MIC Intermodal Terminal

FY 2016 – FY 2020 TIP

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2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2020 TOTAL

$1,688,354 $1,843,824 $1,973,461 $1,291,697 $876,714 $7,674,050

MPO approved TIP

$7.7 B

Aviation $0.24 B 3%

FDOT $4.43 B 58%

MDX $0.66 B 9%

PWWM $0.53 B 7%

PortMiami $0.17 B 2%

Transit $1.17 B 15%

Turnpike $0.47 B 6%

UNIFIED PLANNING WORK PROGRAM (UPWP)1. The UPWP is a biennial program and lists the work activities to be

performed by MPO staff or a member agency.2. The activities include technical studies and other related activities

that support the transportation planning and improvement programs.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPWP

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1. Call for Ideas (CFI): Recommendations from our transportation partners and residents

2. General Planning Consultant (GPC): Requests from the Board and staff3. Municipal Grant Program (MGP): Municipal participation (20%

minimum)

• Over 21 Awarded Projects to 12 Municipalities

• 61 Studies Completed • 79% of the completed studies

have either been implemented, are being utilized, or are being advanced by other agencies

2011 - 2014

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN (PPP)

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Yearly, MPO staff attend an average of over 40 OUTREACH EVENTSthroughout the county!

The PPP shall:1. Be proactive2. Provide complete and easily understood information 3. Provide timely public notice4. Be fully accessible to the public5. Provide early and continuing involvement to the public

HOW THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATES?

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Four Citizen Advisory Committees LRTP Workshops UPWP Call for Ideas Bike/Ped Education Events University/College Outreach Business Outreach Events Community Action Agencies Transportation Groups Facebook Page Other Social Media Sites

TARC

BPAC

FTACCTAC

REGIONAL COORDINATIONSoutheast Florida Transportation Council (SEFTC) is the formal partnership between Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach MPOs

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SEFTC

Regional Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (RTTAC)

Transportation System Management &

Operations (TSMO)

FreightPublic Participation

Modeling

Sub-committees

FEDERAL CERTIFICATION

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Every four (4) years a Federal Certification Team (FHWA and FTA), has to certify that Miami-Dade MPO complies with all federal requirements. Failure to pass this certification review process, could jeopardizes the receipt of federal transportation funds for Miami-Dade County. The certification review process includes the following areas of interest:

In addition, the FDOT and the Miami-Dade MPO conduct a yearly Joint Standard Certification Process. Based on this process, FDOT recommends that the Miami-Dade MPO be certified.

• Demographics• Boundaries• Political• MPO Structure• Process Changes• Agreements

• LRTP• TIP• UPWP• CMP• ITS• Transit

• Public Involvement• Title VI• Bicycle/Pedestrian• Freight• Environmental• Safety

• Regional• Security• Air Quality• Travel Demand• DBE• Transportation

Disadvantage

BACK TO REALITY

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How this process makes real projects?

Socio-economic Traffic Transit Environmental Modeling Future projections

Public Input Community Impacts Freight Movement Estimated costs Revenues PLUS…

CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DENSITY

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Highest Employment Areas

1. Downtown Miami2. Doral3. Airport4. Coral Gables5. Civic Center6. Hialeah7. Little Habana8. South Miami9. Aventura10. FIU

WORK COMMUTE TRIPS

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Downtown Employee

Distribution

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WORK COMMUTE TRIPS

Miami International

Airport Employee

Distribution

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WORK COMMUTE TRIPS

Doral Employee

Distribution

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WORK COMMUTE TRIPS

Aventura Employee

Distribution

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WORK COMMUTE TRIPS

Coral Gables Employee

Distribution

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REGIONAL COMMUTE

756,994 (75%)340,224 (67%)

473,779 (65%)

Miami-DadeTotal Work Trips

1,008,705

BrowardTotal Work Trips

728,709

Palm BeachTotal Work Trips

511,091

30,076 (3%)

26,670 (5%)

90%

85% 93%

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FROM PLANNING…

CURRENT TRANSIT SYSTEM

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REALITY!!!

EXPRESS LANES NETWORK

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BUS RAPID TRANSIT NETWORK

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RAIL NETWORK

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TRANSIT HUBS NETWORK

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PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

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• Metrorail• Metromover• Metrobus• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)• Urban Express Service• Highway Express Lanes• Commuter Train• Light Rail Transit (LRT)• Transit Hubs

THANK YOU!