Better Bus Project: Status of Bus System Redesign in Miami-Dade County

Phase 1

Evaluation

June – August (2019)

We evaluated the current bus system and released the Choices Report.

We surveyed riders across the bus system on the key choices that will help determine the design of the new bus network.

Download the Choices Report

Phase 2

Concepts

September – November (2019)

We released two different network concepts for discussion and debate.

We surveyed riders across the bus system about their priorities to help shape the final network plan.

Download the Concepts Report

PHASe 3

The Final Network

Ongoing

We adapted the final draft network and developed a more resilient network to provide the best possible transit service to keep riders moving efficiently, and our community connected during –and after– the coronavirus pandemic.

Download the Final Report

July 28, 2020

Coronavirus Crisis Network

We are using our draft network and community input to design a network to help the transit system face the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis. Take our short survey to help us design a resilient transit network so we can provide the most useful service to the most number of people possible.

November 15, 2019

November Committee Update

We recommended the direction for the new bus network to the Transportation and Finance Committee and did a recap of why this project is so important.

September 4, 2019

September Board Presentation

We presented the two network concepts to the Board of County Commissioners, along with a project overview and the results from our first community survey.

July 15, 2019

July Committee Update

We presented a 5-minute update to the Transportation & Finance Committee. We talked about what's happened so far, a preview of the Choices report, and what's next for the Better Bus Project.

July 3, 2019

Priorities Workshop

We held a Priorities Workshop for elected officials, major community organizations and business leaders.

With over 60 attendees, we divided everyone into groups and they played a transit visioning exercise. We also conducted some live polling based on the choices for the new bus network.

June 21, 2019

June Committee Update

We presented a 5-minute update to the Transportation & Finance Committee of the Board of County Commissioners. The presentation includes a project overview, an explanation of "the big question" and what's next for the Miami-Dade County bus system redesign.

During this phase of our project, we are combining extensive data analysis with broad surveying to determine how to approach the new bus network.

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May 28, 2019

Technical Kick-Off

A Resolution of Support for the Better Bus Project passed the Board of County Commissioners, and we held a technical kick-off meeting with Miami Dade Transit the very next day.

In attendance was Director Alice Bravo, Commissioner Levine-Cava, and representatives from several Commissioners' offices. Our technical team from Jarrett Walker + Associates walked everyone through the three main phases and next steps.

We also held kick-off meetings with the transportation departments at the City of Miami, City of Miami Beach and City of Coral Gables – the three trolley systems that are a part of the project.

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