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Moving the Transportation Planning Process
Forward with Partner Agencies…

SMART Trails Peer Exchange

A delegation consisting of Governing Board Members and the Executive Director from the Miami-Dade TPO, as well as a staff member from the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works and staff to the elected officials, participated in a SMART Trails Program Peer Exchange with officials in Atlanta, GA and New York, NY as follows:

• Meeting with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region IV
• Atlanta BeltLine Project Field Visit, Fulton Terrace to Westminster Drive, Atlanta, GA
• Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Peer Exchange
• Transit Fare Payment System Project Review
• High Line Project Field Visit
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Transit Resiliency Infrastructure Discussion
• MTA One Metro New York (OMNY) Discussion

TPO, together with The Underline and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, have coordinated to present an update of the 2018 Think Bike Event at the Together We Cycle event. Come join us and be a part of the solution of planning a future bike friendly Miami-Dade County.

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Last Chance!
Register for the Miami-Dade TPO and Partners' 
Taste of Transportation: ADA Special Edition

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This Week's Miami-Dade TPO Meetings

View the agenda package here

*Interested parties may: 

1. attend the meeting and speak where permissible in the TPO Governing Board Chambers located on the nineteenth floor of Museum Tower;
2. view a live broadcast on Miami-Dade Television;
3. view a live webcast at www.miamidade.gov/webcasting ; or
4. after the meeting, view an archived copy of the meeting at www.miamidade.gov/webcasting

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Safe Streets Summit 2023

In celebration of the 10th anniversary, the Summit is returning to Broward County at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, FL. The theme for the 2023 Safe Streets Summit is “Back to the Streets”, focusing on how we can embrace change for the better to reclaim streets for people, not just cars, and improve safety, health, economic development, and mobility for all. The Safe Streets Summit is a collaborative effort between the Miami-Dade TPO, Broward MPO, and the Palm Beach TPA to provide a local, yet regionally connected approach to prioritizing and implementing Complete Streets throughout Southeast Florida.

View the Preliminary Conference Agenda here

Register by January 22 here

What's Moving Along...

Multimodal Quality/Level of Service Handbook

Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Systems Implementation Office (SIO) develops and maintains Multimodal Quality/Level of Service (Q/LOS) Handbook. The purpose of this handbook is to provide a foundation for high-quality, consistent capacity, and quality/level of service (Q/LOS) analyses and review in the State of Florida. It includes new analytical techniques from the Transportation Research Board’s Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), Sixth Edition, and updated Generalized Service Volume Tables. The Multimodal Q/LOS Handbook has been updated to incorporate context classifications for arterial and highway analysis. New techniques have been developed for analyzing bicycle and pedestrian quality of service using Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) and Level of Traffic Stress flowcharts. Transitioning areas for limited access facilities will be re-evaluated upon the release of the updated urban area boundaries. Any resulting updates to the handbook will be made at that time.

Read more here

Safety Research Report Highlights Challenges with 
E-Scooter and E-Bike Data Collection and Analysis

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published the safety research report, “Micromobility: Data Challenges Associated with Assessing the Prevalence and Risk of Electric Scooter and Electric Bicycle Fatalities and Injuries,” examining the challenges of collecting and analyzing safety-related data of electric scooters and electric bikes. The report includes results based on a scientific literature review, discussions with subject matter experts, independent analysis of crashes and fatalities, and review of new requirements from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on vulnerable road user data collection. In addition to findings, the NTSB provides recommendations for relevant government administrations to improve e-scooter and e-bike safety.
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Read more here

National Scale Framework on Opportunities and
Challenges of Electric Bicycle Usage on Public Lands

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published “The Future of E-Bikes on Public Lands: How to Effectively Manage a Growing Trend.” The report develops a comprehensive framework to study the opportunities and challenges related to electric bicycles on public lands. This includes asking questions about the ecological, cultural, and modal effects of e-bikes and how these impacts differ from conventional bicycles. The authors hope future researchers will use this framework to fill gaps in existing knowledge and for policymakers to make more informed decisions.

Read more here

Fact Sheet on Making Micromobility 
Smarter and Safer Study

FHWA released a fact sheet on a 3-year study titled “Making Micromobility Smarter and Safer,” funded by FHWA’s Exploratory Advanced Research Program (EAR) Program and the U.S. National Science Foundation and run by a Rutgers University research team. The EAR Program explores the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology within the surface transportation sector. The 3-year study seeks to gather better data and create technological tools that help improve safety for pedestrians and micromobility vehicle users. Included in the fact sheet is an overview of the state of micromobility and safety, FHWA’s role in micromobility, and objectives of the research study such as the development of tools and methods to detect “near misses” between motor vehicles, pedestrians, e scooters, e bikes, and bicycles.

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Screening Tool for Equity Analysis of Projects

FHWA developed a second version of the Screening Tool for Equity Analysis of Projects (STEAP), an extension of the HEPGIS web application allowing for rapid screening of potential project locations in the U.S. to support Title VI, environment justice, and other socioeconomic data analyses. The STEAP V2 tool provides estimates of the socioeconomic characteristics of the resident population surrounding a project location, and allows FHWA, State DOTs, MPOs or other local agencies to generate equity analysis project profile reports without the need for GIS specialists to perform the work.

Read more here

Mark Your Calendars & Get Involved…

FDOT Regional Information Sessions for
Federal Discretionary Grant Programs

Local agency partners interested in applying for federal discretionary grant programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) are invited to attend an FDOT Regional Information Session. The morning session will focus on what local agencies need to know to be successful applicants and recipients of federal discretionary dollars. Understanding the requirements for implementation leads to more competitive applications and successful implementation of grant awards. The afternoon session will highlight important updates to the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS), Florida’s highest priority for transportation capacity investments.

February 15, 2023 
Morning Session: 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Afternoon Session: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Learn more here

Register here

***Funding Opportunity***
2023 RAISE Grant Program NOFO with $1.5 Billion
Available for Sustainable and Equitable Surface
Transportation Infrastructure Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants. U.S. DOT seeks to award projects under the RAISE Program that improve equity and environmental justice by addressing transportation-related disparities and climate change-related consequences. The NOFO mentions installing sidewalks, crosswalks, and lighting in an area with high pedestrian deaths as examples for projects eligible for RAISE funding. 

Applications are due no later than 11:59 PM ET on February 28, 2023

Learn more here

 Ongoing Transportation Projects…

I-395/SR 836/I-95 Design-Build Project

The I-395/SR 836/I-95 Project is a partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Expressway Authority, with construction limits on State Road (SR) 836 beginning at NW 17 Avenue and continuing through the SR 836/I-395/I-95 (Midtown) Interchange to the MacArthur Causeway Bridge. The limits on I-95 are from NW 8 Street to NW 29 Street. Construction is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024 at a cost of $818 million.

Keep up to date by visiting the project website here

Miami-Dade DTPW
Weekly Roadway Construction Report

View the weekly report here

FDOT District Six Roadways

The FDOT District Six Construction Department manages and oversees dozens of state road and bridge construction projects on the state highway system within Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. These projects range from minor intersection upgrades that will enhance traffic flow, to major multi-million dollar programs.

Keep up to date on the progress of various roadway projects

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE)
Weekly Construction Updates

FTE announces updated lane closures and work zones due to construction and maintenance projects in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie counties.

South Florida Construction/Lane Closure Updates

Expressway Authority
Construction Updates + Traffic Advisories

The Expressway Authority works to make driving our five roadways as easy as possible for you. Before you begin your commute, click on the road sign of your choice to find out the latest road conditions and/or construction updates.

Stay up to date on the latest construction here

Sign up here for traffic advisories

Adopt-a-Road and Help Clean Up Our Act

Do you care about the condition of our streets?  Are you part of a volunteer group looking to get involved?  Does seeing litter get you angry?  Become the master of your domain and Adopt-a-Road! Join Neat Streets Miami in reducing trash along County roads and promote your organization. Through this free program, organizations can connect their brands to community pride and civic responsibility.  Volunteer commitment includes “adopting” a one-mile segment of a County road, removing litter at least four times a year for a two year period and following County safety measures.

Learn more here

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