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Land Use Planning & Visioning

Lead Agency: Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO)

Transit supportive land use plays an important role in the success of major rapid transit investments. It promotes transit use and increases mobility choices for the residents, businesses, and visitors along the corridors. The ultimate purpose of Land use Planning & Visioning Planning is to develop a Land Use Scenario Plan for each of the six SMART Plan corridors. This exercise will provide the technical basis for the development of transit supportive land uses for the six corridors.

SMART Implementation Plan Charrettes

Two series of charrettes will be conducted for each of the six corridors. The first corridor charrette series will be conducted to assist in the scenario development exercise for the task associated with Land Use Scenarios Development and Testing. The second corridor charrette series will be held as part of the corridor visioning work.

Rapid Transit Corridors

The Beach Corridor runs from the Design District/Midtown Miami and Downtown Miami to the Miami Beach Convention Center area.

Land Use Scenario & Visioning Planning Study

The purpose of LUS&VP is to integrate transportation and land use planning, thereby maximizing the effectiveness of transit investments along the SMART Plan corridors. This report focuses on the LUS&VP activities completed for the Beach and Northeast SMART Plan Corridors, which were studied together due to the study areas overlapping one another between Downtown Miami and Midtown Miami.

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The East-West Corridor runs along SR 836/Dolphin Expressway from the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) adjacent to the Miami International Airport (MIA) to the Tamiami Terminal.  
 
Land Use Scenario & Visioning Planning Study
The planning study developed land use scenarios that will be supportive of the future rapid transit plans along the corridor. Working in coordination with the general public, a Study Advisory Committee (SAC), transportation agency partners, and elected officials, a preferred land use scenario was developed including station typologies that will be conducive to Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) within the station areas. 
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The Kendall Corridor runs along the Dadeland area Metrorail stations to Krome Avenue.
 
Land Use Scenario and Visioning Planning Study
The planning study developed land use scenarios that will be supportive of the future rapid transit plans along the corridor. Working in coordination with the general public, a Study Advisory Committee (SAC), transportation agency partners, and elected officials, a preferred land use scenario was developed including station typologies that will be conducive to Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) within the station areas. 
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Once completed, the North Corridor will provide residents with a seamless transit experience by extending the County’s existing Metrorail system along NW 27 Avenue from the Martin Luther King Station to the County Line.

Land Use Scenario and Visioning Planning Study
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The Northeast Corridor is the Miami-Dade portion of the Coastal Link, which extends from Downtown Miami to the City of Aventura, along the existing Florida East Coast (FEC) railway tracks, approximately 13.5 miles.
 
Land Use Scenario and Visioning Planning Study
This report focuses on the LUS&VP activities completed for the Beach and Northeast SMART Plan Corridors, which were studied together due to the study areas overlapping one another between Downtown Miami and Midtown Miami.
Outreach Materials
The South Dade Transitway will feature 14 iconic Bus Rapid Transit stations. Each new BRT station will provide level boarding through all doors, and pre-paid fares for speedy access. Outreach Materials