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SMART STEP Evaluation Report
Miami-Dade TPO’s SMART Street Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) was launched in 2021 with eleven projects aimed at addressing access and mobility challenges in both the Urban Mobility and Non-Urban Core areas. The program recommends safety improvements at major crosswalks to enhance mobility for the impaired, incorporating features such as high-visibility crosswalks, ADA-compliant pedestrian facilities, and continuous bicycle pathways. This report assesses the progress of the SMART STEP projects and highlights “lessons learned” to improve the efficiency of future initiatives. Of the eleven projects, eight have been completed to date (September 2024), while the remaining are either programmed or under evaluation for further consideration. This document identifies factors that contributed to the success as well as challenges encountered during the project development and implementation phases.
Miami-Dade 2050 Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan
The Miami-Dade 2050 Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan outlines a long-term vision for improving walking and bicycling in the region, helping to create a safer, more equitable, and more sustainable environment for Miami-Dade County residents. This Master Plan builds upon the Miami-Dade 2045 Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan and provides a blueprint to address current and future needs, focusing primarily on daily commuters and those projects which support safety for the greatest number of people each day. The Master Plan is fully coordinated and integrated with the recommendations made in the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), also known as the SMART M.A.P. (Mobility. Accessibility. Prosperity.) regarding non-motorized strategies.
2024 Freight Plan Update
The Miami-Dade TPO updates the Miami-Dade County Freight Plan on a regular basis in alignment with the TPO’s Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) update. In addition to developing a list of projects for funding consideration within the LRTP, this report highlights the importance of freight mobility in Miami-Dade County and documents how the county’s freight industry has evolved over time.
People Mover Technology as an Option to Further Extend the Reach of the SMART Program Study
This study assessed the application of Automated People Mover (APM), or similar technology, to extend and augment the reach of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Program in areas connecting to existing or future SMART Program corridors, and intermodal hubs where feasible. Additionally, it provides the necessary information to evaluate and develop viable concepts consistent with the Miami-Dade TPO’s Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The results of this study define five route alternatives that are intended to complement and build on Miami-Dade County’s transportation network and to ensure greater integration with the SMART Program.
Enhancing SRTS Along the South Dade Trail Feasibility Study
The feasibility study examined the need for improved bicycle and pedestrian access to public schools in South Miami-Dade along the South Dade Trail and assessed the current Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program’s capacity to meet these needs. The SRTS program is a funded program aimed at making walking and biking to and from school safe, practical, and enjoyable. The South Dade Trail, spanning from Dadeland to Florida City, connects numerous municipalities which represent some of the fastest growing communities in Miami-Dade County. The study identified key opportunities for improvement and proposed enhancements along the trail in three phases: Short-Term (3-5 years), Mid-Term (5-7 years), and Long-Term (10+ years).
Gain insights about recent analyses and studies completed by TPO.
Miami-Dade TPO’s SMART Street Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) was launched in 2021 with eleven projects aimed at addressing access and mobility challenges in both the Urban Mobility and Non-Urban Core areas. The program recommends safety improvements at major crosswalks to enhance mobility for the impaired, incorporating features such as high-visibility crosswalks, ADA-compliant pedestrian facilities, and continuous bicycle pathways. This report assesses the progress of the SMART STEP projects and highlights “lessons learned” to improve the efficiency of future initiatives. Of the eleven projects, eight have been completed to date (September 2024), while the remaining are either programmed or under evaluation for further consideration. This document identifies factors that contributed to the success as well as challenges encountered during the project development and implementation phases.
Miami-Dade 2050 Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan
The Miami-Dade 2050 Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan outlines a long-term vision for improving walking and bicycling in the region, helping to create a safer, more equitable, and more sustainable environment for Miami-Dade County residents. This Master Plan builds upon the Miami-Dade 2045 Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan and provides a blueprint to address current and future needs, focusing primarily on daily commuters and those projects which support safety for the greatest number of people each day. The Master Plan is fully coordinated and integrated with the recommendations made in the 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), also known as the SMART M.A.P. (Mobility. Accessibility. Prosperity.) regarding non-motorized strategies.
2024 Freight Plan Update
The Miami-Dade TPO updates the Miami-Dade County Freight Plan on a regular basis in alignment with the TPO’s Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) update. In addition to developing a list of projects for funding consideration within the LRTP, this report highlights the importance of freight mobility in Miami-Dade County and documents how the county’s freight industry has evolved over time.
People Mover Technology as an Option to Further Extend the Reach of the SMART Program Study
This study assessed the application of Automated People Mover (APM), or similar technology, to extend and augment the reach of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Program in areas connecting to existing or future SMART Program corridors, and intermodal hubs where feasible. Additionally, it provides the necessary information to evaluate and develop viable concepts consistent with the Miami-Dade TPO’s Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The results of this study define five route alternatives that are intended to complement and build on Miami-Dade County’s transportation network and to ensure greater integration with the SMART Program.
Enhancing SRTS Along the South Dade Trail Feasibility Study
The feasibility study examined the need for improved bicycle and pedestrian access to public schools in South Miami-Dade along the South Dade Trail and assessed the current Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program’s capacity to meet these needs. The SRTS program is a funded program aimed at making walking and biking to and from school safe, practical, and enjoyable. The South Dade Trail, spanning from Dadeland to Florida City, connects numerous municipalities which represent some of the fastest growing communities in Miami-Dade County. The study identified key opportunities for improvement and proposed enhancements along the trail in three phases: Short-Term (3-5 years), Mid-Term (5-7 years), and Long-Term (10+ years).
Gain insights about recent analyses and studies completed by TPO.
Annual Report
The Miami-Dade TPO’s 2023 Annual Report details the accomplishments the Miami-Dade TPO Governing Board and staff achieved. Among the many milestones summarized in the report, the most significant accomplishment was the TPO Governing Board’s adoption of the largest Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) in agency history, funded at over $12 Billion in transportation investments over the next five years.
Over $6 billion is programmed for highway/expressway/state roads and arterials, while over $5 billion is programmed for intermodal, transit, seaport, and aviation. The remaining TIP categories include bicycle, pedestrian, trails, and local roads. Read the report to see all TPO achievements in 2023.
View the 2023 Annual Report as a Flipbook or download the PDF.
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
The UPWP describes transportation planning priorities and activities managed by the Miami-Dade TPO. The program includes specific tasks for the TPO and our planning partners that will be performed every two years. Our current UPWP is being carried out from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, and outlines the planning, projects, budget, and activities that support the comprehensive and multimodal transportation improvement program approved for Miami-Dade County.
View the FYs 2025 and 2026 UPWP here
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The current FYs 2025-2029 TIP specifies transportation improvements for the next five years, and is updated every year as required by federal government regulations. It is a staged multi-year program that sets the priorities of transportation improvement projects with federal, state, and local funding. It contains various categories of improvements including: Highway, Transit, Aviation, Seaport, Non-Motorized, Freight, Private Sector, and Regionally Significant Transportation Projects. It must also contain all transportation projects that receive federal funds.
View the FYs 2025-2029 TIP here and Citizens Version here
Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
The current 2045 LRTP marks a time of transition from the early growth and development patterns that fueled the rise of Miami-Dade County as a global hub as well as the approach to an emphasis on rapid transit, land use, densification, connectivity, multimodal mobility and innovative (non-traditional) financing throughout the long range transportation planning process. The intent and purpose of the 2045 LRTP is to encourage, shape, promote and sustain transportation choices, economic competitiveness, the safe and efficient management, operations and development of a cost feasible intermodal transportation system that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight within the Miami-Dade urbanized area, while reducing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution.
View the 2045 LRTP here
The Miami-Dade TPO’s 2023 Annual Report details the accomplishments the Miami-Dade TPO Governing Board and staff achieved. Among the many milestones summarized in the report, the most significant accomplishment was the TPO Governing Board’s adoption of the largest Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) in agency history, funded at over $12 Billion in transportation investments over the next five years.
Over $6 billion is programmed for highway/expressway/state roads and arterials, while over $5 billion is programmed for intermodal, transit, seaport, and aviation. The remaining TIP categories include bicycle, pedestrian, trails, and local roads. Read the report to see all TPO achievements in 2023.
View the 2023 Annual Report as a Flipbook or download the PDF.
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)The UPWP describes transportation planning priorities and activities managed by the Miami-Dade TPO. The program includes specific tasks for the TPO and our planning partners that will be performed every two years. Our current UPWP is being carried out from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, and outlines the planning, projects, budget, and activities that support the comprehensive and multimodal transportation improvement program approved for Miami-Dade County.
View the FYs 2025 and 2026 UPWP here
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The current FYs 2025-2029 TIP specifies transportation improvements for the next five years, and is updated every year as required by federal government regulations. It is a staged multi-year program that sets the priorities of transportation improvement projects with federal, state, and local funding. It contains various categories of improvements including: Highway, Transit, Aviation, Seaport, Non-Motorized, Freight, Private Sector, and Regionally Significant Transportation Projects. It must also contain all transportation projects that receive federal funds.View the FYs 2025-2029 TIP here and Citizens Version here
Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
The current 2045 LRTP marks a time of transition from the early growth and development patterns that fueled the rise of Miami-Dade County as a global hub as well as the approach to an emphasis on rapid transit, land use, densification, connectivity, multimodal mobility and innovative (non-traditional) financing throughout the long range transportation planning process. The intent and purpose of the 2045 LRTP is to encourage, shape, promote and sustain transportation choices, economic competitiveness, the safe and efficient management, operations and development of a cost feasible intermodal transportation system that will serve the mobility needs of people and freight within the Miami-Dade urbanized area, while reducing transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution.View the 2045 LRTP here
Every four years Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) conduct a review of the Miami-Dade TPO’s transportation planning process, as required by law. The Federal Team conducted a site visit with TPO staff on April 13, 2023 that included a comprehensive, interactive discussion explaining the multitude of work products completed and best practices achieved over the last four years.
The Federal Team and TPO staff communicated with one another what the required regulations were and how each one was successfully accomplished, respectively. A Public Meeting was also held on April 13 that allowed the general public to speak directly with the Federal Team about Miami-Dade TPO’s transportation planning process.
As a result of this effort, a joint letter from FHWA and FTA was received stating, “…the review determined the existence of a “3-C” metropolitan transportation planning process that satisfies the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 134, 49 U.S.C. 5303/5305, and associated Federal requirements. The Federal Review Team identified five (5) noteworthy practices, no corrective actions, and offers three (3) recommendations to improve the current planning process.…This certification will remain in effect until August 2027.”