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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) are conducting an evaluation of the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) as part of the Miami Transportation Management Area (TMA) Certification Review. TMA Certification Reviews are required to be conducted every four years by federal law. Site Review Public comments are a vital element of the certification review, as they allow citizens to provide direct input on the transportation planning process for their transportation planning area. Public Meeting A Zoom Webinar option for the public meeting is also available by registering in advance at https://tinyurl.com/2023FedCertPublicMeeting. All interested parties are invited to attend. Comments can be submitted during the site visit, at the public meeting, through the FHWA FL Division website at www.fhwa.dot.gov/fldiv/tma.cfm, or by email to FHWA’s Carlos Gonzalez at carlos.a.gonzalez@dot.gov. Comments received until May 5, 2023 will be considered in the writing of the final report.
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Moving the Transportation Planning Process |
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Miami-Dade TPO Watch the 2050 LRTP SMART M.A.P.
Visit the 2050 LRTP SMART M.A.P.
Explore the VR and take the survey in the PERFORMANCE Room
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Meeting with FDOT Regarding the
Miami-Dade TPO Executive Director, Aileen Bouclé, AICP, met with and discussed the SMART Program with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary, Jared Perdue, P.E., on the importance of funding and flexibility to expand mobility and multi-modal options in Miami-Dade County and the Southeast Florida region.
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2023 “In the Company of Women”
Congratulations to Miami-Dade TPO Governing Board Member Danielle Cohen Higgins and TPO Executive Director, Aileen Bouclé, AICP, for their recognition in “Law Award-Elected Official” and “Government and Law Award-Non-Elected Official,” respectively. The award ceremony celebrates exceptional women leaders and their contribution, in their respective fields, to the Miami-Dade community. Congratulations to all the 2023 ‘In the Company of Women’ honorees.
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SFRPC “Striding Forward:
Miami-Dade TPO Executive Director, Aileen Bouclé, AICP, presented TPO’s SMART Program and the importance of building the first-last mile network to support transit and mobility in the region during the South Florida Regional Council (SFRPC) First-Last Mile Connectivity Conference’s “Striding Forward: First & Last Mile Innovation in the Region” session. Miami-Dade TPO’s award winning SMART STEP Program, as well as the highly successful TPO SMART Demonstration Program, have significantly advanced the network in Miami-Dade County, and are Best Practices for implementation across the region.
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American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Legislative Conference
Christopher Rosenberg, TPO Deputy Administrator-Transportation & Land Use, Vivian Villaamil, J.D., Deputy Administrator-Governing Board, and Maria Teresita Vilches, P.E., Deputy Administrator-Mobility Management & Implementation, along with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator, Nuria I. Fernandez, at the APTA 2023 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. The Legislative Conference was an opportunity for public transportation industry professionals across the nation to make their presence and voices heard. The Conference aided to educate APTA members on important federal legislation and policy initiatives and affords an unparalleled opportunity to shape the industry’s positions and federal advocacy agenda. APTA is a nonprofit international association of more than 1,500 public and private sector member organizations. APTA is the only association in North America that represents all modes of public transportation, including bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne services, and intercity and high-speed passenger rail.
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Upcoming In Person
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Stay up to date via the Miami-Dade TPO’s main calendar here or on
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What's Moving Along... |
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PortMiami Bunkers Seaboard Marine’s For the first time in PortMiami’s history a cargo vessel, the Motor Vessel (M/V) Seaboard Blue, was bunkered at PortMiami using liquified natural gas (LNG) as a fuel. Shell, using its Q4000 bunker barge, filled the Seaboard Blue with LNG prior to its inaugural southbound sailing to Honduras and Guatemala. The 1,000 twenty-foot equivalent (TEU) M/V Seaboard Blue, previously known as the M/V Elbblue, was retrofitted in 2017 with the capability of running on both LNG and diesel fuel. The vessel was the world’s first container ship converted from conventional diesel propulsion to LNG. This past Sunday, for the first time, the Seaboard Blue called PortMiami home and joined the Seaboard Marine’s North Central America service.
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Standards for Publicly Accessible Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a final rule establishing regulations setting minimum standards for all National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program projects as well as projects for the construction of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) chargers that are funded with funds made available under Title 23, United States Code, including any EV charging infrastructure project funded with Federal funds that is treated as a project on a Federal-aid highway. The NEVI Program provides dedicated funding to States to strategically deploy EV charging infrastructure and establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability. The standards apply to various aspects of EV charging infrastructure including installation, operation, maintenance, interoperability, traffic control device or on-premises signage, data, network connectivity, publicly available information, pricing, real-time availability, and accessibility through mapping applications. A recording of the EV Minimum Standards Final Rule Public Webinar is now available. Learn more about the NEVI Program here
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Guidance on Procedures and Design Criteria for State Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Projects FHWA published guidance for State geometric design procedures or design criteria for resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation (RRR) projects on the National Highway System, including freeways, based on updated Federal regulations. The guidance replaces FHWA Technical Advisory 5040.28, Developing Geometric Design Criteria and Processes for Nonfreeway RRR Projects from 1988. New sections include improving safety based on the National Roadway Safety Strategy and multimodal network considerations incorporating safe walking and bicycle facilities into transportation projects. Appendices cover defined terms and controlling criteria for geometric design.
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Addressing Truck Emissions and This report provides information on strategies to address truck emissions and noise at truck freight bottlenecks, including significant highway bottlenecks and truck access to intermodal connectors. The report includes case studies to demonstrate the potential benefits of various mitigation strategies at three locations. The report considers the extent to which emissions reduction and noise reduction strategies may be mutually supportive or work at cross purposes. The report considers challenges to implementation of these strategies and potential solutions to overcome them. Overall, strategies that improve traffic flow and reduce congestion can have meaningful emissions benefits but are not likely to reduce noise. The same is true for strategies to replace older, more polluting trucks with newer, cleaner trucks, although electric trucks provide some noise benefits at low speeds. The potential for reducing truck volumes by improving the efficiency of drayage operations or shifting freight from truck to rail or water depends greatly on local conditions. Noise-specific mitigation strategies, such as noise barriers and quiet pavements, are generally the most effective means of mitigating noise impacts.
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March is Florida Bike Month |
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Improving Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Accessing Transit Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released Improving Safety for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Accessing Transit that provides a comprehensive understanding of how to address pedestrian and bicyclist safety concerns related to accessing transit.
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Bike305 Events During Florida Bike Month
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Mark Your Calendars & Get Involved… |
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Resources Aim to FHWA is advancing two efforts to support Complete Streets activities that serve all road users for State, local, and regional agencies aligned with the National Roadway Safety Strategy. FHWA released a Request for Information, “Improving Road Safety for All Users on Federal-Aid Projects,” seeking public comments on changes to FHWA Design Standards regulation or other FHWA regulations that will facilitate the development of Complete Streets and Complete Networks. An additional effort from the FHWA is the introduction of a waiver to reduce Complete Streets planning costs for States and metropolitan planning organizations and will allow use of Federal funding for expenses associated with certain planning and research activities. Comments can be submitted on or before March 20, 2023
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***Funding Opportunity*** Federal Highway Administration (FTA) will be holding two informational webinars to share information about the recently released Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI Program). The CFI Program is a new competitive grant program that provides funding for publicly accessible electric vehicle charging and alternative fueling infrastructure in the places people live and work, including urban and rural areas alike, in addition to along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors. CFI Program investments will make modern and sustainable infrastructure accessible to all drivers of electric, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas vehicles. March 21, 2023at 1:00 pm Register for the 1st CFI Discretionary Grant Program Webinar here March 22, 2023 at 1:00 pm Register for the 2nd CFI Discretionary Grant Program Webinar here The applicaiton period will close May 30, 2023 Read the CFI Discretionary Grant Program NOFO here Learn more about the (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program here
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Ongoing Transportation Projects… |
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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
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Miami-Dade DTPW
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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
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Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) 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
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Expressway Authority 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
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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.
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