Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1020FY0102

North Corridor Development

Requester:

Danny Alvarez

Organization:

Miami Dade County

Project Title:

North Corridor Development

Date Submitted:

1/16/2002 5:26:09 PM

Sponsors:

Rudolfo Garcia

Statewide Interest:

The North Corridor BRT promotes regionalism and intermodalism.� This project links the fast-growing, major urban communities of Broward County and the neighborhoods of NW Miami Dade County to the exisiting Metrorail system.� This project will promote intermodal transportation linkages with Metrorail, Metromover, Miami Dade and Broward's bus system, as well as Tri-County Commuter Rail service.� An efficient transportation infrastructure promotes economic development and stability.

Recipient:

Miami Dade County

Contact:

Danny Alvarez

111 NW 1 Street, Ste. 2910

Contact Phone:

(305) 375-1256

Miami 33128

Counties:

Dade

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

The North Corridor project is a proposed 9.5 mile Bus Rapid transit (BRT) extension from the existing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Metrorail station, running North along NW 27 Avenue from NW 62 St. to the Miami Dade Broward County Line at NW 215 St.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Promoting regionalism and intermodalism, this project will link the fast-growing, major urban communities of Broward County and the neighborhoods of NW Miami-Dade County to the existing Metrorail system inception.� Although this information has yet to be finalized, preliminary figures estimate daily ridership to be from 4,210 to 5,320.� Final ridership projections will be available early 2002.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,500,000

Total cost of the project:

$82,400,000

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Federal

Cash Amount:

$700,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

1994-95

Amount:

$200,000

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Unknown

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

Unknown

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

Transportation Improvement Prgram and State Trasnportation Improvement� Program

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Miami Dade Delegation

Meeting Date:

11/19/2001