On September 5th, 2018, City of Miami Commissioner Ken Russell submitted draft legislation that would allow Bird dockless scooters (not the dockless bikes) to legally operate in his district (Coconut Grove, Brickell and Edgewater) as part of a one-year pilot program to test the two-wheelers’ popularity and safety. Miami-Dade Transit is in the process of rolling out RideFlag, a smart phone application-based service that helps connect commuters to carpool when traveling to and from major transit stations and terminals.īike and scooter sharing programs, like Lime and Bird, have arrived in Miami, but not without their fair share of drama the companies have been temporarily pulled off many Miami streets while regulatory talks occur. Miami-Dade Transit has partnered with Zipcar to provide hourly rental car-sharing services at different Metrorail stations. A Request for Proposals is expected to be announced in Fall 2018, with the demonstration projects scheduled to start in 2019. Demonstration projects are being planned along main transit corridors in the Civic Center and Dadeland areas. The County is developing an on-demand transit system (similar to Uber/Lyft) to provide near door-to-door service through shared rides to transit stops or stations. Phase I of the public roll out will take place in Fall 2018. Miami-Dade Transit employees are currently testing the bicycles, which are located at the Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre and Government Center Metrorail stations, and are working to have the bike docks at more than 100 locations, including all Metrorail and Metromover stations, and Park-and-Ride lots. Ride-On Miami is a county-wide program that provides electric-assist bicycles at transit stations and allows commuters to pay for the rentals using their EASY Card. Since the campaign, the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (here referred to as Miami-Dade Transit) has and is exploring a number of first mile/last mile solutions including: John Gamble suggested partnering with rental car and ride sharing companies and Mari Chael encouraged biking and further investment in biking infrastructure. A number of 100 Great Ideas participants, including John Gamble, Mari Chael, and Caryn Lavernia suggested that our region needs more “first mile/last mile” solutions to connect people to rail and other high-speed transit opportunities.
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