The Miami Streetcar should only be the beginning of a visionary transportation master plan to transform the City of Miami
Pictured above (Click to enlarge) is a rough aerial sketch of possible streetcar routes that I envisioned in a city transportation plan. Using the basis of the current streetcar plan, I extended rail networks south, west, and east in the corridors where such transportation efforts would fit well with future, proper urban growth patterns.Flagler St Biscayne Boulevard NE 11th St Design District Route NE 14th St 14th street Carnival Center N Miami Avenue Miami NW 20th St
The other routes could receive funding at a later point in time, once the overwhelming success of the Miami Streetcar is evident. The Blue route would exit the Brickell station heading west onSW 10th street SW 3rd Avenue SW 3rd avenue Coral Way 37th Avenue Merrick Way Ponce
Pictured above (Click to enlarge) is a rough aerial sketch of possible streetcar routes that I envisioned in a city transportation plan. Using the basis of the current streetcar plan, I extended rail networks south, west, and east in the corridors where such transportation efforts would fit well with future, proper urban growth patterns.
The other routes could receive funding at a later point in time, once the overwhelming success of the Miami Streetcar is evident. The Blue route would exit the Brickell station heading west on
The Yellow or Flagler route would also terminate at
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Why not extend that hospital route west a couple miles more to the Intermodal Center?
Yeah, if you notice, I didn’t complete any of the routes, just a general idea of where they should be headed…
I would’ve probably used the same alignments as you did here. Additionally, though, I think you’ve got to have a line of some sort going north-south from the intermodal center to coconut grove via 37th ave.
I was thinking you could extend the red line that goes along Biscayne south over the Brickell Ave bridge, down Brickell until it crosses Bayshore then follow Bayshore south into the Grove, then maybe up 37th back to Douglas Metrorail station…
Personally, I think it would be great to extend metromover somehow out to Key Biscayne
I believe that the streetcar is a good idea but would have problems because it doesn’t have its own ROW. In order for transit to be affective in such a dense area it needs to have its own ROW. You will always have people who would want to drive around the downtown area even if there is terrific transit. Once people start seeing that they are going to be stuck in the same traffic as driving their car then they’ll probably start using their car or just walk. Transit needs its own ROW.
I hate to sound cynical, but I stopped reading at ‘visionary’… Miami, especially in planning is anything but and our political ‘leaders’ are of no help at either the city or county level – but you knew that already. BTW, our new strong mayor is as invisible as he as always been…
The so-called $200+ Mil Streetcar is really a $350+ Mil boondoogle. With cost overruns and change orders whatever costs you expect will double. Trolley type buses on wheels would be much better at 20% the cost. And since the proposed route is mostly along NW 2nd Avenue ridership might be so small each trip will cost $30. One way.
The City of Miami is broke. The County is losing money to dozens of scams. The State of Florida is trying to reduce its tax revenues. Who can afford a rail based streetcar that might have but dozens of riders?
A rail based streetcar seems dead in the water. We are told the per ride cost might be $30. That is a $20 Mil per year expense. Who can afford another $300+ Mil construction boondoggle?
Buses would work.
I disagree with the naysayers.
The Miami streetcar will work because people will keep coming and the traffic will only get worse. To maintain the city’s economic competitiveness and quality of life, some kind of streetcar will need to be contemplated and rolled-out.
If it works for Portland and Denver, why should it not work for us?