THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT/TRANSIT DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ABOVE MOTION.
This item supports the Board's Vision and Values for "Cooperatively delivering an efficient and accessible regional intermodal transportation network" and "Consistently delivering responsive, efficient, quality services to the public and internal customers" by improving and enhancing the transit system. This item effectuates service improvements included in the Mobility Plan funded by transportation surtax revenues, passed by voters on November 6, 2018.
Proposed improvements on routes 4, 12, 15, 16, 19, 23, 31, 55, 56, 62, 88, 101, and restoration of service on route 8 are based on a combination of planned service improvements which increase access to transit, improve frequency for better service, and expand service hours to maximize transit connectivity and coverage. These routes constitute approximately 19% of Broward County Transit’s total system ridership. Existing vehicles are being utilized to accomplish these service increases until new vehicles arrive (expected 2020).
In compliance with federal and county regulations, policies and procedures, this public hearing will allow public comment on the following proposed changes to fixed-route bus service to be implemented in the Summer and Fall of 2019 (Phase 1 & 2). A summary including maps of the affected routes are attached as Exhibit 1.
This route currently provides service within the cities of Dania Beach, Hollywood, and Hallandale Beach, providing connections to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Tri-Rail Station and the Diplomat Mall along Hallandale Beach Boulevard, A1A and Dania Beach Boulevard. Service frequency will improve weekdays during AM and PM peak from 52 minutes to 34 minutes, Saturday service frequency will improve from 51 minutes to 45 minutes, with service span increases on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
This route currently provides service from West Regional Terminal in Plantation to North Beach Park in Hollywood on Sheridan Street. This is a proposed connectivity improvement change in which the route will be realigned to the Westfield Broward Mall to provide more direct service. Service frequency will improve weekdays during AM and PM peak from 58 minutes to 30 minutes, weekday midday frequency will improve from 58 minutes to 45 minutes, Saturday service frequency will improve from 50 minutes to 45 minutes, Sunday service frequency will improve from 50 to 45 minutes, with service span increases on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
5:20a – 9:53p |
5:20a – 11:12p |
54 hours |
| Saturday |
5:55a – 8:26p |
5:50a – 10:58p |
28 hours |
| Sunday |
9:50a – 7:53p |
6:40a – 10:18p |
37 hours |
Route 16 - Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service from Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines to Dania Beach City Hall on Stirling Road. Service frequency will improve, weekday peak service frequency will improve from 60 minutes to 33 minutes, weekday midday service will improve from 60 minutes to 47 minutes, Saturday service frequency will improve from 60 minutes to 45 minutes, service span increases on weekdays and Saturdays, with new Sunday service to operate all day long at 45-minute intervals. This service improvement restores Sunday service from previous budget cuts.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
5:45a – 8:45p |
5:45a – 10:30p |
12 hours |
| Saturday |
6:00a – 8:45p |
6:00a – 10:35p |
19 hours |
| Sunday |
New Service |
7:05a – 10:03p |
45 hours |
Route 19 - Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service from Sandalfoot Cove Boulevard in Boca Raton to Lauderhill Mall on Highway 441/State Road 7 in Lauderhill. This service improvement extends every Saturday trip to Boca Raton to match weekday service and extends Sunday service to Boca Raton. Service frequency will improve Saturdays to Boca Raton from 30 minutes to 15 minutes.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
4:35a – 12:33a |
4:35a – 12:33a |
No Change |
| Saturday |
5:10a – 12:27a |
5:00a – 12:27a |
15 hours |
| Sunday |
6:15a – 11:27p |
6:04a – 11:27p |
24 hours |
Route 31 - Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service from the Broward Central Terminal in Fort Lauderdale to Hillsboro Boulevard and Lyons Road on Northwest 31 Avenue and Lyons Road in Coconut Creek. This service improvement improves weekday AM and PM peak service frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes, Saturday service frequency will improve from 50 minutes to 27 minutes, and service span increases on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
5:03a – 11:51p |
5:00a – 12:06a |
33 hours |
| Saturday |
5:28a – 10:59p |
5:28a – 11:54p |
37 hours |
| Sunday |
8:50a – 9:16p |
6:30a – 10:10p |
25 hours |
Route 88 - Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service from the West Regional Terminal in Plantation to Holmberg Road and Coral Ridge Drive on Pine Island Road/Coral Springs Drive in Coral Springs. This service improvement will improve service during the AM and PM peak from 43 minutes to 30 minutes, weekday midday service will improve from 40 minutes to 37 minutes, new Saturday and Sunday service all day long at 42-minute intervals, and weekday service span increase. This service improvement restores Saturday and Sunday service from the 2011 budget cuts. Additionally the route will be realigned to the Westfield Broward Mall to provide more direct service and connectivity.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
5:55a – 8:42p |
5:40a – 11:00p |
40 hours |
| Saturday |
New Service |
6:30a – 10:52p |
51 hours |
| Sunday |
New Service |
6:50a – 10:13p |
48 hours |
Fall 2019 Service Improvements
Route 15 - Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service from the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Airport Tri-Rail Station in Dania Beach to the County Line Road and Southwest 52 Avenue in Hallandale. Service frequency will improve during the AM and PM peak from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, with new service to operate during the weekday midday and evening hours at 45-minute intervals. New service will operate on Saturday and Sunday all day long at 45-minute intervals. This service improvement restores service levels from previous budget cuts.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
5:00a – 10:09a
2:50p – 7:09p |
5:30a – 10:58p |
23 hours |
| Saturday |
New Service |
6:45a – 10:55p |
48 hours |
| Sunday |
New Service |
7:00a – 10:27p |
43 hours |
Route 23-Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service from Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines to Sawgrass Mills Mall along Weston Road in Sunrise. Service frequency will improve during the AM and PM peak from 45 minutes to 30 minutes, midday and evening service will be implemented at 45-minute intervals and Saturday and Sunday service will be implemented at 40-minute intervals. This service improvement restores Saturday and Sunday service from previous budget cuts.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
6:10a – 10:20a
3:10a - 7:40p |
6:05a – 10:25p |
27 hours |
| Saturday |
New Service |
6:00a – 10:25p |
47 hours |
| Sunday |
New Service |
7:50a – 10:13p |
47 hours |
Route 55 - Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service from Hiatus Road in Sunrise to the Galt Mile in Fort Lauderdale via Commercial Boulevard. This service improvement improves weekday AM and PM peak service frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes, Saturday service frequency will improve from 45 minutes to 30 minutes, and service span increases on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
5:05a – 10:06p |
5:05a – 11:38p |
57 hours |
| Saturday |
6:00a – 9:30p |
6:00a – 11:04p |
39 hours |
| Sunday |
9:00a – 8:00p |
7:05a – 10:19p |
13 hours |
Route 56 - Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service from Welleby Plaza in Sunrise to Jacaranda Plaza in Plantation on Sunrise Lake Boulevard. This service improvement extends the route to the Westfield Broward Mall, with service during the AM and PM peak to improve from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, new weekday evening service to operate at 45-minute intervals, and new service to operate on Saturdays and Sundays all day long at 45-minute intervals. This service improvement restores Saturday and Sunday service from previous budget cuts.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
6:30a – 7:10p |
6:05a – 10:42p |
23 hours |
| Saturday |
New Service |
6:05a – 10:40p |
48 hours |
| Sunday |
New Service |
6:50a – 9:55p |
43 hours |
Route 62 - Proposed Service Change:
This route currently provides service to Westview Drive in Coral Springs and University Drive to McNab Road and US-1 in Pompano Beach. This service improvement will improve service during the AM and PM peak from 40 minutes to 20 minutes, weekday midday service frequency will improve from 40 minutes to 20 minutes, Saturday service frequency will improve from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, Sunday service frequency will improve from 60 minutes to 30 minutes, with service span increases on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
5:00a – 9:34p |
5:20a – 11:41p |
68 hours |
| Saturday |
6:20a – 8:07p |
6:20a – 11:11p |
71 hours |
| Sunday |
8:20a – 8:05p |
6:50a – 10:06p |
54 hours |
Route 101 ("US 1 Breeze"): Proposed Service Change:
This route which currently provides limited stop service from the Broward Central Terminal in Fort Lauderdale to the Aventura Mall on the US-1 corridor. This service improvement will increase the weekday service span.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
6:01a – 7:27p |
5:00a –8:59p |
22 hours |
Proposed Service Restoration on Taft Street, Route 8:
New service will be implemented on Taft Street, from Pembroke Lakes Mall in Pembroke Pines going northbound on Flamingo Road, east on Johnson Street, north on Hiatus Road to Taft Street, and servicing Young Circle in Hollywood via southbound on North Federal Highway before stopping at the intersection of North Federal Highway and Arthur Street before reversing the trip back westbound. Frequency of service will be 40 minutes during the weekday AM and PM peak, with 40-minute service frequency on Saturdays and Sundays, with service span increases on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. This route is a restoration of service along this corridor from previous budgetary cuts.
| Days of Service |
Current Service Span |
Proposed Service Span |
Daily Increase In Service |
| Weekday |
No Service |
6:00a – 10:20p |
67 hours |
| Saturday |
No Service |
6:40a – 10:22p |
63 hours |
| Sunday |
No Service |
7:03a – 10:04p |
61 hours |
The public was notified in advance of the time and date of the public hearing and the proposed changes to bus service. Information was published in the newspaper and on Broward County’s website and social media, shared with all city Public Information Officers (PIOs) along the routes for dissemination to their respective communities, distributed on BCT buses and at major transit facilities, provided on the customer service/rider information “on-hold” voice messaging system and provided to radio and TV media outlets, and discussed at community meetings in advance of the changes taking effect.
All transportation surtax-funded projects and proposed expenditures are subject to the express approval of the Oversight Board. On April 25, 2019, the Oversight Board approved this project and the proposed expenditures.