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Broward’s Transportation SystemGreg Stuart – Executive Director

Chris Ryan – Public Information Officer

South Florida Compared

$8+ billion dollars next 20 years

Source: 2012 Metropolitan Statistical Areas U.S. Census Bureau; Metrolinx

LA 12+M

DALLAS/FW 6.7M

HOUSTON 6.2+MMIAMI 5.7+M

CHICAGO 9.5+M

TORONTO 6.6M

NEW YORK 19.8+M

In the Heart of the Region

MIAMI-DADE

COUNTY

BROWARD

COUNTY

PALM BEACH

COUNTY

N

Urban - Suburban

Our Story

Serving Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach - 1980

Population: How Have We Grown!

Closer Look at Population

2010 2040Persons per Square Mile

Hollywood

FortLauderdale

Lauderhill

CoralSprings

N N

1.7M

1.96M UP 13%

Closer Look at Employment

2010 2040

NPersons per Square Mile

1,063k UP 23%

870k

Get the conversation started…

Connecting People and Ideas!

Scenario Planning

2006 Voter Precincts –50% favor penny sales tax

Transportation Improvements

BROWARD COUNTY

N

Broward Voter Turnout

12%

45%

10% 11%

73%

11% 9%15%

41%

11% 10% 11%

67%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Broward Voter Turnout

Likely Age of Voters

1% 2% 6%

29%63%

Voted in 4 of 4 even-year Elections

18-24 yrs

25-34 yrs

35-44 yrs

45-59 yrs

60+ yrs

S U R V E YThink

RegionalAct

Local

Baseline Survey Results

Issues Responses…Traffic Congestion 30% - very serious 46% - serious 76% total serious

Transportation System 33% - very inadequate 20% - inadequate 53% inadequate

Congestion Affects Me 22% - a great deal29% - a fair amount

30% - not very much09% - not all 51% affected

Solution 45% - transportation options (modes) 32% - more highways Public transportation

seen as social good

More Taxes or Fees for Transportation 47% - would support 42% - would oppose Dead even

April 17-24, 2013

Baseline Survey Results

Support forAlternative Modes

Highest

Road/Street Maintenance*Traffic Signal SynchronizationIntersection Improvements

Mid-level

Fort Lauderdale ConnectivityCarpooling/FlextimeLocal and Express bus/shuttles

Lowest

Bicycle/PedestrianLight Rail/StreetcarTri-Rail service

Major im-provements

37%Minor improvements We

can wait31%

Maintain what we've

got 22%

Don't know 10%

No Sense of Urgency

Lessons Learned

Leaders of early 21st Century are

Visionary Risk Takers!