Broward County
Transit Schedules
Community Meetings
on 595 and 95
Express Services
Broward County
Commission to Hold
Public Hearing
August 28 on Express
Service Proposed
Changes -
DATE: August 1, 2012
CONTACT: Doris
Williams, Broward
County Transit
Division
PHONE: 954-357-6786
EMAIL:
dvwilliams@broward.org
In advance of a
public hearing by
the Broward County
Commission for the
purpose of receiving
public input on
proposed changes to
premium express bus
service, Broward
County Transit (BCT)
has scheduled two
community meetings.
These meetings will
provide the public
with information on
the proposed changes
and allow BCT to
receive input from
commuters who may be
unable to attend the
Commission’s public
hearing scheduled
for 2 p.m. on
Tuesday, August 28,
at the Broward
County Governmental
Center, Room 422,115
S. Andrews Ave.,
Fort Lauderdale.
The community
meetings will focus
on new and realigned
express bus service
and will also
include discussion
on proposed changes
to the Miramar
Community Bus that
serves the City of
Miramar and the
Pembroke Lakes Mall
and Memorial
Hospital West in
Pembroke Pines.
• Monday, August
13 – 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Miramar Transit
Center
2300 Civic Center
Place, Miramar
Bus Route 5, Miramar
Community Bus
• Wednesday,
August 15 – 6 to
7:30 p.m.
Weston Branch
Library
4205 Bonaventure
Blvd., Weston
Following is a brief
description of the
new service
proposals for BCT’s
express bus service
funded by the
Florida Department
of Transportation (FDOT).
The proposals are,
in part, to address
capacity issues and
passenger requests
for faster, more
direct bus service
to downtown Miami
and the Civic
Center/Health
District area.
New 595 Express
bus service is
proposed to operate
every 30 minutes on
weekdays between the
Westgate Plaza
park-and-ride in
Sunrise to the Miami
Civic Center/Health
District in
Miami-Dade County,
with a stop at the
Tri-Rail Airport
station at Griffin
Road. The service
will operate during
the morning and
afternoon peak
traffic hours and
will have limited
reverse direction
trips for passengers
who would be
traveling in the
reverse direction.
The new 595 Express
route will depart
from the Westgate
Plaza at State Road
84 and Weston Road
and travel along
I-595 to I-95 south
to the Miami Civic
Center. Stops will
include the
University of Miami,
Jackson Memorial and
the Veterans
Administration
hospitals,
Miami-Dade College
Medical Campus,
Miami-Dade County
Courthouse and the
Metrorail Station.
New 95 Express
Pembroke Pines
route is proposed to
operate every 30
minutes, with some
trips operating with
increased frequency
of 15 minutes,
weekdays between
Pembroke Pines,
Miramar and the
downtown Miami
Central Business
District. The route
will begin at C.B.
Smith Park
Park-and-Ride in
Pembroke Pines,
proceed to the
Miramar Transit
Center at Civic
Center Plaza and Red
Road and travel
directly to downtown
Miami during the
morning and
afternoon peak
traffic hours. The
route will have
limited reverse
direction trips for
passengers who would
be traveling in the
reverse direction.
95 Express
Miramar is
proposed to provide
direct service from
the Miramar Transit
Center to the Miami
Civic Center/Health
District only; the
current 95 Express
Miramar that
includes service to
downtown Miami will
be provided by the
proposed new 95
Express. The service
will operate every
15 minutes on
weekdays during the
morning and
afternoon peak
traffic hours. This
route will now
provide reverse
trips to accommodate
overnight shift
hospital workers.
95 Express
Hollywood is
proposed to now
begin at the new
Pembroke Commons
Shopping Center
park-and-ride at
University Drive and
Pines Boulevard
instead of at C.B.
Smith Park. An
additional
Park-and-Ride is
proposed to be added
at the Hollywood
Hills Plaza at
Hollywood Boulevard
and Park Road in
Hollywood.
This route is
proposed to stop at
the Miami Civic
Center/Health
District area and
then proceed to
downtown Miami, and
is extended further
east to Southeast
First Avenue. The
service will operate
every 30 minutes
during the morning
and afternoon peak
traffic hours, with
limited reverse
direction trips for
passengers who would
be traveling in the
reverse direction.
For more
information, call
the BCT Customer
Service Center at
954-357-8400 or TTY
at 954-357-8302 or
visit
broward.org/bct.
For more information
on the Miramar
Community Bus
Service, call
954-602-4357.
Release Properties
Date:
8/1/2012 10:10 AM
Keywords:
Community, Events,
Public Meetings,
Transportation,
District 1, District
3, District 4,
District 5, District
7, District 9
News Type:
News Release
