Broward County Rail and High-Capacity Transit

Project Description: DOT rail study in FY 2020 – 2021, FDOT is studying the implementation of rail on Broward Blvd between Andrews Avenue and US 441. Broward County is conducting a system–wide study, planning & preliminary design for high capacity transit. Broward County is planning on building 26 miles of rail in the next 30 years.

Project Status: Planned

Project Stakeholders:

• Broward County Public Works and Transportation Administration
• Broward County Transit
• County Public Safety Agencies
• Florida East Coast Industries
• Local Agencies

Project Service Packages:

• PT01: Transit Vehicle Tracking (Broward County Transit System)
• PT01: Transit Vehicle Tracking (BCT Rail)
• PT02: Transit Fixed-Route Operations (BCT Rail)
• PT02: Transit Fixed-Route Operations (Broward County Transit)
• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (Broward County Transit System)
• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (BCT Rail)
• PT05: Transit Security (Broward County Transit System)
• PT05: Transit Security (BCT Rail)
• PT06: Transit Fleet Management (BCT Rail)
• PT08: Transit Traveler Information (Broward County Transit)
• PT08: Transit Traveler Information (BCT Rail)
• PT14: Multi-modal Coordination (Broward County Rail and High-Capacity Transit)

Project Information Flows:

Information Flow	Source Element	Destination Element	Status
current infrastructure restrictions	Broward County Rail Maintenance Center	Broward County Rail Operations	Planned
incident response coordination	BCT Transit Systems	County Sheriff Dispatch	Existing
incident response status	County Sheriff Dispatch	BCT Transit Systems	Existing
incident response status	County Sheriff Dispatch	Broward County Rail Operations	Planned
incident response status	Local Police Dispatch	Broward County Rail Operations	Planned
roadway maintenance status	Broward County Rail Maintenance Center	Broward County Rail Operations	Planned
threat information	Broward County Rail Operations	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Planned
threat information coordination	BCT Transit Systems	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Planned
threat information coordination	Broward County Rail Operations	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Planned
threat information coordination	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
threat information coordination	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Broward County Rail Operations	Planned
transit emergency data	BCT Transit Systems	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Planned
transit emergency data	Broward County Rail Operations	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Planned
transit emergency data	Broward County Rail Operations	County Sheriff Dispatch	Planned
transit emergency data	Broward County Rail Operations	Local Police Dispatch	Planned
transit emergency data	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit emergency data	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Broward County Rail Operations	Planned
transit service coordination	All Aboard Florida Rail Operations	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Planned
transit service coordination	BCT Transit Systems	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Planned
transit service coordination	Broward County Rail Operations	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Planned
transit service coordination	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	BCT Transit Systems	Planned
transit service coordination	Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center	Broward County Rail Operations	Planned
transit system data	Broward County Rail Operations	Broward County TMC	Planned
work zone information	Broward County Rail Maintenance Center	Broward County Rail Operations	Planned

Project Functional Requirements (Element - Functional Object):

• All Aboard Florida Rail Operations - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
• 4: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with other transit centers.


• BCT Fixed Route Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Fare Management
• 1: The transit vehicle shall read data from the traveler card / payment instrument presented by boarding passengers.


• BCT Fixed Route Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Information Services
• 1: The transit vehicle shall enable traffic and travel advisory information to be requested and output to the traveler. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.


• BCT Fixed Route Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Trip Monitoring
• 1: The transit vehicle shall track the current location of the transit vehicle.


• BCT Fixed Route Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Security
• 1: The transit vehicle shall perform video and audio surveillance inside of transit vehicles and output raw video or audio data for either local monitoring (for processing or direct output to the transit vehicle operator), remote monitoring or for local storage (e.g., in an event recorder).


• BCT Transit Systems - Emergency Response Management
• 1: The center shall provide strategic emergency response capabilities provided by an Emergency Operations Center for large-scale incidents and disasters.


• BCT Transit Systems - Emergency Secure Area Alarm Support
• 1: The center shall collect silent and audible alarms received from travelers in secure areas (such as transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities).


• BCT Transit Systems - Transit Center Fare Management
• 1: The center shall manage the actual value of transit fares for each segment of each regular transit route, including the transmission of the information to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.
• 2: The center shall provide the capability for a system operator to manage the transit fares and control the exchange of transit fare information.


• BCT Transit Systems - Transit Center Fixed-Route Operations
• 1: The center shall generate transit routes and schedules based on such factors as parameters input by the system operator, road network conditions, incident information, operational data on current routes and schedules, and digitized map data.


• BCT Transit Systems - Transit Center Information Services
• 1: The center shall provide travelers using public transportation with traffic and advisory information upon request. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.


• BCT Transit Systems - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
• 1: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with traffic management, parking management, and event planning systems.


• BCT Transit Systems - Transit Center Vehicle Assignment
• 1: The center shall assign individual transit vehicles to transit blocks.


• Broward County Rail Maintenance Center - Transit Center Operator Assignment
• 1: The center shall maintain records of a transit vehicle operator's performance. This may be done utilizing standardized performance evaluation criteria set forth by governmental regulations and transit operating company policies, assessing the transit vehicle operator's driving history, and assessing comments from the transit vehicle operator's supervisor(s) as well as noting any moving violations or accidents, supervisor comments, government regulations, and company policies.


• Broward County Rail Operations - Emergency Response Management
• 1: The center shall provide strategic emergency response capabilities provided by an Emergency Operations Center for large-scale incidents and disasters.


• Broward County Rail Operations - Transit Center Fare Management
• 1: The center shall manage the actual value of transit fares for each segment of each regular transit route, including the transmission of the information to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.


• Broward County Rail Operations - Transit Center Fixed-Route Operations
• 1: The center shall generate transit routes and schedules based on such factors as parameters input by the system operator, road network conditions, incident information, operational data on current routes and schedules, and digitized map data.
• 2: The center shall provide the interface to the system operator to control the generation of new routes and schedules (transit services) including the ability to review and update the parameters used by the routes and schedules generation processes and to initiate these processes


• Broward County Rail Operations - Transit Center Information Services
• 1: The center shall provide travelers using public transportation with traffic and advisory information upon request. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.


• Broward County Rail Operations - Transit Center Security
• 2: The center shall receive reports of emergencies on-board transit vehicles entered directly be the transit vehicle operator or from a traveler through interfaces such as panic buttons or alarm switches.
• 4: The center shall provide transit incident information along with other service data to emergency centers.
• 5: The center shall receive information pertaining to a wide-area alert such as weather alerts, disaster situations, or child abductions. This information may come from Emergency Management or from other Alerting and Advisory Systems.


• Broward County Rail Operations - Transit Garage Maintenance
• 1: The center shall collect operational and maintenance data from transit vehicles.
• 2: The center shall monitor the condition of a transit vehicle to analyze brake, drive train, sensors, fuel, steering, tire, processor, communications equipment, and transit vehicle mileage to identify mileage based maintenance, out-of-specification or imminent failure conditions.


• Broward County Rail Vehicles - Transit Vehicle On-Board Information Services
• 1: The transit vehicle shall enable traffic and travel advisory information to be requested and output to the traveler. Such information may include transit routes, schedules, transfer options, fares, real-time schedule adherence, current incidents, weather conditions, and special events.


• Broward County Rail Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Schedule Management
• 1: The transit vehicle shall receive a vehicle assignment including transit route information, transit service instructions, traffic information, road conditions, and other information for the operator.
• 2: The transit vehicle shall use the route information and its current location to determine the deviation from the predetermined schedule.


• Broward County Rail Vehicles - Transit Vehicle Security
• 1: The transit vehicle shall perform video and audio surveillance inside of transit vehicles and output raw video or audio data for either local monitoring (for processing or direct output to the transit vehicle operator), remote monitoring or for local storage (e.g., in an event recorder).


• Broward County TMC - TMC Multi-Modal Coordination
• 2: The center shall exchange information with transit management centers including details current transit routes, the level of service on each route, and the progress of individual vehicles along their routes.


• Broward County Transit / Rail Operational Control Center - Transit Center Multi-Modal Coordination
• 4: The center shall coordinate schedules and services with other transit centers.


• County Sheriff Dispatch - Emergency Secure Area Alarm Support
• 1: The center shall collect silent and audible alarms received from travelers in secure areas (such as transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities).
• 2: The center shall collect silent and audible alarms received from transit vehicles, originated by the traveler or the transit vehicle operator.


• Local Agency Traveler Information System - TIC Data Collection
• 4: The center shall collect, process, and store transit routes and schedules, transit transfer options, transit fares, and real-time schedule adherence information.


• Local Agency Traveler Information System - TIC Interactive Traveler Information
• 3: The center shall disseminate customized transit routes and schedules, transit transfer options, transit fares, and real-time schedule adherence information to travelers upon request.


• Local Police Dispatch - Emergency Secure Area Alarm Support
• 1: The center shall collect silent and audible alarms received from travelers in secure areas (such as transit stops, rest areas, park and ride lots, modal interchange facilities).


• Private Travelers Personal Computing Devices - Personal Interactive Traveler Information
• 2: The personal traveler interface shall receive transit information from a center and present it to the traveler upon request.


• Transit Stops/Stations Equipment - Transit Stop Information Services
• 1: The public interface for travelers shall collect and provide real-time travel-related information at transit stops, multi-modal transfer points, and other public transportation areas.
• 5: The public interface for travelers shall allow the traveler to request the transit vehicle at the transit stop.

Standards:

• (None-Data) - Guaranteed Secure Internet (ITS)
• (None-Data) - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: GTFS - Secure Internet (ITS)
• US: WZDx - Secure Internet (ITS)

Project Operational Concepts:

Roles and Responsibilities

• Broward County Public Works and Transportation Administration
• Collect traffic data from the traffic signal system sensors.
• Coordinate emergency plans, incident responses, and resources with the county EOC/warning points.
• Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC/warning point.
• Coordinate highway-rail intersection signal adjustments.
• Interconnect with City of Port St. Lucie and City of Fort Pierce traffic signal systems.
• Operate traffic signal systems on county-owned arterials, as well as some municipal arterials.
• Provide signal preemption for emergency vehicles.
• Provide signal priority for transit vehicles.
• Provide traffic and road network information to local transit agencies, including BCT.
• Provide traffic information to travelers using Broward County DMS devices.
• Provide traffic information to travelers via the county public information system, private companies, Florida 511, and the media.


• Broward County Transit
• Count passengers boarding BCT vehicles.
• Operate rail and other high capacity transit services.
• Provide a demand-responsive transit plan to users/travelers via the BCT Web site.
• Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all BCT vehicles.
• Provide fixed-route and paratransit bus services for Broward County.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from BCT vehicles while in service.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all BCT vehicles and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
• Provide transit security on all BCT vehicles using silent alarms and on-board video surveillance.
• Provide transit traveler information via the BCT Real-Time Information System.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance on all Broward County Transit (BCT) vehicles.


• Local Agencies
• Coordinate emergency plans, incident responses, and resources with the county EOC/warning points and local EOCs.
• Coordinate evacuation and re-entry plans with the county EOC/warning point and local EOCs.
• Provide traffic and road network information to local transit agencies.
• Provide traffic information to travelers using municipal DMS equipment.
• Provide traffic information to travelers using municipal public Information systems, private companies, Florida 511, and the media.


• County Public Safety Agencies
• Respond to transit emergencies/alarms on transit vehicles, including school buses, and at local transit facilities.