Regional Fare Interoperability Roles and Responsibilities

This area includes all the roles and responsibilities that have been identified for the Regional Fare Interoperability project.

Service Packages

• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (Broward County TOPS System)
• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (MDT Metrobus)
• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (Palm Tran)
• PT04: Transit Fare Collection Management (South Florida Regional Smart Card Clearinghouse)

Stakeholders

• South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry services.
• Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
• Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit stations.
• Coordinate transit security incidents with local police and the county sheriff.
• Count passengers boarding SFRTA vehicles.
• Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all SFRTA commuter trains.
• Provide commuter rail service for southeast Florida.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from SFRTA commuter trains while in service.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all SFRTA commuter trains and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
• Provide transit schedule and fare information via the SFRTA website and private sector traveler information systems.
• Provide transit security on all SFRTA commuter trains through silent alarms and on-board video surveillance.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance on all SFRTA commuter trains.



• Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry.
• Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
• Coordinate transit information with the Miami-Dade Traffic Control Center.
• Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit transfer points.
• Coordinate transit security incidents with the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office.
• Coordinate with multimodal transportation agencies, including airports, commuter rail, and heavy rail.
• Coordinate with the Miami-Dade County Traffic Control Center for traffic signal priority.
• Provide a demand responsive bus transit plan to users/travelers using the MDTA Web site.
• Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling using automated vehicle condition reports on all MDTA vehicles in the future.
• Provide fixed-route and paratransit bus services; peoplemover services; and rail transit services for Miami-Dade County.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance data from MDTA vehicles while in service.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment on all MDTA vehicles and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
• Provide transit schedule and fare information via the Miami-Dade Transit Customer Information System.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance on all MDTA vehicles.



• Palm Tran

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate emergency plans with county EOCs, and provide emergency transit services for evacuations, fires, and disasters, including re-entry services.
• Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
• Coordinate transit schedules with other local transit agencies, particularly for transit connections at transit transfer points.
• Coordinate transit security incidents with local police and the county sheriff.
• Coordinate with multimodal transportation agencies, including airports, commuter rails, and heavy rail.
• Coordinate with the Palm County ITS Operations Facility for traffic signal priority.
• Provide a demand-responsive transit plan to users/travelers via Palm Tran customer information systems.
• Provide automated transit maintenance scheduling through automated vehicle condition reports on all Palm Tran vehicles.
• Provide fixed-route and paratransit bus services for Palm Tran.
• Provide operator instructions and receive schedule performance information from Palm Tran vehicles while in service.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all Palm Tran vehicles and include smart card fare coordination with other regional transit agencies.
• Provide transit schedule and fare information via the Palm Tran website and private sector traveler information systems.
• Provide transit security on all MDTA vehicles using silent alarms and onboard video surveillance in the future.
• Track and evaluate schedule performance on all Palm Tran vehicles.



• Broward County Transit

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate transit fare payment with other regional agencies.
• Provide transit passenger electronic fare payment capabilities on all BCT vehicles and include fare payment integration with other regional transit agencies.