Transit Development Plan

Broward County Transit (BCT) contracted with Benesch to develop the agency’s Transit Development Plan (TDP). This plan is required by the Florida DOT for state transit block grant funding purposes, and serves as BCT’s planning, development and operational guidance document for a ten-year horizon. Since a transit agency is required to conduct a major update of its TDP every five years, the intent of this latest effort was to serve as the five-year major update.

The intent of a TDP is to be a strategic business plan with an overarching goal of addressing the evolving mobility needs of transit users brought on by local growth and development. Key aspects of BCT’s TDP included defining the public transportation needs in Broward County, evaluating the services BCT currently provides, conducting a robust public participation process, coordinating and seeking input from stakeholders, accommodating the related objectives of other local planning efforts and developing transit-related goals and objectives. Additionally, Benesch developed a phased series of transit capital and service alternatives that address transit needs, along with a related action plan for their implementation that can be monitored and updated by the County on an annual basis.

This will be the County’s third Major TDP effort since Rule 14-73.001, F.A.C., was adopted in 2007. Benesch completed the TDP effort in sufficient time to provide timely delivery of the TDP to Florida DOT by its submittal deadline.