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State and local governments in Florida spend millions of dollars annually on surface transportation facilities - roads, buses and trains. For example, more than $1.6 billion is expected to be spent on transportation improvements between now and the year 2020 in Palm Beach County. The figure for Broward County exceeds $2.1 billion. Estimates for Miami-Dade County are similar. To plan effectively, state and local government planners need to develop a thorough understanding of when, where, how and why people travel. This information, combined with an understanding of where growth will occur, will allow planners to estimate where congestion is likely to occur in the future and to evaluate how improvements to roads, buses and trains might improve travel. The Southeast Florida Regional Travel Characteristics Study ( Travel 2000) provided the needed observed travel information for developing planning tools for the three-county region of Southeast Florida. Data collection efforts began in December 1998 and were completed in September 1999. Travel logs were collected for 5,100 households -- all travel by all residents for one day. Approximately 10,000 bus riders were surveyed. Visitors were surveyed at 79 hotels. Trucking information was gathered from 848 commercial establishments using trucks. Workers were surveyed at seven major employment areas in the three counties. This report presents a summary of the findings of this extensive survey effort. |
2035 Long Range Transportation Plan South Florida East Coast Corridor Transit Study
Palm Beach MPO
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