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City of Miami reports stable trolley routes, new on‑demand pilot for Coconut Grove
Summary
The City of Miami told the CITT it served about 1.2 million trolley riders April–June, is revamping its trolley master plan with public engagement through November, and expects an on‑demand Coconut Grove service to begin after an interlocal agreement is approved in October.
City of Miami staff told the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust on Sept. 17 that the city’s trolley system carried about 1.2 million riders from April through June (roughly 391,000 per month) and is undertaking a trolley master‑plan update to improve routes and coordinate with county projects.
Juvenas Santana, director of the City of Miami Department of Resilience and Public Works, said the city operates 13 routes during weekdays, 11 on Saturdays and a reduced network of six on Sundays. Santana said the city has taken delivery of one new trolley and has 11 additional vehicles on order.
“We’ve kicked off our trolley master plan revamp,” Santana said, describing an outreach campaign that will include six community meetings, staff and consultant rides on trolleys to gather survey responses, online surveys and use of city communication kiosks. The city expects to finish public engagement by November and complete the master plan in 2026. He said the city is working with consultant Kimley‑Horn on the effort.
Santana also reported on the city’s on‑demand mobility services for seniors and special‑needs riders and said the city plans a new on‑demand service for Coconut Grove, pending a county interlocal agreement. “We already have the interlocal agreement in with the county. We are expecting that to be read in front of the commission in October, and we will then be able to process that, finalize that interlocal agreement, and then have a new on demand mobility service serving this area,” Santana told the trust.
City staff highlighted multiple PTP‑funded capital projects in design or under construction, including roadway reconstructions, water‑main work tied to the Coconut Grove Playhouse, and neighborhood traffic‑calming improvements such as raised intersections. Santana said the city has 76 projects that include CITT funding and provided graphics showing quarterly spend‑down and tracking following a prior funding freeze.
Trust staff noted they had reviewed the city’s detailed quarterly report and determined the city appears on track "to spend down the funds" according to the interlocal requirements. Trust members asked for clarifications about project initiation years (project codes beginning with fiscal year tags) and said they wanted more route‑level ridership analysis during the trolley master‑plan process. Santana said route changes, frequency adjustments and alignment with county projects such as Better Bus are all “on the table” as part of the master plan.
The trust requested the city provide follow‑up details on route performance and promised to review the city’s upcoming quarterly reports.
