Boca Raton updates Boca Connect ridership and autonomous-shuttle pilot; ADA access and budget analysis requested
Public works staff told the Community Redevelopment Agency Boca Connect passed 3,500 total passengers in November and faces capacity limits during peak times; commissioners asked staff to run a budgetary analysis on adding vehicles and pressed for clarity on ADA access for the autonomous-shuttle pilot.
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Zach Beard, Boca Raton’s Public Works Engineering Director, told the Community Redevelopment Agency on Dec. 15 that Boca Connect surpassed 3,500 total passengers in November and has grown since its June 2024 launch. Beard said average wait times have held near 7 minutes, 45 seconds and the program targets a 10-minute headway with a 95% connection-rate goal, but that connection rates sometimes fall into the mid-80s during peak dining hours.
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