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Boca Raton says Boca Connect meeting headway goals, tests autonomous shuttle and advances quick-build street safety projects
Summary
Public Works reported Boca Connect is meeting the council-required under-10-minute headway, staff has begun testing an autonomous 'Mika' shuttle in Meisner Plaza under an NHTSA permit and the city is deploying quick-build safety treatments and crosswalk beacons downtown, with a symposium on micro-mobility set for Oct. 30.
Zach Beard, Public Works engineering director, told the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency on Oct. 27 that Boca Connect — the city’s downtown circulator launched in June 2024 — has met the council’s requirement for an average wait time under 10 minutes and that staff has been monitoring ridership and vehicle supply.
Beard said staff recently began testing a small autonomous shuttle (the Mika unit) in Meisner Plaza as part of an NHTSA permitting process designed to evaluate safety and operations. "We started with a very small loop, just within Meisner Plaza so people can get…
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