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Broward County outlines commuter rail and Oakland Park BRT plan, seeks federal funds
Summary
Broward County transit officials detailed a two-phase commuter rail program and a proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) line along Oakland Park Boulevard, saying a federal FTA application seeks about $351 million for the southern phase and projecting a 2030 service start date for the corridor.
Broward County transit officials told the Oakland Park City Commission on Feb. 18 that the county’s PRIMO plan aims to add 200 miles of new transit, including commuter rail and bus rapid transit, and that a southern phase of the Broward Commuter Rail (BCR South) could link Aventura to downtown Miami with three Broward stations.
Corey Cuff Lonergan, presenting a county update, said the county submitted a roughly 5,000-page application to the Federal Transit Administration seeking about $351,000,000 in federal support for BCR South, which the county estimates will cost about $712,000,000 in total. “We are…
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