Pompano Beach intern presents GIS prioritization identifying 80 bus stops needing upgrades

Josanne McMillan, a summer intern in the Planning & Zoning Department and a master’s student at Florida Atlantic University, presented a GIS prioritization study that identified locations in Pompano Beach for short-term transit and bicycle investments. "So it's going to be prioritizing multimodal mobility improvements in Pompano Beach," McMillan said, describing a project that combined bus-stop amenity assessments, destination accessibility and population density.

Her analysis used a 0-to-1 scale to score stops by amenity need, destination access and population. McMillan reported 28 stops scored above 0.75 on amenity need and that the composite index flagged 80 stops with overall improvement need; 14 of those were the highest priority. She told the board she prioritized population density over ridership because "ridership data is very low," and said a written report documenting the methodology will be provided for replication.

Board members praised the presentation and asked that McMillan’s written report be shared with the multimodal committee and other departments for follow-up. The board discussed interim fixes and redevelopment coordination as ways to secure space for future shelters and amenities.