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`'`''2-1346. City of Sunny Isles Beach <br /> 18070 Collins Avenue <br /> ~ . Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> • <br /> ,. '497- F- w:°o ,,e (305)947-0606 City Hall <br /> t or sut4 "} (305)949-3113 Fax <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br /> FROM: Christopher J. Russo, City Manager <br /> DATE: 3/16/2017 <br /> Supporting Expansion of the New Starts Transit Program <br /> RE: to Facilitate Funding for the Strategic Miami Area Rapid <br /> Transit(SMART) Plan <br /> RECOMMENDATION: <br /> It is recommended that the City Commission approve the resolution in <br /> support of a funding program for the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit <br /> (SMART) Plan. <br /> REASONS: <br /> The SMART Plan is intended to increase connectivity and decrease <br /> traffic congestion throughout the County. It will provide better transit <br /> options for our residents and also commuters who work within City limits <br /> but live elsewhere. In order to accomplish this plan, the Florida <br /> Legislature created the New Starts Transit Program as a funding <br /> program, this resolution support the state share funding to be increased <br /> from 12.5% to 25% for this plan. <br /> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> The SMART Plan is an initiative of the Miami-Dade Metropolitan <br /> Planning Organization to implement 6 "rapid transit corridors" <br /> throughout the County. The Northeast area, mainly Biscayne Blvd, has <br /> been designated as one of the Rapid Transit Corridors within the plan. <br /> Along the corridor there are recommended two future stations that will <br /> benefit the City, one at Biscayne and 163rd Street and the next at <br /> Biscayne and 197th Street. <br /> 156 <br />