MIAMI METROMOVER: COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRICKELL AND OMNI LEGS

Cost-effectiveness analysis examines the extent to which a project returns benefits commensurate with its costs. Benefit may include not only transportation benefits such as improved travel time, but also a range of economic, social and environmental benefits. This 12-page paper is an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the proposed Metromover extensions in Miami, Florida. Two extensions to the existing Metromover loop are proposed: a 1.4 mile leg to the Omni area north of the Miami core area, and a 1.1 mile leg to the Brickell area south of the core. Total capital cost of the two legs is estimated at $240 million. The legs would increase systemwide operating costs by $2.5 million in the year 2000. The evaluation is based on cost and travel demand estimates developed by the Metro-Dade County Transit Agency. Results show that the two extensions are far less cost-effective than other fixed-guideway projects sponsored by UMTA and the project's impacts on urban growth and development are relatively modest.

• Corporate Authors:

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1987-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Cost effectiveness; Line extensions (Rail transit); People movers
• Geographic Terms: Miami (Florida)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480822
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-UGM-20-87-1
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-UGM-20
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM