Expanded public transit and improvement to crash-prone road planned in Miramar
Long-held concerns about transportation in Miramar have gained the attention of the Broward County Commission. Now, they are prioritizing updates to the accessibility and safety of public transit and roads.
Expect pop-up events around the county where residents can give input and find out more about their TransitFORWARD 2040 plan, which is in the education phase.
Broward County Commissioner Alexandra P. Davis, former vice mayor of Miramar now representing part of the city, told the Miramar News she sees opportunities for improvement.
Two major ones are coming: expanded community shuttle service and changes to a dangerous bend on Miramar Parkway.
Community shuttle service expansions are expected in the “coming months,” Davis said.
“This initiative has been a priority for the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, and I was proud to host the recent TransitFORWARD 2040 town hall in Miramar to engage residents directly in the conversation,” she said.
The Mira-Motion free community shuttle runs Monday through Friday on the green, orange and red routes. There is no service on weekends or holidays, and all routes begin and end at Miramar Town Center.
The expansion would offer free shuttle service on weekends.
The green route’s major stops are the Multi-Service Complex and Miramar High School; the orange route stops at Memorial Hospital Miramar and Vizcaya Park; and the Red route stops at Pembroke Lakes Mall.
“Additionally, we are reviewing community shuttle service recommendations provided by the City of Miramar to determine which may be feasible for short-term implementation,” Davis said.
On Miramar Parkway, officials have taken notice of an unsafe section of road between SW 66th Terrace and SW 67th Terrace, sometimes referred to as the “death bend.”
Broward County has plans to add concrete barriers and an access road, and presented preliminary plans to residents on Thursday, April 16.
The city has spent $350,000 since 2016 to mitigate car crashes and collisions with homes through rumble strips, lights and guardrails. If they create the concrete barrier between lanes and an access road in front of the homes, engineers say incidents may finally decrease.
Roberto Cepeda lives on that bend and told the Miramar News he is pleased with the plans.
“One of the accidents was one car that hit my Jeep … And it was three o’clock in the morning. Imagine the impact that we got. So we’ve been advocating,” he said.
After creating the plans, the engineers calculated a projected cost of $5 million to start construction in spring 2027 and finish early 2028.
That $5 million comes from a penny sales tax approved by voters in 2018 to improve transportation.
“Our goal is to ensure residents have more convenient mobility options not only within the City of Miramar, but also to destinations across Broward County,” Davis said.
