PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: MIC

MIAMI INTERMODAL CENTER PROGRAM (MIC) ONE STOP SHOP
Miami, Florida

The Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) will be similar to New York’s Grand Central Station and other multimodal facilities that can be found in many world-class cities, offering easy connections to various forms of transportation.

The MIC will provide safe and efficient transfers for users of various rail systems, buses, taxis, rental cars, privately owned automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians. Additionally, by consolidating rental car functions offsite, the MIC will absorb a great deal of the vehicular traffic that today congests the roadways accessing the airport terminals. With the vast amount of construction occurring throughout Miami-Dade County, the Florida Department of Transportation’s continuous presence and availability to the public was greatly needed. One of the challenges foreseen in this program was the need for a central point of contact for the general public and the members associated with the various components of this construction. With so many segments under construction, the need for inter-agency coordination, public awareness/information and maintenance of traffic coordination was crucial to the success of these projects.

The C3TS Team established the One Stop Shop Traffic Information Program to better serve the surrounding communities, the traveling public and the various stakeholders and project team members involved with these projects.

C3TS is uniquely qualified in running a program of such magnitude as warranted by the successful results of the Miami Intermodal Center’s One Stop Shop Traffic Information Program (OSS). The success of this program stems from the solid foundation established by C3TS and its team members in going beyond the expectations of the Department and the community to meet their needs.

C3TS has forged strong alliances with the various agencies involved such as the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade Transit, various departments of Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami, Miami Springs, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Virginia Gardens, in addition to the various utility companies involved in these projects.

The program’s project managers, project engineers and staff depend on our team to assist them in the coordination of the various construction activities and to obtain approval and consensus within the various agencies involved. In essence, C3TS is a true extension of the Department’s Construction Team.

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: COMMUNITY EDUCATION

C3TS believes in educating the community and expanding the public’s knowledge on how projects are developed and taken through the transportation process.  Our firm is committed to providing community service to promote the education of the architectural and engineering fields to our future professionals. 

We have developed the “ABC’s” of Transportation Campaign to educate and communicate public awareness of the overall transportation process.  Additionally, C3TS has been involved for several years with the Math Counts Competition program to promote mathematics, algebra, and logic to students from the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.  Along with this program, C3TS received a MECCA (Magnet Academy for Engineering, Commercial Arts, & Architecture) Community Partnership award for our involvement with Miami Jackson Senior High School which is a magnet school for MECCA. 

C3TS is also involved with the Miami-Dade County Public School’s Program “Volunteer Principal for a Day”.  Our staff has volunteered to lead the school for one day, talk with the kids about future careers and the importance of higher education.  We have also played a vital role in the SECME (Science Engineering Communications Mathematics Enhancement) Program, serving as Co-Olympiad Coordinators and Judges for the various competitions. 

C3TS believes in giving back to our community and several of our employees are involved in community outreach efforts with Hands On Miami, and support several groups within the industry such as Florida Engineering Society, Public Relations Society of America, Latin Builders’ Association, and Florida Builders’ Association, among others. 

Commercial Arts, & Architecture) Community Partnership award last for our involvement with Miami Jackson Program “Volunteer Principal for a Day”.

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT: PUBLIC RELATIONS & FLOOD RELIEF PROJECTS

The C3TS Team is committed to working with local communities to reach consensus and improve the future of our infrastructure. Not only do we offer a group of professionals with exceptional expertise in developing outreach campaigns, but also the Team with the technical knowledge on how a project is taken through the five stages of the FDOT Work Program (Planning, PD&E, Design, R/W and Construction).

Building and maintaining public trust is critical to carrying out our Team’s mission. The public must have confidence in the C3TS team members to have confidence in FDOT. Building trust is more than simply disseminating information. Building trust results from empowering individuals and helping them understand that their opinions do count and will be considered. Our staff has designed and conducted a full range of public participation programs that have routinely incorporated different activities.

C3TS’ Public Relations Team was hired by the Florida Department of Transportation to handle the Community Awareness Program for NW 14th Street during the Construction of this project. Construction of the NW 14th Street project will alleviate the severe flooding conditions and traffic congestion experienced by residents and motorists. The improvements include installing a full pump station at 37th Avenue to alleviate flooding; reconstruction; milling and resurfacing of NW 14th Street within the project limits; Intelligent Transportation System underground construction; drainage improvements; sidewalks, curbs and gutters; improving traffic signalization at the NW 42nd and 37th Avenue intersections; improving lighting; and adding landscaping along NW 14th Street. While the roadway was closed to traffic for six months during construction, a full Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plan was implemented to ensure the smooth flow of traffic through the community.

C3TS’ Public Relations Team worked hand-in-hand with the members of the community to ensure that information of the changes in traffic patterns and the communities needs were met. The team also coordinated the groundbreaking ceremony for this project developing a complete ceremony program, design and implementation of promotional materials, project brochures, media coordination and coordination with the community and public officials.