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A Presentation of the Official Commencement of Expanded Micro-Transit Service via Freebee.
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In May of 2018, the City applied for a grant from the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) to fund a TPO Smart Demonstration Project. The City’s proposed project is a Flex Route Micro-Transit Service via Electric Vehicles. The proposal submitted was approved by the TPO and forwarded to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for final funding determination. On November 14, 2018 FDOT issued a Revised Notice of Grant Award FM# 444357-1 notifying the City of the award of matching funds under the Service Development Program for FY2019-FY2021 of $629,199 ($209,733 annually for three years). On December 11, 2018 the City accepted the grant.