On September 2, 2021, the Mayor and City Commission (“City Commission”) adopted Resolution No. 2021-31853 authorizing the City of Miami Beach (“City”) to enter into a revenue-sharing agreement (“Agreement”) with Outfront Media Group LLC (“Outfront”) for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of bus shelters and other street furniture at designated locations within the City. The goal of the bus shelter program is to install a new bus shelter at all existing bus stop locations (currently over 200) in the City.

Design approval was obtained from the Historic Preservation Board on September 13, 2022 and from the Design Review Board on November 1, 2022. Attachment A includes a rendering of the approved design of a new “standard” bus shelter. It is worth noting that Outfront has designed three (3) variations of the new bus shelter based on size and amenities (standard, enhanced, and minimal). Furthermore, every bus shelter is anticipated to be equipped with digital “next bus” estimated time of arrival signs, either incorporated as part of the new bus shelter structure or as a stand-alone sign.

Pursuant to the Agreement, Outfront shall install a prototype bus shelter for City approval prior to commencing mass production and installation throughout the City. As such, Outfront is in the process of manufacturing the prototype bus shelter, which is proposed to be installed on the west side of Washington Avenue north of Lincoln Road (adjacent to Soundscape Park) in October 2024. The installation of the new bus shelters is anticipated to commence in early 2025 upon approval of the prototype. A phasing plan has been developed in order to ensure a smooth transition between the installation of new bus shelters and the removal of existing bus shelters. The phasing plan is as follows:

•  Priority 1: Installation of enhanced shelters at locations with high ridership;
•  Priority 2: Installation of new shelters at locations without shelters and more than 50 boardings per day;
•  Priority 3: Installation of new shelters at locations without shelters and fewer than 50 boardings per day;
•  Priority 4: Installation of minimal shelters pending evaluation due to low ridership and single-family land use; and
•  Priority 5: Replacement of the remaining old shelters with new shelters.

Pursuant to the Agreement, Outfront anticipates completing the installation of approximately 200 bus shelters citywide by November 2026.