Pompano Beach Community Shuttle

October, 2019

Since 2014, the City of Pompano Beach (the “City”) in conjunction with Broward County Transit (BCT) provides its residents and visitors a free Community Shuttle Service (the “Program”) as an alternative public transportation option, which increases the mobility and connectivity within the City. The Program is regulated by BCT and as a result, all routes and related changes must be authorized by BCT.

The Northeast Transit Center is located on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. & Dixie Hwy. This is where all four community shuttles start the route at the beginning of each day.

Effective October 2019, the Program will be funded by the Broward County Transportation Surtax Plan, which was approved by voter referendum in November 2018. The surtax proceeds will be utilized to cover the cost for the operations, maintenance and capital costs associated with the Program.

In order to increase the number of destinations within the City boundaries and to improve connectivity with our neighbors, the routes also connect with the City of Coconut Creek, Town of Hillsboro Beach and the City of Lighthouse Point. In addition, the Community Shuttle Program routes are designed to connect to several BCT routes such as 10, 11, 14, 20, 34, 42, 50, 60, 83 and US 1 Breeze. During fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the Community Shuttle Program was frequented by an average of 90,000 passengers.

The Program consists of four routes: Orange, Blue, Red and Green. The route stops vary from grocery stores to shopping malls and local health facilities. Each route runs Monday-Friday during the timeframe of 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m, with a start and ending point at the North Transit Center located on Dixie Highway and Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd. The routes operate approximately every 65 to 75 minutes, with assigned stops. There is no service on the following holidays observed by the City: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Major popular stops include: McNair Civic Center, Isle of Capri Casino, Festival Flea Market, E. Pat Larkins Center, St. Elizabeth Gardens, North Broward Hospital, Pompano Beach City Center and Pompano Beach Aquatic Park, NE 14th Street and A1A, Atlantic Blvd. and Pompano Beach Boulevard as well as, St. Joseph senior facility, and Tri-Rail station located on E. Sample Road and Andrews Ave, as indicated in the map below.

Riders can now download the “MyPompano” App on to their mobile device and track the location of the shuttles and the nearest stop in order to properly plan their trip. The tracker allows residents to know the location of the shuttle and add map the desired destination stop. The maps for the routes are also placed inside the shuttle, civic centers and City Hall lobby area.

To provide the shuttle service, the City has entered into an agreement with Limousine of South Florida (LSF). LSF which owns the busses, works closely with the City and BCT to ensure that the routes are completed daily in timely and effective manner along with the maintenance of the shuttles. All shuttles are equipped with bicycle racks and are wheelchair accessible in accordance with the American Disabilities Act.

As the City’s population continues to grow, the Community Shuttle Program is an economical alternative transportation option that reduces traffic and improves connectivity and mobility with the City limits.

For more information pleaase visit the City of Pompano Beach Community Shuttle Program webpage.

For ridership information, please visit BCT webpage.

The City of Pompano Beach Community Shuttle article in Tradewinds Magazine Vol. 19, #2.