A Smarter Traffic System Is Coming: When Will Brickell Benefit?
Brickell is one of Miami-Dade County’s most active urban neighborhoods. Every day, residents, employees, visitors, pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders and emergency vehicles move through a transportation network facing significant and growing demands.
Brickell is one of Miami-Dade County’s most active urban neighborhoods. Every day, residents, employees, visitors, pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders and emergency vehicles move through a transportation network facing significant and growing demands.
Year 1: August 2026-July 2027 Year 2: August 2027- July 2028 Year 3: August 2028- August 2029
For years, we have heard about Miami-Dade County’s Advanced Traffic Management System and remained hopeful that these important improvements would soon reach Brickell. We recently learned, however, that Brickell is not included in Year 1 or Year 2 of the rollout. Instead, our neighborhood and much of Miami’s urban core are currently scheduled for Year 3, after other communities receive their upgrades. For Brickell, that means waiting until approximately August 2028 through August 2029.
What is the Advanced Traffic Management System?
The Advanced Traffic Management System, or ATMS, is designed to modernize the technology used to operate, monitor and coordinate traffic signals.
This is different from a ticket-issuing red-light camera program. ATMS improvements may include:
Modern traffic-signal controllers
Enhanced traffic and vehicle detection
Real-time traffic information
Better coordination between intersections
Improved traffic-signal operations
Updated pedestrian crossing times and clearances
Technology supporting Miami-Dade County’s Vision Zero safety goals
These improvements can help transportation officials respond more effectively to changing traffic conditions, pedestrian activity, congestion, incidents and emergency-response needs.
BHA asks City and County leaders to review the schedule
On September 4, 2026, BHA contacted Miami-Dade County Commissioner Vicki L. Lopez and requested assistance in reviewing Brickell’s placement in Year 3 of the program.
BHA asked transportation officials to clarify:
Why Brickell and the urban core were placed in the third year of deployment
What criteria were used to establish the implementation schedule
Whether the analysis considered congestion, crash and safety data, residential and daytime populations, pedestrian volumes, transit use and emergency routes
Whether priority Brickell intersections could be upgraded during Years 1 or 2.
The BHA appreciates Miami-Dade County’s investment in modernizing traffic infrastructure throughout the community. Our request is for officials to take another look at the deployment schedule and consider the particular transportation and public-safety demands of Brickell and Miami’s urban core.
BHA will continue working with City and County partners, identifying intersections of particular concern and advocating for improvements that support safer and more efficient movement throughout the neighborhood.
We look forward to keeping the Brickell community informed as additional information becomes available.