Miami-Dade’s North Corridor Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Master Plan is officially moving forward, with its first community workshop scheduled for Wednesday, October 22 at the Sherbondy Village Community Center. The event, which will spam between 6:30 PM to 8 PM, will mark the first of two public workshops aiming to shape future development along Miami’s long-awaited North Corridor.
Outlined in 2016 as part of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Program, the North Corridor will extend approximately 10 miles along NW 27th Avenue, from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Metrorail Station to the Broward County line. The goal of the line is to connect residents of unincorporated Miami-Dade, Opa-locka, and Miami Gardens to key destinations such as Miami Dade College, Opa-locka Executive Airport, and Hard Rock Stadium. The development will be one of the First Metrorail extensions in years, following the orange line to Miami International Airport.
Among studies for the North Corridor, the county currently lacks a unified plan to guide development around its proposed transit stations. The upcoming workshop, and the planning process that follows, aims to change that.
According to Miami-Dade officials, the Master Plan is being drafted to align land use, economic development, and mobility goals alongside the metro extension, ensuring that the region’s growth is sustainable and accessible to surrounding residents. Using a “5D Framework” (Density, Diversity, Design, Destination Accessibility, and Distance to Transit), the plan encourages compact, walkable, mixed-use communities around high-capacity transit.
During the drafting process of the TOD Master Plan, planners hope to have a plan that will reduce car dependency and foster safer, healthier neighborhoods that connect people effectively to opportunities.
The TOD Master Plan will evaluate land use within a one-mile radius of nine proposed elevated stations, assessing redevelopment potential, infrastructure needs, and pedestrian accessibility. The plan will also define strategies for creating complete streets and transit-ready communities.
Progress on the Master Plan will proceed in four phases, with the final plan’s release scheduled for 2026. A second workshop will occur around March of next year. Once completed, the plan will be an additional step for the long-awaited North Corridor, which has been riddled by false promises. Once touted as reaching Hardrock stadium by the World Cup, the transit line is still undergoing funding, studies, and other concerns that have pushed the expected completion date back to 2036.
A new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Master Plan is viewed as a must for the county, where an increasingly active corridor now demands a guide for growth. Among the projects taking shape is HueHub, a multi-tower complex with buildings rising over 300 FT. Leasing is expected to begin in December, and a new transit station is proposed just 150 feet away.