GET FOCUSED on Miami

Transit

Miami-Dade County must follow Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) requirements because most of our Transit has been paid for partially by the Federal Government.

Extended Approval time for Transit Requests

The FTA can take as long as 30 days for approval. In your letter of intent add extra days on in front of your filming date and after your filming date so that you don’t have to reapply.
If your dates change a new letter of intent is required and then the reset button is started with FTA approval – starting from scratch again. *At times Transit receives approval from the FTA the day prior to shooting*

What’s required:
Apply for a film/photo permit but DON’T pay the $125 permit application fee until you have full approval from the County Film office via email.

• The process requires a written LETTER OF INTENT on production company letterhead which must include the following information:
• Date
• Time/Hours
• Location
• Detailed description of scene
• All equipment
• Total number of people on set
• Approximate economic impact brought to Miami-Dade County
• Agree that production will not interfere with transit operations
• Agree that all costs will be reimbursed to Department of Transportation and Public Works (Train cost, labor costs, DTPW security costs, electric costs, etc.) – all costs are paid prior to the filming date.
• Agree to an additional $140.00 still photography fee or the $300.00 fee for Filming on the transit system – all costs are paid prior to film date. Make checks payable to the Department of Transportation & Public Works
• Certificate of Insurance (as with any film permit)
• Once the FTA approves the request, an ACCESS LETTER FROM MIAMI-DADE TRANSIT and a COUNTY FILM PERMIT must be obtained from production.
• Pre-production or walk through meeting may be required. Projects must specify which station (MetroBus, MetroRail or MetroMover) to be used for filming or photo. http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/
• Production must hire and pre-pay for security officer(s). The amount of officers is determined by the scope of the project and crew count. FEES APPLY.
• No filming during rush hour or lunch hour.
• Projects approved on a case by case basis. Special conditions apply to each individual request.
• All transit trains and Metromover stations require FTA approval

Time/Day Transit Preferences:

• Preferred days for filming on the Metrorail are Saturdays and Sundays.
• Preferred MetroRail Stations for filming on stationary train are the Palmetto Station, Airport Station or Dadeland South.
• Preferred MetroMover stations for filming are the Museum Station or the School Board Station.

Transit fees: 

FTA service fee: $300.00
Bus supervisor $54.00 per hour (four-hour minimum plus two hours travel time)
Bus rental with driver $136.00 per hour. (four-hour minimum plus two hours travel time)
Wrap fee (This is on a case-by-case basis) Sample price $3350.00.

Filming on Metrorail or Metromover requires hiring Transit Security. They have a four-hour minimum per guard.