http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/13/mid-week-news-and-notes/ Moving Together, Faster Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:55:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/13/mid-week-news-and-notes/#comment-6451 JM Palacios Wed, 14 May 2008 17:29:56 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2421#comment-6451 Looking at the Alton Road presentation, with PDF linked at Miami Herald's site <a href="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2008/05/01/15/fdot_alton.source.prod_affiliate.56.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>, it looks like they are calling the wider sidewalk a shared use path, which used to excuse the lack of a bike lane. Fortunately, the 2008 FDOT Plans Preparation Manual specifically says that shared use paths are nor replacements for on-street bike lanes. I will see if I can contact the project manager and remind them of the new standard. Looking at the Alton Road presentation, with PDF linked at Miami Herald’s site here, it looks like they are calling the wider sidewalk a shared use path, which used to excuse the lack of a bike lane. Fortunately, the 2008 FDOT Plans Preparation Manual specifically says that shared use paths are nor replacements for on-street bike lanes. I will see if I can contact the project manager and remind them of the new standard.

]]> http://www.transitmiami.com/2008/05/13/mid-week-news-and-notes/#comment-6445 News » Mid-Week News and Notes Wed, 14 May 2008 05:38:26 +0000 http://www.transitmiami.com/?p=2421#comment-6445 [...] Transit Miami wrote an interesting post today on Mid-Week News and NotesHere’s a quick excerpt PAB supports the Marine Industry.  So do we.  The unofficial Port along the Miami River is critical economic engine for our community and should be working to unify into an official entity (Say: a Miami-Dade Port Authority?)  in order to maximize the potential of all of our resources. The PTP is a mess and the CITT doesn’t have a real budget.  I’ve got to commend Miles Moss for his work thus far as the Chairman of the Trust, too bad the County Commission stripped the trust of its teeth… This he [...] [...] Transit Miami wrote an interesting post today on Mid-Week News and NotesHere’s a quick excerpt PAB supports the Marine Industry.  So do we.  The unofficial Port along the Miami River is critical economic engine for our community and should be working to unify into an official entity (Say: a Miami-Dade Port Authority?)  in order to maximize the potential of all of our resources. The PTP is a mess and the CITT doesn’t have a real budget.  I’ve got to commend Miles Moss for his work thus far as the Chairman of the Trust, too bad the County Commission stripped the trust of its teeth… This he [...]

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