Today was my first day back on the road bike since the deadly accident two weeks ago on Bear Cut Bridge. Quite frankly, I was a little spooked by the accident and it has taken me a couple of weeks to build some courage to ride again.
As usual hundreds of bicyclists and pedestrians were [...]
Posts under ‘Bike Boxes’
Just Another Saturday Morning on the Rickenbacker Causeway…
Top Ten Bicycle-Friendly Cities in the World
Askmen.com just released its Top 10 bicycle-friendly cities in the world and Miami did not make the list. Hopefully this will change soon. The Miami Bicycle Master Plan was created last year, now we need to implement it.
Nice Hump
Congratulations to the City of Miami Beach for installing new speed humps on Prairie Avenue. They look great and for the most part were installed correctly. They even took the bicycle lane into consideration when installing them! Speed humps are excellent traffic calming devices. I’m dreaming of speed humps in Miami.
Designing Better Bicycles Lanes for Coral Way
Transit Miami is pleased to see that FDOT included bicycle lanes on Coral Way, but upon reviewing the design more carefully, we believe the bicycle lanes need to be improved. Although even a poorly designed bicycle lane probably encourages bicycling, it does not ensure the safety of bicyclists. Simply painting a white line [...]
Action Alert: Miami-Dade’s Million Dollar Bicycle Infrastructure Push
In the final moments of last night’s BPAC meeting, Jeff Cohen of Miami-Dade Public Works announced that Mayor Alvarez is getting somewhat serious about improving bicycling conditions. So much so that the County committed one million dollars to expanding bicycle lanes throughout the County in 2009. Their preference is to find those thoroughfares where all [...]
Mid Week News
Local:
Pedestrians don’t belong on 1-95…
Yet another person dies trying to bypass a Tri-Rail railroad crossing…
Buy local produce! It’s a key part of creating a sustainable society, a great way to keep money in the local economy, and an effective measure to reduce pollution (less overseas and transcontinental shipments…)
Get ready for strict water restrictions next [...]
