The Rickenbacker Causeway is similar to Chicago’s Lakeshore Drive; everyday thousands of people descend upon our beautiful causeway for recreational purposes. This is particularly evident on Saturday and Sunday mornings when runners, walkers, rollerbladers, parents with strollers and bicyclists come in droves to exercise. The Rickenbacker Causeway recently completed a major resurfacing project. Unfortunately, this [...]
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A Transit Miami Shout-Out: Traffic Signals & Signs Division Miami-Dade PWD
The first official Transit Miami “shout-out” goes to the Traffic Signals and Signs Division over at the CPWD. Mr. Robert Williams and his staff came through and fixed the broken pedestrian crosswalk signal below in a very timely manner. The Traffic Signals and Signs Division should be recognized for their commitment to making our streets [...]
Transit Miami Eye: Broken Pedestrian Crosswalks Signals
It seems like we can’t get a handle on the broken pedestrian crosswalk signal problem that plagues our city.
Calle Ocho and SW 5th Avenue This pedestrian crosswalk signal has been broken for at least 3 weeks
SW 7th Avenue and South Miami Avenue. This pedestrian crosswalk signal has been broken for at least 1 week
FDOT and Dangerous by Design
[ December 16, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Here’s your chance to speak to an FDOT representative about the recently released Dangerous by Design report that ranked the following four metropolitan areas within Florida as the most dangerous for pedestrians in the United States.
1. Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
2. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
4. Jacksonville, FL
The MPO Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee will [...]
Update: The 311 Experiment
We have a little bit of good news to report; the pedestrian crosswalk signals at the South Miami Avenue and SE 13th Avenue intersection are working again after nearly a week since they stopped working.
Nevertheless things appeared to take a turn for the worse around lunch time today at this intersection. I went home for [...]
Traffic Light Problems Continue to Plague Brickell
It seems like things are getting worse, not better, for those of us that live and work around Brickell. The traffic lights on Brickell Avenue and SE 14th Street were broken yet again today. Yesterday morning Public Service Aides were at this intersection directing traffic during morning rush hour, but today they were no where [...]
Update: The 311 Experiment
It’s been 24 hours since I dialed 311 to report that all the pedestrian crosswalk signals at the SE 13th Street and South Miami Avenue intersection were not working. This morning, I took the time to witness several parents trying to cross the street here with their young children on the way to South [...]
The 311 Experiment
Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed electrical work being done on traffic lights and pedestrian crosswalk signals around the Brickell Area. Unfortunately, the contractors don’t seem to think that the pedestrian crosswalk signals are all that important. Last week the pedestrian crosswalk signals on Brickell Ave. and SE 14th Street did not [...]
Counting Pedestrians in Downtown
Yesterday I posted a blog regarding the lack of crosswalks in Downtown. I took it upon myself during lunchtime today to count the number of pedestrians that crossed the street on SE 3rd Avenue and SE 1st St. were a crosswalk currently does not exist. If there was ever any doubt whether a crosswalk is needed, [...]
Dangerous By Design: Lack of Crosswalks in Downtown
FDOT just recently repaved a section of Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown. I’m not sure why, but several major intersections were left without a pedestrian crosswalk. I really can’t think of a reason as to why FDOT did not take this opportunity to include 4 crosswalks at every intersection. There is enough density and pedestrian activity [...]
Thank You County Public Works Department!
We have some good news to report. The pedestrian crosswalk signals on Brickell Ave. are working again. Thank you PWD.
We’re # 3!
Its official folks, Miami has officially been ranked the 3rd most dangerous city in the country for pedestrians. Dangerous by Design, a report produced jointly by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America has concluded that:
The Miami metropolitan area is one of the nation’s most dangerous for pedestrians because the roads here generally [...]
South Beach’s New Big Box Shopping Center
The new Big Box shopping center which opened up on South Beach seems to be very popular amongst bicyclists. I have ridden and driven by on a number of occasions and I am astonished to see the number of bicycles parked outside the entrance to new Publix on 6th Street between Lenox Avenue and Alton [...]
Transit Miami Eye on the Coral Way Resurfacing Project
It’s been about a month since I first reported on the new Coral Way bike lanes. Since I have not seen any progress during the past 4 weeks I will assume that FDOT has officially completed this project. Sadly, I think this may be the finished product. It’s unfortunate to see that what we were [...]
Brickell Pedestrian Crosswalk Signals Still Not Working
Since Olga Ramos shared her story about walking to work on Brickell, the Transit Miami Eye has been on the lookout for working crosswalk signals. We have some bad news to report, it’s been three weeks and the pedestrian crosswalk signals are still broken. The evidence is below. Who’s responsible for fixing this?
