The Brickell Avenue bus stop between 14th and 15th Street burned to a crisp.
For what must be the 3rd or 4th time in the past year and a half the same Brickell bus stop on Brickell and 15th Street has been wiped out by a speeding car. The problem here is that the [...]
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Brickell Avenue Bus Stop Gets Taken Out Again
Tragedy on Our Streets – What You Can Do
This morning, an unidentified man was killed while riding his bicycle in a bicycle lane here in South Florida. We don’t know who the victim was, but we do know a little about his alleged killer.
The Miami Herald and MiamiBikeScene report that he is Carlos Bertonatti, a young twenty-something independent musician and Key Biscayne resident. [...]
A Smart Phone Application to Improve City Repairs
The Press Telegram is reporting that Long Beach is in the process of developing a smart phone application so that citizens can more easily report problems they encounter on city streets. According to this article, Boston and Pittsburg are already using a similar application. The application would cost $10,000-$12,000 to develop.
Miami Dade County Public Works [...]
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 [...]
Tallahassee Responds to ‘Dangerous by Design’
Shortly after the Dangerous by Design report came out, I filled out a letter at the Rails to Trails website to be sent to the Florida Legislature on the subject. I just got a form-letter reply from Speaker Larry Cretul that I’d like to share.
Thank you for your e-mail regarding the safety of pedestrians and [...]
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 [...]
Dangerous By Design: The MacArthur Causeway
Inspired by the recent Dangerous by Design report produced jointly by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America Transit Miami will begin documenting existing conditions that are dangerous and potentially deadly to pedestrians and bicyclists. In what will likely be an infinite collection of posts, the MacArthur Causeway will be the first roadway [...]
An Open Letter To Governor Charlie Crist and the Florida Department of Transportation
Dear Governor Crist,
As you may know a recent report produced jointly by the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America has shown that the following four metropolitan areas within Florida are the most dangerous cities 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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Oleta River State Park: Getting Mountain Bikers to the Park by Bicycle
For us mountain biking urbanites that long for some single track every once in a while, Oleta River State Park fulfills our needs quite well. As the largest urban state park in Florida, this patch of green space has approximately 14 miles of well maintained mountain biking trails. The trails are clearly [...]
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 [...]
I-75 Workshop
Attention commuters and Broward residents: FDOT is trying (once again) to force highway expansion down your throat. You have an opportunity to come out and voice your opinion at a workshop sponsored by FDOT. They call it an ‘alternatives’ workshop, but what they really want to do is spoon feed you the alternative that they [...]
FEC Corridor Update
Yesterday FDOT hosted a public meeting displaying their Phase 2 analysis for the FEC Corridor. Promising stuff, although I left with a few questions and concerns. The project team was interested and excited about the prospect of bringing some form of transit down this corridor, describing a higher than average projected ridership and amazing public [...]
FDOT Funding Workshop: More Transit Dollars!
FDOT is planning this update to the ‘Strategic Intermodal System Plan‘. The plan guides funding to infrastructure projects in our region. Notice the lack of any mention of transit, only major roadway connectors. Lame. I’ll be there, you should too.
From the FDOT:
The SIS is a statewide network of high-priority transportation facilities, including the state’s [...]
