Last week after another accident
Today after replacement
This advertising board on Brickell and 15th Street was replaced again this week. This is at least the fourth time in two years that it has been destroyed by a speeding vehicle and then replaced. Four accidents in two years doesn’t seem to be enough to convince FDOT to [...]
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Advertising board replaced for 4th time in two years; Transit Miami is now taking bets on next accident.
University of Miami Student Struck by SUV Crossing U.S. 1
The Miami Hurricane is reporting that Marie Cushmore, a senior at the University of Miami was struck by a Ford Expedition while crossing U.S. 1 and Mariopsa Court last Wednesday around 9:30pm.
Unfortunately, this is not the first accident here. According to The Miami Hurricane this intersection has had a history of accidents involving UM student [...]
Brickell Avenue bus stop taken out for fourth time in two years
August 24, 2010
The very same Brickell Avenue bus stop was taken out again last night. This is at least the fourth time in two years that this has occurred. Our call for reducing the design speed of Brickell Avenue has fallen on deaf ears and FDOT has refused to make this area safer for pedestrians [...]
Transit Miami and FDOT take a field trip on Brickell Avenue
A couple of weeks ago I met with FDOT representatives regarding the Brickell Avenue resurfacing project which will break ground sometime in January 2011. The project is expected to take two years to complete. The scope of the project is relatively large and includes a new drainage system with pump house, as well as the [...]
FDOT Resurfacing Project Coming to Brickell; Transit Miami Eye is Watching
The word on the livable street is that FDOT will begin a major resurfacing project on Brickell Avenue early next year. Brickell Avenue will be resurfaced from SE 25th Road to SE 5th Street (approximately 1.5 miles).
This is an excellent opportunity for FDOT to shows its commitment to livable streets. Brickell Avenue is [...]
FDOT is coming to the Upper East Side; so is Transit Miami
[ July 15, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Well folks, yours truly, is moving from Brickell to Belle Mead. I’ve just purchased a home with my wife and we should be moving into the neighborhood in a couple of weeks. So don’t be surprised to hear a lot more about issues affecting the Upper East Side on this blog.
I’ll start by saying this, [...]
Safe Routes to School Pedestrian & Bike PSA
Thanks to Collin Worth, Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Miami, for sending this video to Transit Miami. The Safe Routes to School Pedestrian & Bike PSAs are part of the Safe Routes to School Awareness Campaign that the University of Miami and CBS have done with the Florida Department of Transportation – District [...]
Live Traffic Video Tours Now Available on www.sunguide.org
The FDOT District Six Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Office is proud to announce that live traffic video tours are now available on www.sunguide.org.
More than 100 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are streaming live onto the website from all around the major district roadways in Miami-Dade County, including Interstates 75, 95, 195, 395, State Road 826 (Palmetto [...]
FDOT tries to fix bike lanes on Coral Way; fails miserably
It’s only taken FDOT 7 months, but they finally tried to fix the Coral Way bike lanes. As some of you may recall, back in October, I performed a detailed evaluation of the new bike lanes and made suggestion for improvement.
Thanks to pressure from of our readers FDOT agreed to improve the bike lanes. According [...]
Quote of the Day
Today’s quote of the day comes from FDOT spokeswoman Barbara Kelleher. She spoke to the Miami Herald about a recent report issued by the Daily Beast which designated I-95 in Florida as the most deadly highway in the nation.
It’s no longer possible to add lanes. We don’t have the money to buy all those homes [...]
Is the Port of Miami Tunnel Our Big Dig or Our Tunnel to Nowhere?
A recent article in the Miami New Times compares the Port of Miami Tunnel project to the Big Dig in Boston. For those of you that are not familiar with the Big Dig, it was the most expensive highway project in the U.S. In 1985 the cost of the project was estimated to be $4 [...]
Reminder: Florida Transportation Plan Meeting
Dear Friends and Partners,
The Florida Department of Transportation would like to invite you to participate in our important Regional Workshop, June 2, 2010, about how we can make transportation decisions for a better more sustainable Florida, for our future.
2060 Florida Transportation Plan (FTP)
Regional Workshop
When: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm
Where: Miami-Dade College, The Chapman [...]
The Economist Preaches to the Transit Miami Choir
In the April 3rd-9th 2010 issue of the Economist, the conservative British periodical ran a special report on Rebalancing the American Economy. In the article titled “Time to Rebalance” the Economist had this to say:
America’s economic geography will change too. Cheap petrol and ample credit encouraged millions of American to flock to southern states and [...]
Gus Pego Called. He Wants Sharrows.
I just got a call from the FDOT District 6 Secretary Gus Pego. You may recall from previous posts that we have tried on multiple times to reach him and his office so, I was happy to take his call. It turns out that FDOT wanted to put bike lanes in the Sunset Drive project, [...]
