[ June 23, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Transit Miami received this email regarding Euclid Avenue from Gabrielle Redfern, on behalf of BASIC (Bicycle Activists for a Safe, Integrated City)
Another day, another bicycle facility on the chopping block in the City of Miami Beach. Current plans call for dedicated bike lanes on this road when it gets reconstructed in the nearer future. Even [...]
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Bicycle lanes on Miami Beach put on the chopping block?
Miami Beach Bikeways Committee – Apr & May 2010
Here’s a quick recap of the salient points from these meetings.
April Meeting (PDF)
Miami Beach has a few roadway projects that are of interest to the Bikeways Committee, including Collins Park, 44 St, Bayshore area in Middle Beach, Dade Blvd and 51 St. These are all in various stages of development and for the most part [...]
RIP Fillmore Miami Beach?
The Miami Herald is reporting that the former home of The Jackie Gleason Show could be torn down to make room for a new hotel and the expansion of the Miami Beach convention center.
This project sounds like a really bad idea. The last thing Miami Beach needs right now is another hotel. The Fillmore is [...]
Poor Placement of Red Light Camera on Miami Beach
I’m a big fan of red light cameras, but I’m not a fan of putting them in the middle of the sidewalk. Not much consideration was given to people with disabilities or parents with strollers when they stuck this pole on the NE corner of 71st Street and Indian Creek Drive. We shouldn’t place a [...]
New Threat to More Miami Beach Bike Lanes
The following arrived via email in my Inbox this morning, from Gabrielle Redfern.
Dear Friends:
At today’s CIPOC meeting, (5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Commission Chambers, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach), the BAYSHORE neighborhood will argue for a change in their neighborhood BODR that will narrow streets and remove bike lanes in [...]
Let’s Talk about PARKING
The esteemed people of Planetizen.com are just some of the people talking about car parking challenges this week –
A Very Tight Hoboken Street (Planetizen.com)
Ian Sacs, Hoboken’s own Department of Transportation and Parking Director, writes an engaging and informative piece on how the exceptionally dense but car-enamored city is anticipating its urban parking problems and introducing [...]
Reminder: Miami Beach Bikeways Committee Meeting
Tomorrow, Wednesday January 27 @ 2:00 PM the Miami Beach Bikeways Committee has its first monthly meeting of 2010, in the Mayor’s Conference Room, on the Fourth Floor at Miami Beach City Hall. Please be on time.
The general public is welcomed to attend, and Miami Beach residents interested in the topic of bicycles should definitely [...]
Another Informal Bike Count
Inspired by Daniel’s post, An informal Bike Count, I decided to conduct my very on spontaneous bike count while riding north on West Avenue a couple of weeks ago. My unscientific experiment was carried out around 7:00pm from 9th Street all the way up to Dade Blvd. The route is less than 1 mile and [...]
More New Bike Racks at Fifth & Alton
The “bog box” mall at 5th St and Alton Rd in South Beach surprises us yet again. After installing 14 new bike racks along the Publix front on 6th St, I just spotted 20 new bike racks along the Lenox Ave side of the mall.
I had already seen four when I first reported on the [...]
Miami Beach Monthly Community Bicycle Ride
[ December 12, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. January 9, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. February 13, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. March 13, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. April 10, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. May 8, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. June 12, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. July 10, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. August 14, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. September 11, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. October 9, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. November 13, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. December 11, 2010; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
The Miami Beach Bicycle Center organizes a monthly bicycle ride (2nd Saturday) with a Miami Beach Police escort. This is a great free event for the entire family.
601 5th street (Corner of 5th and Washington)
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tel: 305-674-0150
Experience Level: Novice/Intermediate
Bring water and sunscreen.
New Bike Racks at the 5th & Alton Mall
New Bike Racks at the 5th & Alton Mall
I needed some things for dinner and quickly rode my bike to Publix at the Mall on 5th & Alton. It’s sort of a given that there would be no bike parking and I’d have to lock my bike to the garbage can, and indeed its what [...]
Miami Beach Bikeways Committee Update
On Wednesday the 18th, I attended the November meeting of the Miami Beach Bikeways Committee at Miami Beach City Hall. We met in the Mayor’s Conference Room and once again, City Staff were almost half an hour late to the meeting, and it was mentioned this would be addressed later on.
In general this was a [...]
Intentional Hit and Run Injures Bicyclist on Miami Beach
Friend of Tranist Miami Kenneth Bereski was injured on Wednesday night after a green Mini Cooper convertible with dark side stripes intentionally hit him. Here’s how the incident occurred according to Ken:
It started when the guy tried to use the bike lane as a right turn lane on 16th and Alton. After honking at me [...]
Miami Beach Bikeways Committee
[ November 18, 2009; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] If you are a Miami Beach resident and care about the future of bike facilities then come down to the Miami Beach Bikeways Committee, this Wednesday at 2 pm.
Where: Mayor’s Conference Room, 4th Floor, City of Miami Beach City Hall
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 [...]
