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• An Alton Road for Everyone

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  Is the optimal place for bicyclists really between speeding traffic and swinging car doors or is bicycle planning in most cities still just an afterthought? Can it really be the case that major arterial roadways planned for reconstruction like Alton Road in Miami Beach which are between 100′ and 120′ [...]

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• Florida Turnpike Expansion “Open House”

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  May 1st “news release” from the Florida Department of Transportation & Florida Turnpike Enterprise:

  Florida’s Turnpike will host open house Tuesday, May 14, to discuss proposed widening project in Miami-Dade County

  The Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, will host a public information meeting/open house to discuss the project development and environment study [...]

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• UPDATE: Fatal Brickell Bay Drive Pedestrian Hit and Run

  The following is an urgent update by Brickell resident Mark Batey on the crash that killed a pedestrian in Brickell on March 23rd. This crash happened in nearly the same exact spot where a female jogger was seriously injured on the sidewalk by a speeding driver in October.

  “Miamians, [...]

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• All Aboard Florida: Upcoming Public Meetings

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  Our friends at All Aboard Florida (AAF) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announce a series of Public Scoping Meetings/Open Houses concerning the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which will evaluate the potential environmental impacts of constructing and operating an intercity passenger rail service linking Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and [...]

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• Thinking Outside the Pedestrian-Box

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  A pedestrian bridge above US-1 at the University MetroRail station was recently approved by Miami-Dade County and is currently moving closer to an agreement. Though a state and federally funded project of $6 million, the University Centre mall owner has raised some concerns and is refusing [...]

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• Miami-Dade County 2013 Transportation Summit

  The Miami-Dade County government is holding a Transportation Summit supposedly committed to “visioning the future of Miami-Dade County’s Public Transportation”.

  I’m encouraged to believe that this summit is going to mark a significant turning point in the evolution of our city and its public transportation network. [...]

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• Does Miami Want to Become a World Class City or a Gated City?

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  We often hear that Miami is becoming a world-class city, but the sad truth is that Magic City is quickly becoming the country’s first gated city. What’s even worse is our elected officials are championing and using public funds to build walls and fences along the public right-of way, [...]

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• Broward MPO Public Workshops

  The Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is hosting the following workshops to solicit public feedback on the future of transportation in Broward County. For more information on Commitment 2040 watch this video. You can also submit feedback online by following this link to a survey.
  

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• Baywalk: Public Information Meeting

  We’re posting this on short-term notice, but better than nothing.

  The City of Miami is hosting a Public Information Meeting for residents and business owners in the community to discuss plans for the Baywalk project, which would run along Biscayne Bay from Alice Wainwright Park (just south of the Rickenbacker Causeway) [...]

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• Picture of the Day: No “305 Representation” from Miami Dade County Elected Officials at the ULI FEC Event

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  Standing room only, but the 305 is not in the house. No elected officials from Miami Dade County attended this event.

  Last Wednesday morning over 250 people gathered for a ULI sponsored panel discussion about development opportunities along the FEC in Ft. Lauderdale. For years the South Florida Regional [...]

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