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• Tampa Bike Summit: “Zero Tolerance for those who disrespect cyclists”

  Local biketivists from across Miami and Broward joined around 200 more transportation planners, engineers and bicycle professionals in Tampa yesterday for the first National Bike Summit, hosted by USDOT. The event kicked off a campaign that USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood promised to do for bike safety what ‘Click it or [...]

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• Alton Road Construction Updates

  The FDOT Alton Road project has officially begun. While the impact is still rather manageable as only the North part of Alton Rd is  undergoing construction, this massive project is soon to take on more importance as South Beach’s major and one and only North-South highway will be shut down [...]

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• Morningside to Become Miami’s Next Gated Community?

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  Here we go again with these ridiculous fences. I just received an email informing me that tomorrow night (April 2nd) @ 7pm the Morningside Civic Association will hold a meeting to discuss perimeter fencing around Morningside. The meeting is open to all and will start at 7:00pm at the [...]

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• Miami River Day 2013

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  Yup, time to celebrate the River! The Miami River Commission will be hosting its 17th annual Miami River Day 2013.

  Saturday, April 6 @ 1:00pm – 6:00pm

  Lummus Park Historic District

  250 NW North River Drive

  Featuring Free:

  Boat Rides along the Miami River Historical Tours & Re-Enactments Environmental Education Kids Activities Bike Valet Paddle Board & Kayak Races [...]
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• Development Opportunities on the FEC Corridor: An Interactive Forum

   

  Please Register Online by:

  Friday, April 12, 2013

  Online at seflorida.uli.org

   

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• FDOT Agrees to Adopt Complete Streets Policy

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   We just received some excellent news from a Transit Miami sleeper cell from deep within the FDOT machine. Apparently, going forward, FDOT will integrate a new “complete streets policy” in all future projects.  Transit Miami’s anonymous FDOT source had this to say:

  “FDOT will no longer design streets that encourage [...]

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• Cities 2030: A Conference on Urban Futures

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  The University of Miami Urban Studies Program (College of Arts & Sciences) and School of Architecture will be hosting a one-day mini-conference titled “Cities 2030″ covering the topic of urban futures.

  Twelve renowned international scholars and architects will discuss and reflect on the future of cities and urban sustainability in [...]

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• “That’s so Miami” Poetry Project – My Poem

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  What do you love or hate about Miami? That’s what The Miami Herald and WLRN want to know, recently announcing a call for Miamians to create a poem about their city – the ‘That’s so Miami’ poetry project.

  Poem submissions are published each day on ThatsSoMiami.tumblr.com and some of the [...]

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• FDOT Leading Cyclists to Slaughter

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  FDOT paints a new green bike lane leading onto 195 heading west.

  If this is the FDOT’s idea of safety, looks like all cyclists are pretty much screwed in Miami. FDOT is now encouraging cyclists to ride a bicycle on 195. The design speed of 195 probably exceeds 65mph and [...]

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• West Ave – Miami Beach’s new superhighway?

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  FDOT held public information meetings last week to present their Alton Road reconstruction project. The project is scheduled to kick off just 1 week, April 1st 2013, and lasts until “summer 2015″ and costs an estimated $32 Million. The presentation by FDOT touched on the main work items, in particular [...]

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