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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | July 31, 2019 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, FINDING THAT THE INTERSECTION OF 41ST STREET AND JEFFERSON AVENUE SHOULD BE DESIGNATED AS AN OFFICIAL STUDENT CROSSING AND ACCORDINGLY: (1) REQUESTING THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DESIGNATE THE 41ST STREET AND JEFFERSON AVENUE INTERSECTION AS AN OFFICIAL STUDENT CROSSING AND AS PART OF A SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL; AND (2) URGING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO IMPLEMENT A SIGNALIZED CROSSING FOR THIS INTERSECTION TO ENHANCE STUDENT AND GENERAL PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the resolution.
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| State Road 112/41 Street/Arthur Godfrey Road is principal arterial under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Over the past ten years, the City has made various requests to FDOT for the installation of a new crosswalk at the intersection of 41st Street and Jefferson Avenue. There have been various accidents at this intersection, including four pedestrians hit and injured over the last ten years. Two of the injured pedestrians were under 14 years old. The most recent pedestrian accident occurred in February 2019. The pedestrian demand at this intersection has increased in the last few years as a result of new businesses, including a Starbucks Coffee, and the new after-school enrichment program attended by approximately 600 Nautilus Middle School students.
In January 2019, the City’s Committee for Quality of Education passed a motion urging the City to work with FDOT to implement a safe pedestrian crossing at the intersection of 41st Street and Jefferson Avenue. This motion was followed by a resolution of the City Commission in February 2019 urging FDOT to install a new crosswalk at this intersection to improve pedestrian safety, in light of the accident involving a Nautilus Middle School student who was struck by a vehicle while crossing 41st Street. A letter from Mayor Gelber along with the adopted resolution was subsequently transmitted to FDOT.
On May 21, 2019, the City met with FDOT staff to discuss alternatives and next steps. FDOT advised that while it would conduct a crosswalk warrant study, the most feasible alternative to add a crosswalk and signal at this intersection would be for the City to submit a request to Miami-Dade County Public School (MDCPS) to include this intersection as part of a safe route to school. If the intersection is formally designated as such, FDOT would be able to move forward with identifying funding for the design and installation of a traffic signal and pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of 41st Street and Jefferson Avenue.
On July 10, 2019, City, FDOT, and MDCPS staff met at the intersection to further discuss the requirements for the potential designation of a safe route to school. At the meeting, MDCPS staff advised that a City Commission resolution is required to commence the designation process.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| The 41st Street corridor currently has nine signalized intersections and three signalized mid-block crossings between Alton Road and Collins Avenue. In addition, the corridor has an existing school zone between Chase Avenue and Prairie Avenue. If the crossing at 41st Street and Jefferson Avenue is designated as part of a safe route to school, the school zone will need to be extended to west of the intersection. This would reduce speeds along the corridor during the morning and afternoon school zone hours. While the expanded school zone supports the pedestrian needs of the 41st Street corridor during school zone hours, it is worth noting that vehicular congestion and delays along the corridor are expected to increase.
If MDCPS approves the designation of the 41st Street and Jefferson Avenue intersection as a safe route to school, FDOT stated that it would fund the design and installation of the new crosswalk and signal at the intersection. The City would be responsible for funding a crossing guard position to assist pedestrians crossing at this intersection during school zone hours. The funding for a crossing guard in an approximate amount of $13,860 per year would be subject to approval by the City Commission as part of a future budget process.
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| | | | | | | | KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Ensure Comprehensive Mobility Addressing All Modes Throughout The City |
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| Once funds for design and construction of a signalized pedestrian crossing are programmed by FDOT, the City will request funding for a crossing guard in the amount of $13,860 annually through a future budget process.
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Transportation |
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Sponsored by Commissioner Gongora |
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