A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO ACCEPT A DONATION FROM ROADYS, OF AN AUTOMATED BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COUNTER ("COUNTER") VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $7,500, TO BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ("FDOT"), TO MONITOR THE VOLUME OF BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS TRAVELING ALONG THE CITY'S MIDDLE BEACH RECREATIONAL CORRIDOR; AND, FURTHER, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH FDOT FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE COUNTER, AND FOR DATA SHARING PURPOSES, AT NO COST TO THE CITY.

On April 13, 2016, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2016-29371, adopting the city’s Transportation Master Plan to enhance bicycle and pedestrian mobility within the city, and to facilitate access for all modes of transportation. Pedestrian and Bicyclists are priority modes for our city and through the Transportation Master Plan, the city has been improving its non-motorized network through bike lanes, beachwalks and projects that support walkability.

According to the city's 2017 community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory, emissions from the combustion of gasoline and diesel for transportation accounted for 19% of the city's GHG emissions. Reducing car trips by encouraging the use of other modes of transportation can significantly reduce the city's carbon footprint.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has a Statewide Non-Motorized Traffic Monitoring Program which supports planning for alternative modes of transportation. FDOT’s Statewide Non-Motorized Traffic Monitoring Program has a bicycle and pedestrian counting program which provides data for planning and programming, safety studies, pavement and trail maintenance, amongst others.

Through a public-private partnership with FDOT and Roadys (a traffic data solution company), the city is receiving a bike counter donation from Roadys, while FDOT will provide the installation and maintenance for the city for free. The bike counter will be installed at the Middle Beach Recreational Corridor, close to the 53rd Street beach entrance. The counter will provide valuable data which the city can use to plan, monitor, and evaluate existing and future segments of the beachwalk, baywalk, and other shared-use paths throughout the city. Additionally, the data will be useful in documenting the current use of the beachwalk and quantifying the benefits of non-motorized shared-use paths to users and the built environment. 

This data will also enhance the city’s position to pursue potential grant opportunities at the state and federal level to construct future segments of the beachwalk, baywalk, and other non-motorized shared-use paths in the city. Attachment A contains the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the FDOT and attachment B contains the resolution reflecting the MOA and bike counter donation from Roadys.