| | | | | | | | | TO: | Neighborhood and Quality of Life Committee Members |
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| Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
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| | DATE: | November 6, 2020
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| | SUBJECT: | DISCUSSION REGARDING METHODS TO REDUCE EXCESSIVE VEHICULAR SPEEDING IN MIAMI BEACH. |
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| | | | | | | | HISTORY:
| Residents voiced concerns to the Office of Commissioner Meiner regarding speeding vehicles in the City. Commissioner Meiner placed a referral to the Neighborhood and Quality of Life Committee on the October 14, 2020 Commission Agenda to further discuss reducing vehicular speeding as an important component of ensuring pedestrian safety. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| In an effort to reduce traffic collisions, the Police Department regularly monitors citywide traffic crash data and deploys the necessary Motor Squad and Traffic Officers to address any areas of concern. As evidenced in greater detail within the attached “Speeding Citations” document, since January 2019 the Department has written 4,602 traffic citations throughout the city as part of speed enforcement efforts.
In addition to enforcement, the City’s Transportation and Mobility Department has been working on various initiatives to promote better neighborhood street design, improve safety, and reduce speeding. In early 2020, the City received approval from Miami-Dade County to reduce the speed limit in residential neighborhoods to 25 miles per hour. Approximately 90% of all residential neighborhoods have been completed and the remaining neighborhoods are expected to be completed in by the end of November. Further, the G.O. Bond funding has been allocated to specifically address traffic calming in various neighborhoods. The City is currently in the design phase for traffic calming initiatives in the Central Bayshore Neighborhood, Normandy Isle Neighborhood, and the Palm View Neighborhood. It is also important to highlight that the City has adopted a Street Design Guideline which is utilized by the Transportation and Mobility Department and design consultants working in our City to assist in the contextual best practices design of streets in our City. The Streets Design Guideline gathers best design practices in bicycle facilities, pedestrian facilities, traffic calming, and neighborhood design to with the goal of creating more walkable and livable corridors.
Throughout the pandemic, the City has also implemented various temporary projects such as the Open/Slow Streets which promote reduction in cut-through traffic, speed, and safer bicycling and walking in our residential corridors. |
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | No | | No | |
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| | | | | | | | Strategic Connection
| | Mobility - Address traffic congestion. |
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