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LTC 611-2017 Venetian Causeway Green Bicycle LanesMIAMIBEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # 611-2017 TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members the City 9 FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: December 20, 2017 ETTER TO COMMISSION mission SUBJECT: VENETIAN CAUSEWAY GREEN`BICYCLE LANES The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to provide an update on the implementation of green bicycle lanes along the Venetian Causeway. This project furthers the City's goal of creating a green bicycle lane network. The Venetian Causeway was identified in the adopted City of Miami Beach Bicycle -Pedestrian Master Plan as a priority bicycle corridor due to its high usage and connectivity. Given the low speed and low traffic volumes along the Venetian Causeway, the existing bicycle lanes are utilized by a high number of visitors and commuters as their primary connection between the City of Miami Beach and City of Miami. In continuing the expansion of the City's Green Bicycle Lane network, the City's Transportation Department engaged a contractor and collaborated with Miami -Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department to secure a permit and execute a maintenance agreement for the implementation of green bicycle lanes on the Venetian Causeway within the Miami Beach city limits. Although the initial plan was to only implement the green bicycle lanes within our City limits, the County has agreed to fund and coordinate the extension of the green bicycle lanes to the western terminus of the Venetian Causeway in the City of Miami. The implementation of the green bicycle lanes along the Miami Beach portion of the Venetian Causeway began on December 11, 2017 and will have duration of 14 work days. The schedule observes the holiday season and, as such, no work will occur from December 21, 2017 to January 3, 2018. The project is anticipated to be completed on January 11, 2018, weather permitting. As per the approved maintenance of traffic plan, the sidewalk and bicycle lane will be closed during the course of the work; however, vehicular travel lanes will not be affected. A Public Information Officer was engaged for this project and a Project Fact Sheet (Attached) has been distributed to affected residents. This project will have some impact to residential driveways adjacent to the Causeway. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Atta ent: Project Fact Sheet JLM/K B/JAR /J�FD F:\TRAN\$ALL\LTC\LTC - Venetian Causeway Green Bicycle Lanes.docx Bike Miami Beach Green Bike Lane Proiect on Venetian Islands Project Overview and Scope As part of improvements identified in the Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan recently adopted by the City Commission, the City of Miami Beach Transportation Department has engaged the services of Atlantic Paving to install high -emphasis, green -painted bike lanes on streets within South Beach. The next segment of bike lane painting will extend along the east and west side of the Venetian Causeway from San Marco Island to Purdy Avenue. As part of this project the County will be working with the contractor to paint the bicycle lanes to the west end of the Causeway. The painting operations are anticipated to be performed Mondays through Fridays from about 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Impacts to driveways are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Vehicles will not be able to enter or exit properties during the painting operations for approximately eight hours. Side street access will also be restricted within the active work zones. Project Benefits Green -painted bike lanes organize the streets visually and physically so that all users may feel safe on the roadway. They make cycling safer by reminding motorists to watch out for cyclists when driving. Green bike lanes send the clearest possible message that roads are not only for cars. Timeline Work will be performed at one street location at a time. This work is expected to begin on Monday, December 11, and anticipated to end January 11, 2018. Please note this schedule may change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. Communication For more information, please contact: Melissa J. Rodriguez Public Information Liaison P: 1.305.570.8076 E: melissa@hmlpublicoutreach.com To mgnrsl lirit malerial in alrrAWeJormal, tigK lang1mW inlerpmler (fur -d m nolin re Jnirrd), h#armation on arras far perronr nalb duabili[irr, and/ or any anommodalion /a mien, any d—vwal or padiapate in ani ah'-sponmtrd promrdi�,s. mll 50 i.60J.2 F89 and selyd l for Hnglirb or 21or Spanlsb, tlYn op/lna 6; TTY msers may -af iia 711 Von& Relay Sen ite).