Miami-Beach-Transportation-Director-Government-Engineer-of-the-Year
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17, 2018
City of Miami Beach’s Transportation Director Earns
2018 “Government Engineer of the Year”
— Countywide Recognition Awarded by the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) —
Miami Beach, FL – Since 2011, Miami Beach Transportation Director José R. Gonzalez
has put Miami Beach in gear by managing transportation throughout the urban island.
Whether in the right lane to resiliency or on the fast track to ensure equitable transit
options citywide, it’s no wonder this innovative executive was recently named the 2018
Government Engineer of the Year by the ASCE of Miami-Dade County.
“I am extremely proud to see José receive this distinct recognition that he so deservingly
earned,” noted City Manager Jimmy L. Morales.
Over the course of Gonzalez’s 24 years of service in the public sector, he has put
various multi-modal transportation projects of regional and statewide significance into
motion. Under his forward-thinking leadership, the City of Miami Beach has pursued a
myriad of transit, bicycle and pedestrian priority projects, installed miles of green bike
lanes, developed an intelligent transportation system and completed a quality,
interconnected citywide trolley circulator – free of charge. Most notably, his vision has
brought forth both the inception of the Transportation Department and its 20-year Master
Plan.
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