LTC 034-2024 Ocean Drive Pedestrian Plaza (Promenade) Pilot Update #8
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Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Manager
February 1, 2024
Ocean Drive Pedestrian Plaza (“Promenade”) Pilot – Update #8
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (“LTC”) is to provide an update on the permitting status
of the temporary Ocean Drive pedestrian plaza (“promenade”) located between 13 Street and 14
Place.
I am pleased to inform that, on January 30, 2024, the Miami-Dade County Department of
Transportation and Public Works (“DTPW”) approved a Block Party Permit for a duration of 180
days.
Pursuant to the letter from DTPW dated January 22, 2024, the City Administration submitted a
Block Party Permit application to DTPW on January 26, 2024 to maintain the promenade for a
period of 180 days. Given DTPW’s approval, during this 180-day period, City staff will work on
various tasks required by DTPW, including (1) finalizing the proposed methodology for DTPW
review and approval; (2) conducting, through one of the City’s pre-qualified rotational
transportation consultants, a traffic operations and safety analysis; and (3) seeking concurrence
from two-thirds of all property owners within the promenade and affected side streets. The City
must also submit a complete concept plan to DTPW by July 28, 2024 in order for DTPW to issue
approval or disapproval of a permanent road closure permit for the promenade.
To view the seven (7) prior LTC updates regarding the temporary Ocean Drive promenade,
please click here.
If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please do not hesitate to contact Rickelle
Williams, Assistant City Manager, or José R. González, P.E., Transportation and Mobility
Department Director.
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