93-20956 Reso RESOLUTION NUMBER 93-20956
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING
A BIKE-WAYS MAP FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A RECREATIONAL
BICYCLE PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach City Commission previously adopted
Resolutions 93-20719 and 93-20881 encouraging the formation of a
Bike-Way System for the City of Miami Beach and adopting a bicycle
transportation route for inclusion in the county wide Bicycle
Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the direction of the Miami Beach City
Commission, representatives of the City of Miami Beach,
Metropolitan Dade County Bicycle-Pedestrian Program, State
Department of Transportation and the Miami Beach Chamber of
Commerce have developed a Bicycle Recreational Route.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
1 . The Bicycle Recreational Route be immediately submitted to the
Metropolitan Planning Organization for inclusion in the
County-wide Bicycle Master Plan along with the Bicycle
Transportation Route previously approved.
2 . The Bicycle Transportation and Recreational Routes be
immediately considered for any ongoing transportation
improvement projects, while the overall Bikeways Comprehensive
Plan is being considered.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17t d=y of November At , 1993 .
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CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: (305) 673-7010
FAX: (305) 673-7782
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. G2.7 93
TO: Mayor Seymour Gelber and DATE: November 17, 1993
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Roger M. . 1I4J
City Manager !d
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A BIKE-WAYS MAP FOR THE -
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A
RECREATION BICYCLE PLAN
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend adoption of the attached Resolution that will provide a
Recreation Bicycle Map of the City of Miami Beach to be included in
the Dade County bike-ways plan.
BACKGROUND:
Florida Statute 316. 065 (1) (a) requires that bicycle and pedestrian
ways shall be given full consideration in state and local
transportation plans and development of transportation facilities.
On September 8, 1993, the City Commission approved Resolution No.
93-20881 which adopted a bicycle transportation plan map and .
indicated that a recreation bicycle plan was to be adopted at a
later date.
ANALYSIS:
The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, bicycle advocates, and City,
State, and the County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) ,
have been working together to assure that bicycle routes can be
developed in this City.
To that end, several activities are already underway:
1. The City already has adopted a Bicycle Transportation Plan Map
(Attachment A) .
2 . The County MPO has adopted (Attachment B) a Bicycle Facilities
Development Guide which proposes that all new r.padways be
designed to provide for bicycle facilities wherever feasible.
All County roadway projects in the .1994-95 TIP will be subject
to these requirements.
3 . The City has recommended preliminary approval for MPO funding
for design of a Miami Beach Bicycle Network and for
implementation of a Dade Boulevard bikeway/pedestrian path.
The total award is approximately $1.5 million.
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The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce has recently adopted a
Resolution (Attachment C) requesting that the City of Miami Beach
adopt an additional Resolution adding the Recreational Routes Map
(Attachment D) . This more detailed plan development can then be
considered and added to the Dade County Bicycle Facilities Plan.
(See attached letter of October 21, 1993 , from MPO to City Manager
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The Recreational Routes Map is a supplement to the Trarsportation
Map, and as such relies on the transportation "routes" to link the
separate recreation routes . A major element of the recreation
routes will be a beachfront recreational corridor parallel to
Collins Avenue from 63rd Street North to 75th Street for which
Kimley-Horn has just prepared a study.
CONCLUSION:
The City Commission should endorse the Recreational Routes Map
element and forward its Resolution to the MPO for implementation.
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GUIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BICYCLE FACILITIES
It is the goal of Metropolitan Dade County to develop,
operate, and maintain a safe, efficient, and economical traffic
circulation system in Metropolitan Dade County that provides ease
of mobility to all people and for all goods. One of the objectives
of that goal is to provide the safe and convenient movement of
pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles. alike.
Florida statutes require that the needs of bicyclists and
pedestrians be addressed in all local and state transportation
plans and programs.
316.065(1) (a) - Bicycle and pedestrian ways shall
be given full consideration in the planning and
development of transportation facilities, including
the 'incorporation of such ways into state and local
transportation plans and programs. Bicycle and
pedestrian ways shall be established in conjunction
with the construction, reconstruction, and other
change of any state transportation facility.
To meet the mobility needs of bicyclists, it is necessary to
provide adequate and safe space and conditions for shared road use
throughout the county's roadway system. All new roadways shall be
designed and constructed to provide for bicycle facilities where
feasible. This requires special design considerations, including
preparing the roadway surface to accommodate 1-1/4" tires (i.e. ,
drainage grates, railroad crossings, lateral joints, placement of
RPMs) , special lane widening, and shoulder considerations.
Roadway improvements will be reviewed to eliminate and minimize
obstacles, barriers, and specific hazards to bicyclists.
The following documents are incorporated by reference and are
recognized by the County as official documents to be utilized for
the design of bikeway facilities.
1. AASHTO Guide for Development of Bicycle
Facilities - August 1991.
2. Manual of Uniform Minimum Standards :or •
Design, Construction, and Maintenance (Green
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It will therefore be the policy of the Metropolitan Dade
County Public Works Department to review all plans and development
proposals for provisions to accommodate the safe movement of
bicycles and pedestrians, and require the incorporation of bicycle
needs into the county's plans for any new road construction,
widening, or reconstruction project, if feasible, in accordance
with the approved Dade County Bicycle Master Plan.
This policy will generally provide for the construction of
wide curb lanes, undesignated lanes, marked bicycle lanes, or paved
shoulders in conjunction with other roadway improvements. The lack
of adequate right of way and the costs associated with acquisition
in built-up areas may not allow us to provide this additional
width. Roadway improvements will be reviewed on a case-by-case
basis, depending on anticipated bicycle travel, and their
conformance with the official and approved Bicycle Master Plan.
WIDE CURB LANES
Wide curb lanes or paved shoulders provide the following:
1. Right turns without adjacent lane encroachment.
2. Permits a vehicle to enter the roadway from
either an intersection or driveway without
adjacent lane encroachment.
3. Wide curb lanes .and paved shoulders will allow
a motorist to pass a bicyclist without delay,
minimizing side friction.
4. Paved shoulders eliminate drop-off problems that
occur at the edge .of roadway pavement, reduce
maintenance costs, and improve drainage of the
roadway pavement.
Each of the above factors leads to improved traffic flow, adds
to the capacity of the roadway section, end enhances highway
safety.
Wide curb lanes (normally 14' wide) are to be provided as the
minimum treatment in conjunction with other roadway improvements
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(curb and gutter construction) unless right of way is inadequate
and the cost associated .with acquisition for this purpose is not
feasible.
For those projects that require additional right of way for
the construction of the roadway, the additional width to provide
wide curb lanes should be considered in the acquisition.
Heavily congested roadways with significant levels of
commercial vehicles and numerous intersections are served best with
wide curb lanes and not marked as a bike lane or bike route. An
edge 'line should only .be marked when an undesignated 4' wide lane
can be provided adjacent to the travel lane. A wide curb lane
shall not have an edgeline to designate a lane.
Retro-fitting wide curb lanes are not feasible on existing
projects if the following conditions exist:
1. Right of .way is inadequate and additional
right of way is not being acquired.
2. Right-of-way acquisition has already taken
place.
3 . High cost to acquire additional right of
way to provide the wide curb lane makes
the project economically unfeasible. •
BICYCLE LANES
Bicycle lanes (4' minimum width) may be warranted in lieu of
wide curb lane in some areas of the county. Collectors and the
more lightly traveled arterials that have only a moderate level of
commercial vehicles and have fewer turning movements may be
constructed or reconstructed with a bike lane. In cases with curb
and gutter construction, it may be desirable to start with a 15'
wide curb lane, including a stripe three feet from the edge of the
pavement, to create an undesignated bike lane. The width of the
lane and gutter will normally provide 4' to 4-1/2' of surface for
use by the bicyclist.
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PAVED SHOULDERS
The construction of:paved shoulders will improve traffic flow,
increase capacity, and enhance highway safety. Shoulder pavement
will:
1. Provide protection for bicyclist. '
2. Allow motorist to pass bicyclist without
delays.
3. Reduce edge of pavement drop-off due to
wind erosion created by trucks.
4. Provide better roadway pavement drainage
and reduce potential for hydroplaning.
5. Reduce potential for run-off-the-roadway
pavement accidents. Edge-of-pavement
drop-offs that occur due to erosion 'will
be further removed from the driving lane.
Shoulder pavement is to be considered in accordance with the
following criteria:
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1. All new construction, reconstruction, and
lane addition projects (4' minimum paved
shoulders) . Does not apply to short bridge
replacement, intersection improvement projects,
or urban curb and gutter construction.
2. All two-lane arterials and collectors in
urban areas with a post construction ADT of
5,000 or greater, and based upon anticipated
bicycle travel and other safety and operational
benefits.
ROW WIDTHS
The Public Works Department will require an increase in the
minimum right-of-way width on roadways designated as bike routes in
the adopted Bicycle Master Plan from (70) feet to (74) feet.
PUBLIC WORKS MANUAL
The 2-, 4-, and 6-lane typical sections will be modified to
provide a minimum (13) foot wide curb lane to accommodate bikeway
needs. The Public Works Department will require developers to
adhere to the bikeway policy and standards when applicable.
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ROADWAY MASTER PLANS
Master plans will be prepared by the Public Works Department
or its consultants, for each new roadway project in the TIP. A
memorandum will be sent to county agencies, committees, and
departments advising that a master plan will be on display in the
Director's Conference Room for a two-week. period for review and
comments. All review comments will be considered for inclusion in
the master plan prior to inception of final design.
Where unique or site specific conditions are encountered, or
where conflicting needs arise, sound engineering judgment must be
applied to achieve solutions that are in keeping with the spirit
and purpose of the policy.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND BIKE
WAYS COMMITTEE REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH ADOPT A AN ADDITIONAL
RESOLUTION REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OFA MORE DETAILED BICYCLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,
INCLUDING RECREATIONAL BICYCLE ROUTES.
WHEREAS,the Miami Beach City Commission previously adopted Resolutions 93-20719 and 93-20881 encouraging the
formation of a Bike Way System for the City of Miami Beach and adopting a bicyde transportation route for inclusion in
the county wide Bicyde Master Plan; and
WHEREAS,the City Administration was to submit a more detailed overall Bicyde Comprehensive Plan, Including the
recreational bicycle routes,once same has been formally adopted by the City of Miami Beach;and
WHEREAS,pursuant to the direction of the Miami Beach City Commission,representatives of the City of Miami Beach,
Metropolitan Dade County Bicyde-Pedestrian Program, State Department of Transportation and the Miami Beach
Chamber of Commerce have developed a Bicycle Recreational Route;
THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Governors of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce that
1.The Bicycle Recreational Route be approved by the Miami Beach City Commission and immediately
submitted to the Metropolitan Planning Organization for inclusion in the Countywide Bicyde Master Plan along
with the Bicycle Transportation Route previously approved.
• 2.The Bicyde Transportation and Recreational Routes be immediately considered foranyongoing transportation
improvement projects,while the overall Bikeways Comprehensive Plan is being considered.
3.That this Resolution be placed on the October 20th City Commission Agenda and be given a time certain.
ADOPTED this 12th day of October, 1993
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Chairman 'resident Bike Ways
' Committee Chairman
1920 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone: (305) 672-1270 • Fax: (305) 538-4336
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October 21, 1993
Mr. Roger Carlton, City Manager
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami, FL 33139
Dear Mr. Carlton,
The MPO has received a copy of Resolution 93-20881, a request by your City Commission to
forward the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Bicycle Plan to this office for inclusion in the
Dade County Bicycle Facilities Plan now under development.
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We appreciate your interest in the Dade County Bicycle Facilities Plan. The consultant contract
for the project was approved at the October 14 meeting of the MPO Governing Board. We are
projecting a completion date of April, 1994 for the project. We will give the Chamber of
Commerce Plan to the consultant for consideration, and if appropriate, will incorporate it's
recommendations into the draft plan.
Please feel free to contact me at 375-4507 if you have any additional questions about this matter.
Sincerely,
Bruce Epperson
Project Manager, •
Dade County Bicycle Facilities Plan
c: David Henderson, FDOT Bike/Ped Coordinator ,
Jeff Hunter, Dade Bike/Ped Coordinator
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