LTC 475-2024 Halloween on Lincoln Road 2024MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC#LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission-CeFROM:Eric Carpenter,City Manage ('
DA TE:October 28,2024
SUBJECT Halloween on Lincoln Road 2024
The purpose of this Letter to Commission ("LTC")is to provide the Mayor and City
Commission with an update of the Halloween events on Lincoln Road for 2024.
The City of Miami Beach and the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District ("Lincoln
Road BID")will host Halloween on Lincoln Road on Thursday,October 31,2024,from
4.00 p.m.to 1:.00 a.m.The City has developed a detailed plan for Lincoln Road to provide
a safe experience for the over 50,000 residents and visitors that are expected.There will
be enhanced staffing for Police,Fire,Code Compliance,Parking,Public Works,Facilities
Management and other City services throughout the night.
The Lincoln Road BID,participating stores and restaurants will provide candy to trick-or-
treaters starting at 4.00 p.m.Throughout the Lincoln Road corridor,there will be mobile
bars set up in designated locations and entertainment stages.Miami Beach Police and
Fire departments will deploy the unified mobile command center in the parking area
between Euclid and Meridian Avenues,off Lincoln Lane South.
The traffic plan includes hard and soft closures from 3:00 p.m.to 2:00 a.m.from Lincoln
Lane South to Lincoln Lane North,on all Lincoln Road cross streets (Lennox,Michigan,
Jefferson,Meridian,Euclid,Pennsylvania and Drexel Avenues).Soft closures for local
traffic only and access to available parking will be on 16/Street to Lincoln Lane South
and Lincoln Lane North to 17/Street.
Sidewalk cafe operators have been advised that there will be no expansion of any Lincoln
Road sidewalk cafe site plan;in addition,any illegal site plan expansion shall be deemed
to be a life safety violation and subject to mandatory fines and enhanced penalties.Notices
will be distributed by Code Compliance and the Lincoln Road BID to all Lincoln Road
vendors.
Should you have any additional questions,please contact Elizabeth Miro,Facilities & Fleet
Man~ent Interim Director.
EC/MT/EM
475-2024