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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
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FROM:
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Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
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March 20,2026 /d'
SUBJECT:TPBPF Committee Motion -Discontinuation of Chase Avenue's Shared-Use Path
Project
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide you with correspondence received
from the Transportation,Parking & Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities Committee.
OM/WM
C:Eric Carpenter,City Manager
David Martinez,Assistant City Manager
William MacDonald,Parking Director
131-2026
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facilities Committee
Peter Matos,Chair
Linda Kolko,Vice-Chair
Members:
Patricia Henao
Joe Saunders
Amy Rabin
Akil Lester
Marc Gellman
Oscar Vazquez
Marcie Gregorio
Edgar Garin
Valerie Slone
Shari Lombardi
Christopher Gloede
TO:Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM:Transportation,Parking &Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities Committee
DATE:March 20,2026
SUBJECT:Discontinuation of Chase Avenue's Multi-Use Path Project
Members Present:Peter Matos,Linda Kalka,Patricia Henao,Joe Saunders,Amy Rabin,Aki/Lester,Marc
Gellman,Edgar Garin,Valerie Slone,ond Shari Lombardi
Members Absent:Oscar Vazquez,Marcie Gregorio,and Christopher Gloede
Dear Honorable Mayor and City Commission:
At its March 9,2026 meeting,the Transportation,Parking,and Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities
Committee (TPBPFC)unanimously approved a motion regarding Item C7U,adopted by the
City Commission on February 25,2026,which discontinued the Chase Avenue/34th Street
Shared-Use Path Project.
The TPBPFC formally opposes this cancellation and respectfully requests that the Mayor and
City Commission reconsider this action.
The Shared-Use Path is a long-established "Priority 1"project in both the City's
Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan and Transportation Master Plan,intended to close a critical
network gap and serve a broad community benefit.It is also a 2018 voter-approved G.O.
Bond project.When concerns emerged in 2022,the TPBPFC reaffirmed its support (via LTC
395-2022),leading to significant redesign,interagency coordination,and additional public
investment.The City Commission subsequently approved the redesigned project on January
31,2024.
Since that approval,substantial taxpayer funds,consultant work,staff resources,and
FOOT-supported coordination have been committed to advance the project.Canceling it at
this stage jeopardizes these investments and undermines the City's adopted plans and
mobility priorities.
The Committee is also concerned that Item C7U was added to the February 25 agenda
without adequate notice,limiting community participation;that deliberation centered
primarily on a small group of residents;and that neither the TPBPFC nor the G.O.Bond
Oversight Committee was afforded the opportunity to provide input despite their previous
involvement.
For these reasons,the TPBPFC respectfully urges the Mayor and City Commission to reverse
the cancellation of the Chase Avenue/34th Street Shared-Use Path Project and allow this
vital connection to proceed.
Sincerely,
Transportation,Parking &Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities Committee