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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
NO.LTC #
RECEIVED
MAR 3 0 2026
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO
FROM:
DATE:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Rafael Granado,City Clerk/4
March 20,2026 '·\U"
SUBJECT:TPBPF Committee Motion -Discontinuation of North Meridian 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.
DM /WM
C:Eric Carpenter,City Manager
David Martinez,Assistant City Manager
William MacDonald,Parking Director
133-2026
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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 G loede
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 North Meridian Avenue's Multi-Use Path Project
Members Present:Peter Matos,Linda Kolko,Patricia Henao,Joe Saunders,Amy Rabin,Aki/Lester,Marc
Gellman,Edgar Garin,Valerie Slone,and 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 N.Meridian Ave.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.
Substantial taxpayer funds,consultant work,staff resources,and FOOT-supported
coordination have all 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 N.Meridian Ave.Shared-Use Path Project and allow this vital
connection to proceed.
Sincerely,
Transportation,Parking &Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities Committee