WLRN covers traffic town hall - Tuesday, September 27, 2016

We had a full house for our town hall meeting on traffic.  I had the pleasure of holding this meeting with our County Commissioner, Daniella Levine Cava.  See the report of WLRN:

Is It Possible To Have Too Many Stop Signs? Depends On The Alternatives, Palmetto Bay Residents Say - Kate Stein reporting.

The catalyst for this meeting was the County's removal of two stop signs in Mangowood on 82nd avenue at 148th Drive.  Formerly a 4 way stop, the traffic travelling 82nd avenue is no longer required to stop. 

As reported:

Malbrook 9-29-16
 

Officials and residents agree the underlying issue is the overall increase in traffic through Palmetto Bay. Many residents say they’re worried about other areas as well -- as drivers avoid traffic by cutting through residential streets.

Palmetto Bay continues to work on a comprehensive traffic plan - traffic calming plan.  There are currently many traffic calming initiatives going on throughout Palmetto Bay at the current time - and as one resident so directly pointed out: We are paying an additional tax when we have to use our tax dollars to address issues created by Miami-Dade County.

See prior relevant posts on my Eugene Flinn's South Dade Update Blog over the last 12 months:

Traffic Town Hall Meeting - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 6:30 pm - Municipal Center, 9705 E. Hibiscus Street, September 22, 2016

Working on solutions. Village---County Reach a Solution-on-Stop-Signs, while candidates stir the pot of discontent, September 16, 2016

Mangowood 4-way stop/crosswalk update - contractor selected - date for commencement of work, September 15, 2016

Leadership - pushing for a safety crosswalk to replace the stop signs that were removed by the County, not by or at the request of Palmetto Bay,  September 14, 2016

Manager's Traffic Town Hall Meeting - this Thursday, May 19, 2016, 7 PM, May 16, 2016

POD New speed trailer - LPR (license plate reader capable) coming to Palmetto Bay

Notice: Aggressive measures proposed to address traffic - be forewarned and let's continue the dialogue, May 12, 2016

Traffic assessment update - field & recording work - Wednesday, September 30, 2015, October 1, 2015