Good News: On the Installation of Four Way Stop Controls and Pedestrian Crosswalks at Meridian Avenue Intersections

We have received very encouraging news on the installation of four way Stop Controls and the positive resolution of ramps and crosswalks at Meridian Avenue Intersections.  Many thanks for the steadfast advancement of this project goes to FPNA advocates --  Tammy Young, Ben Batchelder, Jeff Donnelly, Adam Shedroff, Judy Robinson and Jack Johnson!

Stop signs and crosswalks are planned to be installed on Meridian Avenue at Seventh and Ninth Streets within the next four weeks.  The City will also address the correction of intersection ramps at the bump-outs.

Further the City and County will continue the effort to tally traffic counts, review and analyze the data, and determine the appropriateness of four way stops at seven other intersections in the neighborhood.  The results of this review are expected by the end of February.

We appreciate the continued focus of City and County personnel on this project, including -- Rick Saltrick, Josiel Ferrer-Diaz, Jose Gonzalez, Fred Beckman, and Duncan Ballantyne  from the City of Miami Beach  and Ayman Elbermawy, Pedro Cueto, Joan Shen and Esther Calas from Miami-Dade County.  Thank you so much for your attention to this issue as we strive to make Flamingo the most pedestrian-friendly neighborhood in Florida!

From: Saltrick, Richard

Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 4:15 PM
To: Denis Russ
Subject: Installation of Stop Control at Meridian Avenue Intersections

Denis,
Hope all is well with you. Thought you might like some good news. The warrant studies on Meridian Avenue at 7th and 9th have determined that multi-way stops are needed. The County will be installing the stop signs in a month or so. We will also address the ramps and crosswalks.  The analyses of the remaining intersections should be completed by the end of February.


Richard SaltrickI
MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

From: Ferrer, Josiel
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:42 AM
To: Saltrick, Richard
Subject: Installation of Stop Control at Meridian Avenue Intersections

FYI

Josiel Ferrer-Diaz, Civil Engineer Engineering/Transportation Division
MIAMI BEACH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT,




From: Calas, Esther (PWWM) 
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:36 AM
To: Gonzalez, Jose
Cc: Denis@miamibeachcdc.org;
Subject: Installation of Stop Control at Meridian Avenue Intersections

Good Morning Jose,

In response to the subject request, Miami-Dade County Public Works Department (PWWM) staff conducted a traffic study to evaluate the existing traffic conditions and physical characteristics of these locations. As a result, it was determined that both locations warrant “Multi-Way” stop controls. Therefore, these controls will be installed by our Traffic Signals and Signs Division within the next four (4) weeks.

Furthermore, PWWM staff is currently studying the remaining seven (7) locations within the Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association for “Multi-Way” stop controls, with results expected by the end of February 2012. These locations include:


Pennsylvania Avenue and 10 Street; Euclid Avenue and 9 Street; Jefferson Avenue and 9 Street; Michigan Avenue and 9 Street; Lenox Avenue and 9 Street; Michigan Avenue and 6 Street; Michigan Avenue and 8 Street


Furthermore, if the City wishes to collect traffic counts at these seven locations, we will review and analyze the data and provide a written response. Should you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact Dr. Joan Shen, P.E., PTOE, Assistant Chief, Traffic Engineering Division, at (305) 375-2030.

Thank you,
Esther L. Calas, P.E., Chief County Engineer
Public Works and Waste Management Department

INFORMATION ABOUT CASINOS --

From: Amy [mailto:amy@miamibeachnative.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:13 PM
Subject: Tell Our Representatives That You Oppose Mega Casinos

The House bill to expand gambling will be voted on in the Business and Consumer Affairs committee next week.  Please call each of the Representatives listed below to let them know that you oppose the bill, that you do not want mega casinos in your hometown.

Ana Rivas Logan (R) -- (850) 488-2831
Jeanette Nunez (R) -- (850) 488-7897
Cynthia Stafford (D) -- (850) 488-0625
Carlos Trujillo (R) -- (850) 488-5047

Please forward this to others you know who oppose the bill.  I have been told that phone calls have the most impact on members (emails don't get noticed). The more calls, the better our chances are to keep the bill from reaching the House floor.  Total call time is less than 5 minutes.

Thank you in advance. Amy

Police Department Walkabout -- on Thurs, Jan 26th, PAL Parking Lot; FPNA Meets on Mon, Feb 6th, 5:30pm, at The Seymour

• Miami Beach Police Department – Captain’s Walkabout – Thurs, Jan 26th, 5:00 pm – PAL Parking Lot on 11th Street at Jefferson Avenue. Captain Mark Causey, other Police Department Officers, Code Enforcement Officers, and other City representatives – including Lynn Bernstein -- will lead a walkabout to identify crime prevention requirements, unsafe conditions, and other neighborhood problems that need to be addressed.

• The next regular meeting of the Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association will be held on Monday, February 6th, 5:30 pm, at the Seymour, 945 Pennsylvania Avenue. All residents of the Flamingo Neighborhood are invited to attend and to participate. Flamingo – the historic, residential urban neighborhood in South Beach – dedicated to developing and preserving our quality of life for those who live, work and own property in the neighborhood.

Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association

Monday, January 9, 2012, 5:30 pm
At The Seymour, 945 Pennsylvania Avenue

AGENDA

1. Flamingo Park Masterplan and Project Implementation – Wanda Mouzon

• Status Report – Matti Reyes, CMB CIP Department

2. Crime Prevention and Safety – Ben Batchelder, Aaron Sugarman

Discussion with Captain Mark Causey, Miami Beach Police Department


Scheduling the Police Captain’s Neighborhood Safety Walk


Other Neighborhood Crime and Safety Issues


(including request for discussion of Memorial Day Weekend)

3. Flamingo Family Priorities – Adam Shedroff

Health consequences of current street cleaning methods by the City and the impact upon plants, pets, property and people – Dr. Paul Gannon

4. Preservation and Planning Programs -- Jeff Donnelly & Mark Needle

South Florida Climate Change Action Plan -- Jeff Donnelly


Short Term Rental / Status Report


[Development Projects – Galbut Alton Road at Fifth Street (Feb Meeting)]

5. Flamingo Park Neighborhood Capital Improvement Projects – Denis Russ & Judy Robertson

• Meridian Avenue – Bulbouts at 7th & 9th Streets
• Next Stage CIP Projects – Sixteenth Street Neighborhood Planning Charrette

6. Communications and Outreach – Tammy Tipples

Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association will begin the year with an Important Meeting

Monday, January 9, 2012, 5:30 pm
at The Seymour, 945 Pennsylvania Avenue

Flamingo Park Neighborhood, our historic urban residential neighborhood in South Beach invites all residents to attend and participate


Resetting the Agenda for the Flamingo Park Neighborhood— 

• Preservation and Planning Programs -- Jeff Donnelly & Mark Needle
• Flamingo Park Masterplan and Project Implementation – Wanda Mouzon
• Flamingo Neighborhood Capital Improvement Projects – Denis Russ & Judy Robertson
• Flamingo Family Priorities – Adam Shedroff
• Crime Prevention and Safety – Ben Batchelder, Aaron Sugarman
• Communications and Outreach – Tammy Young