Downtown Miami Set To Unveil Miami’s First “Complete Street”

August 15, 2017

In an effort to improve transportation, the City of Miami is beginning to adopt the “Complete Streets” program in downtown and the first one is set to open this week. By creating dedicated lanes for cars, public transit, bicycles and pedestrians, more people will be able to be moved in the same space and time, while being safer and more convenient.

The first “Complete Street” is set to open this week, with a ceremony on Thursday at 10am on the corner of SE 1st Street and SE 2nd Avenue (at CENTRO). If you are unable to make it to the ceremony, you can already see a preview of the setup. The high visibility lane changes are already in place. The lane painted red is reserved for busses and the lane painted green is reserved for bicycles. Cars will now only use the center lane and bicycles are no longer allowed on the sidewalk.

Do you think the revamp will help to alleviate congestion and safety?