Segways: They’re silent, they’re funny-looking, and they never go faster than 12 mph. And soon they could be banned from much of Miami Beach because of apparent clashes with pedestrians. At a public hearing later this morning, Miami Beach Commissioner Jonah Wilson will propose an amendment to city code that…
Uber’s plans to enter the Miami market have stalled, but a similar yet distinct ride-sharing app-based service called Lyft will give it a try anyway. The company operates a “peer-to-peer ride sharing” program that allows users to get rides from approved drivers operating their personal vehicles in exchange for money…
Between 2003 and 2012, 1,539 pedestrians died while walking along the streets of South Florida. That’s more pedestrian deaths in any other major metro area except for New York and Los Angeles. So, sadly, it’s not much of a surprise that Miami has been ranked the fourth most dangerous metro…
Memorial Day weekend is just three days away. That means Urban Beach Week — and its hundreds of thousands of revelers — is once again slated to descend on Miami Beach. Three years ago the event was marred when police fired more than 100 shots in an incident that killed…
Two weeks ago, we wrote about how DecoBike was not turning out to be the win-win we were once promised. Despite extraordinary success for the bike share, a revised deal between DecoBike and Miami Beach meant that the city was only getting half the revenue originally agreed upon. Our article…
DecoBike is booming. The Miami Beach bike-share program now boasts around 100 kiosks with 1,000 bikes. Locals and tourists used the company’s cruisers more than 1.5 million times last year, earning DecoBike roughly $3 million. By most measures, it is the most successful bike-share program in the nation. DecoBike’s deal…
There are two types of drivers in Florida: snow birds who drive 15 mph under the speed limit, and everyone else who pretty much ignores the speed limit. Despite that, Florida still has a speed limit maximum of 70 mph. A bill to raise the limit to 75 mph in…
Today is the last Friday of April. Which means it’s National Arbor Day — you know, that one special day a year when you wake up early and rush out to plant a tree in a silent and unnoticed but deeply symbolic demonstration of your commitment to reversing centuries of…
For Miami Beach commuters, the past year has been a migraine-inducing hellscape. While a project aimed at alleviating flooding has left Alton Road hacked to bits, the ongoing construction of the PortMiami tunnel has turned the MacArthur Causeway into a traffic-clogged nightmare (especially this morning, when a Ferrari going more…
If you’ve collected two or more DUIs in Florida, a judge can force you to install an interlock device in your car. The device requires you to blow into it before you can start your car. If it detects alcohol on your breath then it prevents your car from starting…
Despite an aggressive push in Tallahassee, car service app Uber’s hopes to enter the Miami market are on the back burner once again. A bill that would prohibit local governments from placing restrictions on chauffeured car services has now been amended so that it affects only Hillsborough County. Despite this,…
The meat of downtown Miami is separated from the waterfront parks and attractions by an eight-lane highway complete with median surface parking. It works, but it’s not exactly the most aesthetically pleasing setup. Well, the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has finally picked a plan to redevelop a stretch of Biscayne…
Apparently, Golden Beach — that little hamlet north of Sunny Isles Beach full of ridiculously wealthy people where Shaquille O’Neal was famously sworn in as a police officer — is experiencing a rash of drunk driving incidents. And tonight they’re taking a stand. According to a news release issued earlier…
Ashton Kutcher made an unplanned cameo during a Florida Senate Transportation Committee meeting two weeks ago. Uber representatives presented a clip of the Two and Half Men star and Uber investor on Jimmy Kimmel Live blasting Miami for not changing longstanding laws to accommodate the upstart car service. “Basically, it’s…
If you’re anything like us you probably appreciate the message of Critical Mass but have some really dark fantasies when you’re in your car and get stuck in the traffic caused by the monthly bike event. The best way to avoid that is checking the route first and staying as…
Do you often find yourself cruising Miami’s highways and thinking to yourself, “I really, truly wish that everyone on this road would drive even faster”? If so, you are a maniac probably bent on your own fiery death, and you are also in luck. Because Florida’s legislature looks just about…
No word on whether he just wanted to do hoodrat stuff with his friend, but a 12-year-old boy was arrested on charges of grand theft auto today after stealing and crashing a Trans Am in Miami. Spring Break cannot end soon enough…
To be blunt: If you’re not going to Ultra this weekend, avoid downtown. However, if for some reason you find yourself there and need to navigate the traffic mess, here’s the 411…
On-demand car service Uber fought and lost a battle in Miami-Dade to ease restrictions that forbid it from operating in the county, so now the company has taken its fight directly to Tallahassee. Uber has enlisted a pair of Republican legislators to file bills that would override the local regulations…
The popularity of public transit in Miami-Dade still lags behind several comparable counties, but Miami-Dade Transit saw a healthy bump in ridership in 2013, according to a new report from the American Public Transportation Agency (APTA).. Last year, 110,926,500 trips were taken via Miami-Dade Transit (MDT). That’s up from 108,432,700…
A road construction project in Miami-Dade that actually end not just on time but early? That may be the story with construction on Alton Road if all goes according to plan. The project — which has led to nightmarishly snarled traffic on South Beach for months — was originally scheduled…
A Porsche SUV struck a pedestrian crossing Biscayne Boulevard near 14th Street just outside the Adrienne Arsht Center around 7:30 this morning. The driver, meanwhile, is in custody as police try to determine what happened. Traffic around downtown Miami is backed up as a result of the accident. Police have…
