In response to an all too regular string of accidents involving drunk drivers and bicyclists on the Rickenbacker Causeway, police will set up a DUI sobriety checkpoint on the bridge to Key Biscayne tonight. The Miami Police and Miami-Dade Police departments will join forces for the checkpoint. See also: Another…
Since launching last May and June respectively, Lyft and Uber continue to thrive in Miami-Dade County. This is despite the fact they continue to do so illegally. No, you didn’t miss any news. There have been no changes to the county ordinances. Well, now the owner of a limousine service…
Two things everyone knows for sure: Miami is surrounded by a lot of water, and Miami has major transportation problems. Well, at a recent planning and zoning meeting, the City of Miami Commission discussed the possibility of looking beyond buses and trains to fix transportation…
Critical Mass returns to Miami tonight in what is sure to be an especially emotional ride. Last week, a local cyclist was killed and another seriously injured in the latest hit-and-run on the Rickenbacker Causeway. The deadly accident was the fourth on the bridge linking downtown to Key Biscayne in…
Granted, we don’t need to give Miamians much of an excuse to stay out late on Saturday and sleep in on Sunday morning. But if you’re not running the Miami Marathon and live around the affected area, it might be the best to stay in. The annual marathon will close…
Update: The cyclist killed this morning has been identified as Walter Reyes. His cycling partner, Henry Hernandez, is in serious condition at a local hospital. Police say the driver fled the scene but later returned, and investigators are looking into whether he was intoxicated. For cyclists around South Florida, this…
In December, Citi Bike crossed the bridge from South Beach to the mainland and celebrated its 50 new stations with a party at Bayfront Park. Some residents in Brickell haven’t been celebrating the arrival of the bike share, though. In fact, so many residents complained about the 38-foot racks eating…
In October, New Times published an investigation chronicling a rash of passenger injuries on Miami-Dade County’s public bus system — and worse, the county’s habit of retaining bad drivers. Through the first eight months of 2014, we found, county buses hit pedestrians and bicyclists seven times in “preventable” accidents; 97…
Riding Metromover is a bargain. It’s absolutely free. Well, county commissioners are toying with the idea of adding a $1 charge to the service, that’s if they ever get around to it…
Happy Boxing Day, Miamians. Here’s a chance to work off some of that holiday gluttony: Critical Mass, the monthly group bicycle ride, is back, with a 15-mile route tonight. This evening the group ride begins downtown and heads west through Little Havana, then winds its way south to Coral Gables…
We’re very tempted to make a “looking for a last minute Christmas gift” joke in the lede, but, whoops we just did. But really, if you’ve got $1.75 million, you could drive into the New Year in the very same white Ferrari that Sonny Crockett used to on Miami Vice…
The Miami-Ft. Lauderdale metro area is the fourth most dangerous area for pedestrians in the nation. The catch: By Florida standards, it’s actually pretty safe. Yes, the only metro areas more dangerous for walkers than our own are Jacksonville, Tampa, and, in first place, Orlando…
Miami Beach police are warning motorists to expect more protests on a major causeway connecting the mainland to the beach this afternoon. Though, this time police expect the protests may go down on the MacArthur Causeway as opposed to the Julia Tuttle. However, Facebook event pages affiliated with the planned…
Saturday night, on his way home from a Phil Collins-hosted gala at the Fillmore Miami Beach, the venue’s general manager, Brandon Berry, was the victim of a hit-and-run that left him severely injured. Friends and family hope to find the driver of the black SUV that rammed into Berry’s car,…
Five months to the day after launching in Miami-Dade County, Uber will now cover the vast majority of South Florida after launching in the Keys and Southwest Florida today. That means the UberX service reaches 82 percent of the population of Florida despite its legality still remaining somewhat murky in…
Joseph Gagliardo, a longtime South Beach resident, returned home last week from a long trip. As he had for years, he cycled from his home on the Venetian Causeway over to Lincoln Road. For a block or so he slowly pedaled east down the virtually empty mall, only to be…
Critical Mass, the monthly bike ride that takes over entire roads, happens to occur on Black Friday this month. At least fewer people are working today. Which is a good thing, unless, of course, you’re coming home with a car loaded with shopping bags sometime after 7:15 tonight. Tonight’s ride,…
Happy Thanksgiving, Miamians. And here’s something to legitimately be thankful for: No more Pay By Phone parking service fees. Seriously. Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday, the Miami Parking Authority (MPA) announced this week, the authority will absorb the $.35 fee that accompanies each Pay By Phone transaction. “As a measure…
Taking a trek to elsewhere in the state for Thanksgiving? Sounds unfortunate, but at least you can look forward to one perk if you take the Florida Turnpike. The road’s 24 -hour service stations will be offering everyone free coffee during specific hours during the busy travel time…
If you live in Miami Beach, the past year has been a steady descent into driving madness. First, it was impossible to travel south on Alton Road. Then random cross streets were also closed. Lanes began to magically merge and disappear like an M.C. Escher drawing. Buying organic kale at…
Last week Riptide reported on the new digital signs on Lincoln Road announcing that riding bicycles on the pedestrian mall is prohibited between 9 am and 2 am. But at that point, police weren’t actually issuing citations to offenders of the rule passed a few months ago. That changed yesterday,…
Passed in 2013, Florida’s law outlawing texting while driving isn’t really so much of a ban as it is a gentle plea to “please don’t do that.” Cops cannot pull you over solely for texting while driving, and even then the highest fine is just $60. In fact, as of…
