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Resolution: R-20-0351
File Number: 8023
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 10/22/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO DRAFT AND PRESENT FOR
CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE NOVEMBER 19, 2020
CITY COMMISSION MEETING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE LITTLE
HAVANA PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY ZONE ("LHPPZ"), SETTING ITS
BOUNDARIES, AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR PEDESTRIAN
COMFORT AND SAFETY THEREIN.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan promotes a neighborhood
served by mass transit and characterized by mixed -use development and a pedestrian -friendly
environment; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2014, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 13426
creating a Downtown Pedestrian Priority Zone to promote safety, health, amenity, economic
vitality, and general welfare by creating pedestrian -friendly standards for the design of rights -of -
way within the boundaries of the Miami Downtown Development Authority of the City of Miami,
Florida; and
WHEREAS, the neighborhood of Little Havana has the highest number of pedestrian
crashes in Miami -Dade County according to Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
crash data provided by the Florida Department of Transportation and according to the Smart
Growth for America's 2019 study, Dangerous by Design, "while traffic deaths impact every
community in the United States, states and metropolitan areas across the southern continental
United States, older adults, people of color, and people walking in low-income communities bear
a higher share of this harm"; and
WHEREAS, pedestrian priority zones are a tool to make safety improvements for
pedestrians, especially children and seniors who are more likely to be hit by cars; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") received a six -year grant of $3.75M from Health
Foundation of South Florida to create Live Healthy Little Havana to increase health for Little
Havana residents; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the City, MHCP COLAB and Healthy Little Havana, with
funding from a grant from the Health Foundation of South Florida, created a Pedestrian Priority
Zone Needs Assessment and Recommendations for Little Havana ("Needs Assessment"),
attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the Needs Assessment contemplates four (4) pedestrian zones within one
quarter (1/4) mile of four (4) main schools in Little Havana to make it safer for children and
parents to walk to school; and
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WHEREAS, the initial need to develop a pedestrian priority zone for Little Havana was
first identified in the City's 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan for Little Havana; and
WHEREAS, these zones support the Safe Routes to Schools traffic safety plans for
Riverside Elementary School, Citrus Grove Elementary School, and Citrus Grove Middle School
and complement the Safe Routes to School safety improvement projects for Citrus Grove and
Riverside Elementary Schools which are currently under construction with planned completion
end dates in 2020; and
WHEREAS, creating a pedestrian priority zone in Little Havana ("LHPPZ") will promote
walking, which has numerous health, safety, environmental, transportation, and quality of life
benefits; and
WHEREAS, creating the LHPPZ will focus on pedestrian improvement measures around
schools and senior centers reducing the disproportional representation of children and seniors
in pedestrian collisions; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that establishment of the LHPPZ within which
enhanced pedestrian comfort and safety standards for the design of all public rights -of -way will
promote the safety, health, amenity, economic vitality and general welfare of Little Havana; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to consider the establishment of the LHPPZ as
an ordinance to be presented at the November 19, 2020 City Commission meeting;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth in the Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to present an ordinance at the
November 19, 2020 City Commission meeting that establishes the LHPPZ which includes, but is
not limited to, the following requirements:
(a) That there be the following LHPPZ subzones:
Zone 1 - Citrus Grove: An area bounded by Northwest 23rd Avenue to the west,
Northwest 18th Avenue to the east, Northwest 6th Street to the north, and
Northwest 1 st Terrace to the south.
Zone 2 — Riverside: An area bounded by West Flagler Street to the north,
Southwest 5th Street to the south, Southwest 14th Avenue to the west, and
Southwest 9th Avenue to the east.
Zone 3 —Riverside Park/Jose Marti Park: An area bounded by Southwest 1 st
Street to the north, Southwest 6th Street to the south, Southwest 8th Avenue to
the west, and Southwest 4th Avenue to the east.
Zone 4 - Miami Senior High School: An area bounded by Southwest 27th Avenue
to the west, Southwest 22nd Avenue to the east, Southwest 3rd Street to the
south, and West Flagler Street to the north
(b) That the following streets in each subzone be designated as Little Havana
Greenways:
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Zone 1 — Citrus Grove: Northwest 19th Avenue, Northwest 3rd Street, and
Northwest 6th Street.
Zone 2 — Riverside: Southwest 13th Avenue, Southwest 10th Avenue, Southwest
3rd Street, and Southwest 1 st Street.
Zone 3 — Riverside Park/Jose Marti Park: Southwest 9th Avenue, Southwest 4th
Avenue, Southwest 2nd Street, and Southwest 5th Street.
Zone 4 — Miami Senior High School: Southwest 25th Avenue, Southwest 22nd
Avenue, Northwest 2nd Street, and Southwest 3rd Street.
(c) That the following standards shall govern rights -of -way in the LHPPZ unless in
conflict with or preempted by any other applicable law or regulation:
(1) Upon reconstruction of any Greenway, as described above, include the following:
i. Crosswalks with perpendicular curb ramps and detectable warning strips at all
four (4) crossings.
ii. Trees at least 30' on center.
iii. Paint to change turning radii to 20' or 15' or build curb extensions.
iv. Painted and striped parking lanes.
(2) Improve intersections for roadway collectors to include:
i. High -emphasis crosswalks at all four (4) crossings if none exist.
ii. Adding perpendicular curb ramps with detectable warning strips.
iii. Using paint to change turning radii to 20' or 15' or build curb extensions for
intersections with greenways only.
(3) Improve pedestrian signals at existing signalized intersections. All existing
signalized intersections shall have:
i. Pedestrian signals.
ii. Leading pedestrian intervals or adjusted signal timing for children.
iii. Pedestrian countdowns on all signal heads.
(4) Initiate "no right turn on red" for turning movement towards schools at
signalized intersections during school hours.
(5) Study opportunities for mid -block crossings on established routes to schools:
i. For roadway segments that are more than 300 feet from the nearest traffic
signals.
ii. To include pedestrian refuge islands.
iii. On painted islands that can be converted to pedestrian refuge islands when
not in conflict with driveways.
(6) Maintenance
i. Restripe crosswalks that are faded.
ii. Restripe faded stop lines.
iii. Replace missing or faded school zone signs.
iv. Replant empty curb extension planters.
(7) Install 25mph speed limit signs on residential streets.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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ria i dez, C oty Attor iey 10/13/2020
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