Recommendations for The Rickenbacker Causeway

The Blog Transit Miami has compiled recommendations to make Rickenbacker Causeway safer for bikes, cars and pedestrians. Recently a bike enthusiast was killed by a hit and run driver which sparked the community's interest in addressing safety. Transit Miami's recommendations include:

Short Term Goals for the Rickenbacker Causeway

* Enforcement of the 45 mph speed limit
* Reduce speed limit to 35 mph
* Close the right lane of traffic in both directions on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 6:00 am to 10:00am.
* Better signage
* Motorist and bicyclist education campaign

Long Term Goals for the Rickenbacker Causeway

A major capital improvements project needs to happen and all users must be considered. Below are a few of the major improvements that need to occur:

* Paint bicycle lanes green (see below: intersections should include peg-a-traking and Chevron arrows)
* Create a 3 foot unprotected buffer between the roadway and the bicycle lane
* Major road diet. Narrowing of traffic lanes to discourage speeding (11 foot lane)
* Proper crosswalks, with stop lights, that can be activated by pedestrians.(see below: off-setting crosswalks)
* A separate path for pedestrians (pedestrians and bicyclist should not coexist)
* Consider physical separation as a feature in dangerous areas such as bridges and marked buffers along trajectory of bike lane
* Motorist and bicyclist education campaign

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