Volume 3 | Issue 1 - Jan. 1, 2022
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City of South Miami
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Find out if traffic calming could be coming to a street near you
Second Public Meeting
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
6:30pm
City of South Miami City Commission Chambers
6130 Sunset Drive
South Miami, FL 33143

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After months of study and feedback, the first tentative list of streets targeted for traffic calming will be revealed at a public meeting on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 6:30pm.

The City of South Miami is looking into putting traffic calming measures at various locations to increase safety.

Some traffic calming methods that have been used in the past include:

  • Narrowing lanes
  • Extending curbs
  • Altering corners
  • Adding trees
  • Adding a median
  • Lane shifts
  • Roundabouts
  • Speed humps

Any locations identified for potential traffic calming solutions by residents or based on field observations, data and previous studies will need to meet certain threshold values for the following:

  • Speed and traffic volumes
  • Number of accidents per year
  • 2/3 voter approval from residents of the block
  • 100% approval from property owners adjacent to the proposed site of traffic calming devices

A final recommendation is anticipated to be presented at the February 1, 2022 Commission Meeting.
 
SoMi officials hopeful as 2022 Florida Legislative Session opens this week
The gavel dropped on 2022's legislative session in Florida this week.
The state's more than 150 state senators and representatives are set to consider nearly 3,500 bills over the next the 60 days.

Among South Miami's top priorities this session are securing state funding for the construction of a new police headquarters and emergency operations center as well as the new pedestrian bridge over U.S. 1.

South Miami Mayor Sally Philips and South Miami City Manager Shari Kamali recently travelled to Tallahassee to ensure SoMi's needs were on lawmakers' lists as the session opens.

The regular legislative session runs until March 11.
The SoMi Dog Park will be closed for routine maintenance until January 26th.
Recycling now picked up weekly
Just a reminder that recycling is now being picked up every week on Wednesdays.
You don't need to change anything regarding how you sort it or leave it on the curb.
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Check out the latest Annual South Miami Twelve Month Activity Report
This year, the city renewed its commitment to communication and transparency by taking several bold steps forward. The report is one element of that campaign. It is a summary of the city's progress over the past year in fiscal management, green initiatives, parks and recreation improvements, capital projects, private development, and more.

The report can be viewed online at:






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