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Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 182374

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File Number: 182374

File Type: Resolution

Status: Amended

Version: 0

Reference:

Control: County Commission

File Name: SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS AT HIGH PEDESTRIAN VOLUME INTERSECTIONS

Introduced: 10/3/2018

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action:

Agenda Date: 10/23/2018

Agenda Item Number: 11A9

Notes:

SEE 182565 FOR FINAL VERSION AS ADOPTED.

Title:

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS AT HIGH PEDESTRIAN VOLUME INTERSECTIONS; AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A REPORT AND PLACE THE REPORT ON AN AGENDA OF THIS BOARD

Indexes:

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY WALKWAY

Sponsors:

Daniella Levine Cava, Prime Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	10/23/2018	11A9	Amended
REPORT:	SEE RELATED AGENDA ITEM 11A9 AMENDED, LEGISLATIVE FILE NUMBER 182565, FOR AMENDED VERSION

Transportation and Public Works Committee	10/19/2018	2A	Forwarded to the BCC by the BCC Chairperson due to meeting cancellation
REPORT:	The Clerk of the Board received the appropriate memorandum signed by Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Chairman Esteban L. Bovo, Jr. approving the request to waive the Board’s Rules of Procedure to allow the foregoing proposed resolution to be heard at the October 23, 2018 Board Meeting.

County Attorney	10/3/2018		Referred	Transportation and Public Works Committee		10/19/2018

County Attorney	10/3/2018		Assigned	Debra Herman		10/3/2018

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF IMPLEMENTING SCRAMBLE CROSSWALKS AT HIGH PEDESTRIAN VOLUME INTERSECTIONS; AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A REPORT AND PLACE THE REPORT ON AN AGENDA OF THIS BOARD

BODY
WHEREAS, the creation of a safe and efficient transportation system is an issue of paramount importance in Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the exploration of alternative methods to promote safety, and to reduce the potential for collisions between pedestrians and cars, is in the best interests of the public; and
WHEREAS, one such method, which has been implemented by cities such Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, and New York, is the �scramble crosswalk,� which temporarily stops all traffic at an intersection to allow pedestrians to cross in all directions at the same time, including diagonally; and
WHEREAS, installation of scramble lanes can reduce pedestrian-vehicle collisions by preventing simultaneous partial vehicle and partial pedestrian movements; and
WHEREAS, certain intersections with a high volume of pedestrian movements in Miami-Dade County may be appropriate for the installation of scramble crosswalks,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. This Board directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of implementing scramble lanes in high pedestrian volume intersections including, but not limited to: (a) the identification of potential intersections for the implementation of scrabble lanes; (b) an estimate of the costs associated with such implementation and potential funding sources; and (c) an identification of any additional studies required in order to effectuate the implementation of the scramble lanes or to complete the analysis requested herein, as well as the costs, if any, of obtaining such additional studies.
Section 2. This Board directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to provide a report to this Board within 180 days of the effective date of this resolution including, among other things, recommendations resulting from the study, and to place the report on an agenda of the Board pursuant to Ordinance No. 14-65.