Dear Neighbor,
The Kendall Parkway’s final approval by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners will take place on September 27, 2018 at 9:30 AM, at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center at 111 NW 1 Street at the County Commission Chambers. Whether you are for or against the Kendall Parkway, it is critical that you attend and let your voice be heard!
Once approved, MDX can proceed with the design, permitting, and construction of this important transportation facility that could commence as soon as 2019. The Kendall Parkway will be the first new expressway in South Florida that will provide special lanes for express bus service offering mobility choices to your community. This a multimodal facility. It will also include a 30-foot-wide multi-use recreational trail spanning 14-miles, designed to promote a safe and comfortable environment for walking, cycling, horseback riding, and non-motorized passive recreational uses, including observing nature, in a manner complementary and sensitive to the areas it traverses.
Commissioner Joe A. Martinez and I are proud to spearhead the Kendall Parkway which will bring congestion relief and public transit options to you, your neighbors and local businesses. We need your support and your participation at the Public Hearing. The Board of County Commissioners needs to hear from you, the residents and local business owners that are directly benefitted by this project.
The proposed Kendall Parkway has been carefully evaluated for the past 4 years following all state and federal guidelines. Its goal is to address the transportation needs of West Dade and West Kendall, which is home to more than 600,000 residents and businesses–one fourth of our County. The Kendall Parkway will offer commuters mobility choices while complying with all environmental requirements and regulations. The project will also include safeguards to protect the area from future development, and MDX will purchase and restore approximately 1000 acres of land for conservation and place it into public trust.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build a major transportation facility of countywide significance that can transform West Dade and West Kendall. As difficult as it may be to take time off to attend this meeting downtown, I hope you can come and let the County Commission know how important the Kendall Parkway is to improve your quality of life and to support the economic wellbeing of our community. Please join us on Thursday, September 27 at 9:30 AM, and let your voice be heard!
Sincerely,
Carlos A. Gimenez
Chair, MDX (Miami-Dade Expressway Authority)
Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Yeah but elevated rail is not going to happen for a generation or more.
Quite simply we are not going to get folks out of their cars any time soon.
More busses running more frequently is not the answer, especially on the South Dade Busway because, first, you have to be able to get to it, second, there has to be adequate free parking, third, the station has to be a safe environment, fourth, more busses running more frequently with railroad arms at each intersection will mean east/west traffic flow will be impacted detrimentally by the shorter signals and left turns off north/south US-1 will also have shorter signals thereby backing up traffic, and fifth, Miami Dade Transit is already losing 12.9% ridership per year, is operating at a deficit while stealing funds from the half cent sales tax, and is very poorly managed and run. Consequently what is needed is an expanded expressway system throughout the entire county, to be implemented as soon as possible, concurrently while the politicians play with their mass transit ideas. We need relief NOW and the West Kendall Parkway is a FIRST step relief valve that can be built and operating fairly quickly.
Seems ill advised. Solution to M-D traffic is NOT to put more buses on the road or take up more auto lanes or otherwise create more congestion in existing lanes. It seems obvious to those without vested interests, that elevated rail is the only solution that will materially help. It is time for the media to explore why those pushing this expensive and short sighted idea are doing so. Follow the cash!
I think this expressway is terrible way to address our traffic congestion issues and will ultimately just make traffic worse than it is now! We need better mass transit not more of the same!
Wonder if Commissioner Cava will have a common sense epiphany and attend to beg forgiveness?