Friday, January 9, 2009

Herald: More and more, Miami becomes a bike-friendly city

Today The Miami Herald published a story about how Miami is increasingly becoming a bike-friendly city. The story points out Bike Miami Days, the Miami Bike Action plan and the new dedicated bike lanes along the full length of the Rickenbacker Causeway as examples of bike-friendly initiatives. Read more below.
BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI
aviglucci@MiamiHerald.com
Miami's long-downtrodden but growing community of bicyclists is reaping a sudden bonanza: Miles of new bike lanes and plans for more. A new monthly, family-friendly bike festival downtown. And a clutch of bike-friendly proposals designed to promote cycling for recreation and commuting.
On Saturday, Miami-Dade County will formally inaugurate new dedicated bike lanes along the full length of the Rickenbacker Causeway by closing half the roadway for the morning and letting cyclists, roller bladers and pedestrians have the run of it.
The following weekend, on Jan. 18, the city of Miami will host the third, expanded edition of Bike Miami Days, the monthly effort by the administration of Mayor Manny Diaz to promote urban fun and safe cycling by closing off streets in downtown and the Brickell area in hopeful emulation of the famed Ciclovía in Bogotá.
Read the whole story on the Herald website