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Bicycle Pedestrian Program

Creating safe places to walk and bicycle is the most important part of the Bicycle Pedestrian Program (BPP).

Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee

The Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) advises the TPO Governing Board on bicycle and pedestrian-related issues, assists the TPO staff in the development of the comprehensive bicycle transportation plan (part of the Long Range Transportation Plan), and reviews plans and projects for bicycle and pedestrian mobility in the Transportation Improvement Program.

Bicycle Facilities

Miami-Dade County has more than 522 miles of bicycle infrastructure ranging from protected and unprotected bike lanes, paved paths and trails , paved shoulders, and wide curb lanes, in addition to sharrows that provide ample opportunities for cycling. The TPO’s Bicycle Facilities Plan helps identify new projects and supports the use of bicycle and pedestrian safe designs on all road projects.  

Bicyclists also need safe places to park their bike at the end of their trip. Since 2000, the county zoning code has required that multi-family residential and commercial properties in the unincorporated area provide secure bike parking close to their primary entrance.

Plan Your Route & Take A Bike

Use our personalized tool to match your needs and skill level. The Interactive Bicycle Trip Planning tool will help you map out a route to your preferences.

Miami-Dade Transit's Bike & Ride program allows you to bring your bike onto Metrorail and rack-equipped Metrobus.

Bikes are also allowed on all Tri-Rail trains with a valid Tri-Rail bike permit. To obtain a permit call 1-800-TRI-RAIL or visit their bicycle permit webpage.

GIS Layers

FDOT Bike Network Connectivity Plan

FDOT’s online tool will identify a “foundational” Network for Safe and Accessible Bicycle Travel throughout Miami-Dade County. Network will offer connections to local points of interest as well as Countywide Connections focused on the Greenways and Trails. All Proposed Connections rely upon the input of local municipalities, County Agencies, BPAC members, and the Public. The link to that tool can be found here at FDOT D6 Bike Network Plan.

Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST)

A mission of the Bicycle Pedestrian Program is to coordinate with local experts and broaden the expertise to help reduce the number of traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities on roads.

Bicycle Friendly Miami-Dade

Through this initiative, “Bicycle Friendly” designations are available for communities, businesses, and universities that actively encourage and reduce barriers to make bicycling a more common occurrence.  The Bicycle Friendly Miami-Dade program is founded and administered by the League of American Bicyclists, the oldest and one of the most influential bicycle advocacy organizations in the country.

Safe Routes to School

Florida’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is designed to help communities address school transportation safety needs and to encourage students to walk or ride their bicycle to school. The TPO annually works with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works and other agencies to submit applications to FDOT to obtain SRTS funding in future years.
 
Miami-Dade County Public Works has had a program to build Safe Routes to School (SRTS) since the 1970s. With the creation of the federal SRTS funding program, the scope has been expanded to include education in addition to infrastructure.
 
Federal grants and Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding from the TPO now assist the Miami-Dade County Public Schools in providing WalkSafe education. The TPO supports the annual “Walk to School Day” event each October when parents are encouraged to walk with their children, learn about pedestrian safety as well as the conditions children face on their trip to school.
 
The TPO has also developed SRTS infrastructure plans for high-priority schools (Safe Routes to School Program Executive Summary, September 2005) that will guide the use of federal funding when it becomes available.
 
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Public Involvement

To reduce the number of pedestrians killed and injured, the Bicycle Pedestrian Program is currently working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make walking safer in neighborhoods that have the largest numbers of crashes. Crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians account for 40% of the traffic fatalities in Miami-Dade County each year.
 
Safety information for bicyclists is also available for bike rodeos and other safety events hosted by hospitals, police and community groups.
 
The TPO participates in the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST) Program, an inter-agency team approach to reducing the number of traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities. The Each May is national "Bike Month" and “Bike to Work Week” in the US.
 
The TPO provides information and material to help people turn their commute into a healthful and money-saving alternative to driving.

2045 Bicycle Pedestrian Master Plan

The Miami-Dade 2045 Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan assesses opportunities amongst the SMART Plan transit hubs and stations to expand the reach of bicycle and pedestrian trip distances to the entire county, with the help of transit connections. This plan’s primary focus is on the daily commuter trip and aims to incentivize projects that safely connect the largest number of people, that need it the most, to the most places, on a daily basis. This plan also looks at other pedestrian and bicycle trip destinations such as educational facilities, major medical centers, high employment areas, and outdoor recreational locations. Realizing these opportunities will help manage the ever-present issue of traffic any metropolitan area deals with and further encourages healthy and sustainable communities within the County. This plan serves as the Bicycle and Pedestrian element of the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).

History of the Program

In the mid-1960s Miami-Dade County established a bikeway system for the first time. In 1986 County Commissioners adopted the Bicycle Comprehensive Plan. With the adoption of the plan, the position of the Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator was also created to be responsible for the development and implementation of the plan. Years later, pedestrian issues were also included to the plan to focus more attention on all non-motorized transportation concerns.

Contact

Would you like to join the BPAC or have questions? Email Kevin Walford or call 305-375-2642.