Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2455FY0001

City-Wide Traffic Calming Techniques

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

H.C. Eads

Organization:

City of Coral Gables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

City-Wide Traffic Calming Techniques

Date Submitted:

2/15/01 5:12:10 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Ronald Silver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

provides for alleviation of traffic intrustions and speeding in major throroughfares central to Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

City of Coral Gables

Contact:

Maria Alberro Jimenez

 

405 Biltmore Way

Contact Phone:

(305) 460-5204

 

 

Coral Gables 33134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

construction of traffic calming techniques, such as traffic circles, traffic diverters, raised platforms and related traffic modifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

reduction in traffic infractions, accidents and speeding, increased safety and better access to Miami-Dade's central business districts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Traffic study recommending proposed traffic calming techniques

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

City of Coral Gables Commission

 

Meeting Date:

2/28/00