Miami Beach August 2007 - Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Góngora announced that he is calling on County and State officials to initiate a traffic synchronization pilot project on Miami Beach .
"Few things cause greater stress in our daily lives than dealing with bumper-to-bumper traffic," Góngora said. "Properly synchronized traffic  signals can
reduce congestion on arterial roads during peak travel times. It is a measure well within our reach and our current resources. Rather than reinventing the wheel, let's begin in our own backyard to ensure that those things within our control are functioning optimally."
Synchronization refers to timing traffic lights to maximize the flow of traffic during peak volume periods.
Commissioner Góngora raised the concept of synchronization at a meeting of the Miami Beach Transportation and Parking Committee held earlier this month. The fourteen-member committee unanimously endorsed Góngora's initiative
and urged him to seek County and State approvals as soon as possible. If approved, the pilot project would synchronize traffic signals along Collins Avenue from 41st street to 71st street and on Alton Road from 16th street to 5th street. On the same date that Commissioner Góngora appeared at the Miami Beach Transportation and
Parking Committee, he was also the featured speaker at the monthly ART(Alliance for Reliable Transportation) meeting where he outlined his vision for better transportation to connect Miami and Miami Beach. |
