Tremendous Progress On Island Avenue Road Width Problem

Jorge Chartrand, Director of the Miami Beach Capital Improvement Program, has found a way to put the planned path (the one which was to be located in front of the parked cars) into Belle Isle Park instead of in the street.

This means that the street will not lose all 12 feet of driving space. The expectation is that we will have tire stops placed one foot from the curb so that instead of getting back 5 feet of driving space on that side we will get back 4 feet. We assume that the bump-outs will be cut back 4 feet as a result.

He also expects to find a way to allow trucks some space to park alongside the sidewalk, thus mitigating some of the effect of the new 7-foot swale on our road width.

Mr. Chartrand has been very helpful with this effort as he immediately recognized our concerns and worked to make appropriate changes. We all owe him our gratitude: This was a situation in which no one was at fault, but would have been unsafe and inconvenient had the problem not been solved. Thank you Jorge Chartrand for your consideration, creativity and diligence in attending to this problem!!!!