{"id":389497,"date":"2026-09-03T18:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/389497\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:46:09","slug":"mobility-matters-vice-mayor-mark-merwitzer-village-of-palmetto-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/389497\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobility Matters: Vice Mayor Mark Merwitzer, Village of Palmetto Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83d\udea6 On this episode of Mobility Matters, hosted by Javier A. Betancourt, Executive Director of the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust (CITT), we welcome Vice Mayor Mark Merwitzer of the Village of Palmetto Bay, for an engaging conversation on complete streets, safer neighborhoods, and giving residents more ways to get around without a car. Recorded on the fourth anniversary of the program, the two discuss how Palmetto Bay is using its half-penny surtax dollars and a proposed charter amendment to reimagine local mobility.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about giving people options. So that\u2019s what the purpose of this is locally here in Palmetto Bay, is how do we support that?<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t build, we can\u2019t roadway our way out of this. We simply don\u2019t have the room.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udeb2 In this episode, we discuss:
\u2013 Proposal 6 and the proposed transportation charter amendment
\u2013 Complete streets and the 92nd Avenue project
\u2013 Golf carts, biking, and walking in Palmetto Bay
\u2013 Freebie, BRT, and connecting to transit
\u2013 Aging in place and helping kids get to school safely
\u2013 Distracted driving and changing Miami\u2019s traffic culture<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss this insightful conversation, and stay tuned for future episodes exploring the people and ideas keeping Miami-Dade moving.<\/p>\n

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