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Miami Lakes consultants present Vision Zero safety plan after review of 783 crashes
Summary
Consultants told the Town of Miami Lakes SNAP committee that a Vision Zero grant funded a safety-action plan and an interactive crash dashboard; they urged public input and said state-owned roadways account for the largest share of recorded collisions.
Consultants working with the Town of Miami Lakes presented an update on a Vision Zero safety-action plan during the SNAP committee meeting on Sept. 7, 2025, saying the town received a fiscal‑year 2023 grant of $304,000 to fund a comprehensive safety plan and related transportation updates.
Lenny Waman, a consultant with eXp, summarized the analysis and said the plan’s goal is to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries: “The main goal for Vision 0 is to achieve 0 fatalities and 0 serious injuries in the town of Miami Lakes,” Waman said. He told the committee the review covered crash records from 2016 through 2024 and identified 783 crashes within town-maintained roadways (the analysis excluded limited-access highways such as the Palmetto Expressway and I‑95).
Why it matters: the study is the data foundation for recommendations that could alter town transportation planning, project priorities and community outreach. Waman said the grant also supports updates to the town’s transportation master plan, greenways and trails work, and Complete Streets updates tied to Vision Zero objectives.
The consultants reported that the most common crash type in the dataset was rear-end collisions, a pattern the presentation linked to congestion, and noted an unusual number of animal-related crashes for the town. They highlighted a single corridor that captured a disproportionate share of incidents; in the presentation that facility was identified as “Northwest 50 Seventh Avenue,” which the team said is owned and maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation.
Waman described an interactive dashboard that allows residents to view crash locations, severity and other details; he encouraged committee members to share the survey and the dashboard with neighbors. Justin Telleria, the town’s transportation coordinator, added that the Town of Miami Lakes website hosts “a virtual interactive map slash comment survey,” and the consultants said they are collecting public feedback through that survey and a public‑comments map.
The project team reported a technical issue with one survey QR code during the meeting and said the survey was reset and the link shared in the meeting chat. The consultants also listed upcoming engagement events, saying they would have a booth at Pooptoberfest on Oct. 11 to distribute surveys and materials.
No formal committee action was taken on the Vision Zero presentation at the Sept. 7 meeting; the consultants asked the committee to share the survey and to direct residents to the interactive dashboard for additional data and comment.
