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Opa-locka adopts Complete Streets and Safe Streets plans and approves capital lease for new street sweeper
Summary
At first reading the commission approved a Complete Streets policy and a Safe Streets for All action plan and authorized a three-year capital lease to buy a new street sweeper. Officials said the policies establish design standards for sidewalks, crosswalks and multimodal improvements; the sweepers' lease payments will begin in October 2025.
The Opa-locka City Commission on March 26 passed first readings and votes on several items intended to improve transportation safety and street maintenance: a Complete Streets policy, a Safe Streets for All comprehensive safety action plan, and a three-year capital lease to finance a new street sweeper.
City staff presented the Complete Streets policy as a commitment to design, build and maintain roadways that safely accommodate pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and drivers. Adelina Gross, CIP division manager, said new and replacement sidewalks would be built to a five-foot minimum with ADA ramps and that the policy is intended to make the city eligible for federal and state funding for multimodal projects.
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