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Mid‑Beach Neighborhood Association Calls for Promenade Motorized Ban, Parklets and Bollards
Summary
A Mid‑Beach Neighborhood Association representative told the commission she supports prohibiting motorized vehicles on the Miami Beach Promenade, installing parklets on 40 First Street to attract restaurants and adding security bollards to protect pedestrian areas.
A Mid‑Beach Neighborhood Association representative told the Miami Beach City Commission on July 23 the group supports Mayor Dania (Mayor Minor in transcript) Minor’s R 5 E proposal to ban motorized transportation on the Miami Beach Promenade and urged city action to revitalize 40 First Street.
Alicia Casanova, representing the Mid‑Beach Neighborhood Association, said the association "fully support[s] strictly prohibiting all means of motorized transportation on the Miami Beach Promenade" and asked staff to prioritize a long‑term revitalization plan for 40 First Street. Casanova said the association supports allowing parklets on side streets near 40 First to attract restaurants and tenants, and she backed installation of additional security bollards on the beach walk as proposed by other commissioners. "We feel allowing parklets can attract good restaurants and help with a much needed revitalization of this area," Casanova said.
Casanova noted the MBNA is already working with staff on temporary maintenance improvements while the long‑term plan is developed. The transcript captures this as public comment; the portion of the record provided does not show a formal commission vote or staff directive taken during that exchange.
