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Residents tell council stadium events leave neighborhoods gridlocked, urge better traffic plans and enforcement changes
Summary
Several Miami Gardens residents told the city council July 9 that traffic plans for stadium events have left neighborhoods gridlocked and homeowners unable to access their properties, sometimes for hours.
Several Miami Gardens residents used public comment July 9 to describe repeated traffic congestion, blocked driveways and heavy police activity tied to stadium events and large gatherings, and to urge the city to improve traffic operations and outreach.
“Once you go out, there was so much traffic. I felt like I was a hostage in my home,” resident Margaret Kendrick told the council, describing long delays and difficulty entering and exiting her neighborhood during recent events. Another resident, Cornelius Lee, said his trip home after a soccer match took “a hour and 45 minutes” to travel a route that normally takes 10–15 minutes and asked for a…
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