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West Miami tables neighborhood traffic plan after residents raise parking and safety concerns
Summary
City commissioners approved first readings of parking restrictions and a false-alarm fine ordinance but tabled a proposed traffic-calming plan after residents of the SW 20th Street/60th Avenue area said the measures would shift traffic and worsen safety where they live.
West Miami commissioners approved two ordinances on first reading — restricting parking on specified residential swales and penalizing repeated false fire-alarm activations — but voted to table a separate traffic-calming plan after sustained resident opposition.
The measures approved on first reading would restrict nonresident parking on swales on streets near Southwest 20th Street and surrounding blocks and would allow fines for three or more false fire-alarm activations by a permitted holder within any six-month period. Both passed 5-0. The traffic-calming resolution — to install a traffic circle at Southwest 60th Avenue and 20th Street and related measures — was tabled for further resident outreach after commissioners said neighbors had not reached a consensus.
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