City staff told the Sunny Isles Beach City Commission that Miami‑Dade County is expected to place a resolution on its agenda that would allow the city to pursue reducing internal street speed limits to 20 miles per hour.

The update, requested by a commissioner concerned about neighborhood safety, said the county’s action would “pave the way for us to be able to go and pursue reducing it to 20 miles per hour,” and that the city will still have to submit any required traffic studies under the county’s guidelines before implementation.

Why it matters: A 20 mph limit on internal residential streets would alter enforcement, signage and engineering needs and requires county approval because the underlying roads are subject to county or state rules. Staff said the city has already engaged a traffic consultant to design calming measures so the city can meet the county’s criteria.

City staff identified the consultant retained to perform designs and traffic studies (named in the transcript as “Caltrion/Caltrans”) and said preliminary plans include speed humps, narrowed intersections and a two‑way bike lane. Staff cautioned the bike lane proposal would require significant curb relocation and the loss of many trees; the consultant’s work on a left‑turn design for 100th and 83rd was cited as an example of items the commission will consider.

Commissioners and staff agreed a fuller presentation, including tradeoffs between protected bicycle facilities and tree impacts, will be scheduled in January so the commission can review the proposed engineering before any formal request is submitted to the county. Staff also said enforcement and community outreach are part of the implementation pathway.

The commission did not take a vote or direct immediate action at the workshop; staff requested direction when the full design is ready and indicated it will await the county’s formal criteria before completing additional traffic studies.