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| 10/1/2020

"You’re free to enjoy Washington Avenue without being worried that you’ll get run over."

-- Troy E. Wright, executive director of the Washington Avenue Business Improvement District

You are taking your life in your handlebars every time you ride a bicycle in South Florida, but a new bike lane in Miami Beach creates a safety buffer with the very thing cyclists fear most — cars.

Washington Avenue is home to the first parking-protected bike lane in the region and it’s earning rave reviews from cyclists, residents and businesses along a once-hip South Beach thoroughfare that is undergoing a revival.

“A parking-protected lane is not a novel concept in cities worldwide, but it’s finally here, we finally have one of our own, and it’s going to help make biking safe for all ages and all types of users,” said Matthew Gultanoff, founder of Better Streets Miami Beach. He lives in South Beach and takes his 4-year-old daughter to school on his bike.

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