Transportation

Seeking Ways to Reduce Traffic and Improve Transportation

• Fighting to protect downtown by promoting the construction of a tunnel rather than a high-rise bridge as the best option to cross the New River if Broward County expands commuter rail service through the area.
  
  
  
  
• Required Broward County to construct a bypass road through Port Everglades as part of plans for a convention center hotel in order to relieve congestion on SE 17th Street.
  
  
  
  
• Approved a feasibility study to create a one-way traffic loop around downtown that would allow for a dedicated rapid-transit loop, wider sidewalks, and bike paths.
• Lobbied the county to expedite overdue plans to better synchronize traffic signals on primary roadways.
• Launched LauderGO!, a free, on-demand shuttle service in partnership with Circuit as a convenient and eco-friendly transportation option for residents and visitors alike.
  
  
  
  
• Converted Dixie Highway from a major thoroughfare to a neighborhood street with better sidewalks, upgraded landscaping, the installation of speed tables, and the addition of bike lanes.
• Supported the creation of a quiet zone along the Florida East Coast Railroad to improve the living environment of nearby residents by silencing train horns at crossings.
  
  
  
  
• Worked with federal and state officials to make other improvements to the FEC corridor to reduce the high number of train accidents in South Florida with cars and pedestrians.
• Launched the NE 15th Avenue beautification and traffic calming project.
• Approved the replacement of older city bridges, including those on Coconut Isle, Castle Harbor Isle, West Lake Drive, and South Ocean Drive to ensure safer and more reliable connectivity for residents.
• Working to find ways to enhance the Las Olas Boulevard corridor both in the historic shopping district but also in the residential areas.
• Working with the Florida Department of Transportation to make modifications to Sunrise Boulevard to alleviate congestion.
  
  
  
  
• Championed road and streetscape improvements in the North Beach Village area.
• Approved a citywide analysis of needs and increased funding for new sidewalks.
• Terminated the Wave streetcar project because of public concerns about the use of overhead lines and in-ground tracks and a price tag that had spiraled out of control.