Request FDOT reconsider resident-only lane decision on causeways

A resolution of the mayor and city commission of the city of miami beach, florida, requesting the florida department of transportation (FDOT) to reconsider its decision declining to authorize the city of miami beach to establish a resident-only lane to facilitate access for city residents on the macarthur causeway and/or julia tuttle causeway during any state of emergency or high impact period; and further, directing the administration to include this issue on the city’s state legislative priorities for 2024, to request that the florida legislature provide FDOT with the regulatory authority to establish a maintenance of traffic (mot) plan that prioritizes residents via a residents-only lane during any state of emergency or high impact period. Office of the city attorney commissioner steven meiner