Completed Series: State of the City of Hallandale Beach

Dr. Earle hired Dr. Chan to serve as the Head of our newly created Transportation and Mobility Department with the sole focus on solutions. This is not just my priority but a shared priority of the entire commission. We need to get projects done that improve travel throughout our city.

To understand the complexity of traffic you need to understand who controls what. Hallandale Beach Boulevard, Pembroke Road and A1A are all FDOT controlled Roads. Broward County has an agreement to make improvements and maintain signalizations and transit. Dixie Corridor is a mix of State County and city.

The railroad system is privately owned. We own and are responsible for the side neighborhood streets. All fall under the Uniform Traffic Standards. So, any improvement must go through multiple agencies.  Not an easy system to navigate.

 The biggest impact on traffic flow is management and signalization. Broward County has promised and by the end of this year the signalization project is to be completed. The question is who will be monitoring it, on the county’s end?

 They have limited staffing at their traffic center. We are going to ask the county to allow us to take over monitoring and control. We hope there is a willingness on the county's side to partner. This means when we are backed up, we will not have to wait for them to change signal timing.

What else can be done? Our current plan does include completing road extensions like Diana Dr and NW 3rd. I have been floating an idea to create a road over the 14^th  Avenue  Canal from 14^th to 215 in Aventura. This could take trips off Hallandale Beach Boulevard and US 1.

What else can be done? Added transit and micro transit. We have successfully expanded our Free Cloud Minibus with funding partnerships from the state, county and federal governments. In the Micro transit realm we have a great program that has been expanded city wide.

It will help get cars off the road while supporting our local restaurants. You can sign up to receive a free $10 Uber trip voucher from anywhere in our city to restaurants in District 8, Mardi Gras, Atlantic Village and Gulfstream. You can leave the driving to us and enjoy some time out supporting our local economy.

So that was the look, but I just skimmed the top. We continue under the leadership of the dedicated and civil commission, an amazing professional City Manager Dr Earle and an amazing team of employees that work tirelessly to make our city even better!!

I wish you all continued success! God bless you our city and Nation.

As always, I am available anytime for your questions, concerns, and ideas to make our city a better place at phone/text 954-632-5700 or you can email me at jcooper@cohb.org. Please visit me on my Facebook page at Mayor Joy Cooper. Like, follow, and share.