CIVIL: STREETSCAPE & TRAFFIC CALMING

CRANDON PARK BOULEVARD MASTER PLAN
Key Biscayne, Florida

This Master Planning project involved improvements to the “Main Street” of the Village of Key Biscayne.  This four-lane divided county road cuts through the heart of the community and is heavily traveled by residents, visitors to Bill Baggs State Park, and county transit buses.  The road is also the most heavily traveled bicycle corridor in Miami-Dade County and has a high level of pedestrian use. 

The project goals were improved public safety; easing of traffic congestion; traffic calming; pedestrianization; improved mass transit; and streetscape beautification.  Master plan improvements included the addition of bicycle lanes; widening of sidewalks; narrowing of travel lanes; curbing the outside edges of road; tightening of curb radii; full reconstruction of intersections to create paver plazas; construction of bus shelters and bus bays; improvements to signalization systems; improvements to lighting; landscaping, and street furniture. 
The improvements were completed in three phases and funded through a variety of state and county sources.

SUNSET DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS
South Miami, Florida

The firm’s architectural and engineering design staff has had in-depth, extensive experience on a multitude of streetscape improvement projects. As part of our ongoing role as professional architectural and engineering consultants for the City of South Miami, C3TS was commissioned for the design of improvements to Sunset Drive (from Red Road to US-1). This project included providing full architectural and engineering design services, in addition to construction administration services for this streetscape and traffic calming project in the heart of the city’s downtown district. The construction cost for this project was $1,100,000.

PONCE DE LEON BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS
Coral Gables, Florida

The firm’s architectural and engineering design staff has had extensive experience on a multitude of streetscape improvement projects. As part of our ongoing role as professional engineering and architectural consultants for the City of Coral Gables, C3TS was commissioned for the design of improvements to Ponce de Leon Boulevard (from US-1 to S.W. 40 Street). This project entailed the preparation of the Master Redevelopment Plan for 0.5 mile corridor improvements and beautification including sidewalks, landscaping, lighting, parking and traffic calming. C3TS also performed contract administration duties, prepared construction cost estimates and calculated apportionment of assessments to each property owner in the improvement district. Construction cost for this project was $650,000.

SAN AMARO DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS
Coral Gables, Florida

The construction of San Amaro Drive and Campo Sano Avenue along the west and north boundaries of the University of Miami was a collaborative effort between the City of Coral Gables and the University. The project’s primary goal was to slow down traffic along this peripheral collector roadway, and provide pedestrian safety improvements. A series of traffic calming measures were employed, including lane narrowing, diverters, medians, landscaping, and a roundabout. A continuous sidewalk along the entire project length was constructed tying into the surrounding sidewalks in the neighborhood by way of decorative concrete crosswalks and corner sidewalk extensions. Low-level decorative lighting was provided along the corridor in cooperation with Florida Power & Light.

YUMURI STREET, MONZA AND VENERA AVENUES
Coral Gables, Florida

A Master Plan was established for the Red-Sunset Central Business District, a CBD which is located partially within the City of South Miami, partially in the City of Coral Gables, and partially in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. The Master Plan blends design elements and standards from each municipality to achieve a consistent look and feel to the area, while still maintaining the individuality of each street and block. The City of Coral Gables is in the process of implementing the first phase of this Master Plan. Yumuri Street, Monza Avenue and Venera Avenue are being improved in accordance with the Red-Sunset CBD Master Plan. The improvements to those streets consist of sidewalk reconstruction, parking reconfiguration to create landscaped islands, sidewalk landscaping, enhancement of existing landscaping, drainage improvements, decorative concrete crosswalks and street resurfacing.