WalkSafe

Be a with UHealth’s 2026 WalkSafe Art Contest, happening now for all Miami-Dade County Public Schools elementary teachers and students! iwalksafe.org/artcontest/

Heads up, UM Canes! Join us tomorrow, March 4th, at the Rock Plaza to meet your local safety leaders, watch live demonstrations, enjoy free food, and more!

Event is 10am to 2pm. Bring your friends and classmates!

There will also be an exciting potential opportunity for student micromobility too, but you'll only learn of it if you show up!

🎨 The Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival returns the weekend of February 21–22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., bringing magical chalk art, live music and delicious food to South Florida. ☀️

Watch talented artists turn pavement into colorful masterpieces during this can’t-miss tradition. 🖌️

Skip the parking and traffic by riding Tri-Rail for just $5 roundtrip on the weekend. Easy Lake Worth shuttle service makes getting to and from the Lake Worth Beach Station a breeze. 🚆

Make a day of it, soak in the creativity and enjoy a smooth ride to one of South Florida's most vibrant events. 🌴

Learn more at spf.lakeworthbeachfl.gov and plan your trip at Tri-Rail.com. 🎉

Did you know that Plusurbia Design has been advocating for a safe streets redesign of Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) for over a decade?

WLRN Public Radio and Television featured the story this morning. If you missed it, check out the article:

https://www.wlrn.org/light/arts-culture/2026-01-15/a-decade-later-plan-to-slow-traffic-and-improve-walkability-on-calle-ocho-remains-in-limbo

Heads up Miami-Dade County Public Schools elementary students!

YOU can be a with WalkSafe! Our 2026 Art Contest is going on NOW and there’s still time to participate!

Show the world what you'd love your neighborhood to look like through your artistic creativity.

Details at: https://iwalksafe.org/artcontest/

Mari Tere Rojas • Miami-Dade School Board Member, Dist. 6
Monica Colucci, Miami-Dade School Board Member District 8
Roberto Alonso For Miami-Dade County School Board, District 4
Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall, MDCPS Board Member
Mary Blanco for School Board District 7
Danny Espino
Dr. Steve Gallon III
Joe Geller
Luisa Santos, Miami-Dade School Board Member, District 9

These stunning pop-up crosswalks were painted by the Miccosukee Indian School middle and high school students yesterday, based on designs they created in their art classes last week.

These beautiful crosswalks celebrate the heritage of their community and the importance - and joy - of safe streets that make walking possible for children and young adults.

Thank you Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida for having the UHealth WalkSafe Program in your community and for the continued Safe Streets for All partnership.

P.S.: Don't forget, today is the BikeSafe rodeo in the Village, going on right now until 2pm.

Please welcome another Bike Bus in Miami!

The Coral Reef Elementary PTO families are inviting all students of the school to a *weekend pre-ride* on November 9th to get bikes tuned up and to get comfortable with the streets of Palmetto Bay.

"The neighborhood secured tactical urbanism grants from the city in December. Now, those barriers block off the south lane of the Calvary Street bridge connecting Fountain Square and Fletcher Place.

It's a trial run to see if a long-term project would be useful.

'I think for a lot of neighbors, it's really great to see something that was planned and executed pretty quickly, and it's here and it's already making a difference,' Pawlicki said."

Temporary pedestrian lane showing early positive signs in Fountain Square About 60 water barriers provided by the city and painted by neighbors last month block off the south lane of the Calvary Street Bridge.

Happening next weekend on the 18th! Join the original superstars of Tactical Urbanism - Tony Garcia and his fantastic Street Plans team - for a project build at Coral Reef Elementary in Palmetto Bay. An event not to be missed!

Link: https://bit.ly/buildsafestreets

An amazing yesterday with Ben Sheppard Elementary, celebrating a 20 year partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to bring street safety education, information, and inspiration to the children of Miami-Dade County and its municipalities.

Thank you to everyone who came to support and speak about safe, active mobility for our youths and who continue to support the program two decades on.

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis & The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Miami-Dade County Government
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization
Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works
FDOT South - Miami Area
City of Hialeah - Municipal Government
Juan Carlos "JC" Bermudez
Hialeah Gardens Gladiators Athletics
Urban Health Partnerships