Coral Gables residents will get a look at where the city’s traffic calming and sidewalk work stands before the fiscal year closes when the Transportation Advisory Board meets Thursday, Aug. 27, at 5:30 p.m.
The board’s sole substantive agenda item is an end-of-year report on citywide traffic calming and sidewalk projects, presented as a staff informational item, according to the meeting agenda. A police update and approval of minutes from the board’s May 20 meeting are also on the docket.
The session could be the first time the board reaches a quorum since May. A July 21 meeting failed to attract enough members for official action, leaving the six-member panel with just two formal meetings so far in 2026, the Coral Gables Gazette reported. The current fiscal year ends Sept. 30, making this the board’s last scheduled session before the close.
What the program has done
No details about the end-of-year report’s contents have been released ahead of the meeting. But the program it covers has been active: Since 2022, the city has received roughly 250 traffic calming requests and installed more than 145 devices in residential areas, according to figures Deputy City Manager Joe Gomez presented at a Feb. 17 community meeting. At that meeting, residents told city officials they valued pedestrian safety and safe driving conditions over expanding transportation choices.
The traffic calming program dates back about a decade to an interlocal agreement with Miami-Dade County.
Broader context
The City Commission on June 2 deferred a TAB resolution requesting a scramble crosswalk feasibility study at Miracle Mile and Ponce de Leon Boulevard, asking engineers and board Chair Roland Rodriguez to develop broader infrastructure recommendations first. The item was expected to return to the commission in August.
Also on June 2, commissioners passed an ordinance clarifying that property owners are not responsible for defective sidewalks caused by city trees, provided the city has been notified. Eleven lawsuits alleging dangerous conditions on city-maintained sidewalks and crosswalks were pending at the time.
The city has been recommended to receive up to $60,000 to fund its Pedestrian Master Plan, though as of July staff was still executing the agreement to receive the money.
Rodriguez, a civil engineer, told the Coral Gables Gazette on July 23 that “last year’s annual report to the City Commission was largely generic” and that he planned to circulate a draft of this year’s version for the board to review in advance. That report is due Oct. 1.
How to attend
The meeting takes place in the first-floor conference room at 427 Biltmore Way and is also accessible via Zoom. Board members listed on the agenda are Chairperson Rodriguez, Vice Chairperson Christophe DiFalco, and members Jose M. Gonzalez, Henry Pinera, Ed Santamaria and Thomas Snook.
The board’s annual report to the City Commission is due Oct. 1, giving the panel roughly one month after Thursday’s meeting to finalize its recommendations.
