I was driving down the strip of Washington Avenue & Lincoln Road yesterday and noticed something out of the ordinary… pedicabs picking up a group of girls along Lincoln Road. Looking again, I noticed a group of these new pedicab carts & drivers congregating in the Miami sunshine. Forget walking the blocks, troublesome parking and $4.50 gallon petro pricing.  This new form of transportation is now in effect and ready for the tourists and locals needing a cheap ride and Miami thrills.  With high heels and a multitude of shopping bags, you’ll find these convenient carts everywhere to get you to & from in SoBe style. 14 new pedicabs pedal you around South Beach at a charge of $1 a block and take the edge off of your lengthy travels.

The first cart received a City permit in February and now an abundant surge of these are creating red flags for city officials who have banned them from more popular tourist routes such as Ocean Drive & Collins Avenue. The City of Miami Beach is concerned of them becoming traffic hazzards and now even more streets may soon be off limits.

”The reason we don’t want pedicabs in heavily trafficked areas is because there’s no safe place to load and unload passengers,” Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin said during a recent Neighborhoods Affairs Committee meeting.

Time will tell what’s in store for the new gang of Miami Beach pedicabs, but as city officials decide what to do next, many tourists and locals will be taking advantage of the fashionable form of transportation all the while getting fresh air in America’s Cleanest City. Let us know what you think… Could these be harmful or a blessing for the diverse mix of Miami Beach travellers looking for something new & different. If you’d like new blog updates once available, you can be notified by email (automatic updates sent to your inbox) or by RSS feed (see upper left column) each time a new posting occurs. 1.888.38.DREAM

Miami Beach will soon have it’s walkway extended North covering the entire coastline!

That’s right, from South Point Park all the way to the open space park in North Beach. With the major draw to Miami being the sand & Atlantic ocean, just a few feet away are the stretches of pedestrian friendly walkways that include the winding ocean walk in South Beach, the mid island boardwalk, and now the North Beach area finishing off it’s six million dollar makeover with the new beach walk.

By the end of this year

you will have the walkway along the entire coastline of Miami Beach. People can start in South Pointe and walk, run, jog, bike & roller blade all the way down to North Beaches open space park. Approximately 77+ blocks of entertaining sunshine & exercise readily available.

“We are trying to get all the beach like this so people can start in South Pointe and walk all the way to the end to the open space park in North Beach,” said Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower.

This has been 10 years in the making with local developers like Eric Sheppard, donating funds ($300,000) to make the finished walkway a reality. Sheppard is just finishing up his multi million dollar Canyon Ranch development. Once completed, this will boast the largest fitness spa facility on the East Coast. This new walkway extension will be bringing a healthy lifestyle to the average Joe.

“This is the whole lifeblood of the entire Miami Beach. I call it the Miami Beach connection… this enables us to connect all of Miami Beach through this boardwalk. We’ve invested the money. We hope people invest their time and their brain knowledge to really capitalize and embrace and utilize the health and fitness and utilize this beautiful boardwalk because it’s going to change their life,” said Sheppard.

One of the main reasons I was drawn to Miami Beach real estate back in January of 2001 was the fitness minded people & healthy lifestyle so abundant here. I’ve always been adamant on being surrounded by fitness minded people and with tropical weather year round, we do have the ultimate in living the healthy lifestyle so greatly missed by the majority of Americans. On a regular basis, you’ll find me rollerblading or skateboarding down South Beach’s oceanfront walkway. Now we will soon have the ability to enjoy the entire coastline with bikers, walkers, runners and the in between moving up & down the Miami Beach coastline!

From the bikini beach babes to the Grandpas in black knee high socks, we not only have Americas Cleanest City (by Forbes) but also the ideal environment for fitness and health all available for you to enjoy. I continually add to this Miami Beach real estate blog so if you’d like new updates once available, you can be notified by email(automatic updates) or by RSS feed (see upper left column) each time a new posting occurs. Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend -1.888.38.DREAM