Miami-Dade park planners are offering the public a chance on Wednesday to see and comment on the proposed corridors for two new segments of the Biscayne Trail. The workshop will be held at the Homestead Public Library, 700 N. Homestead Blvd.

The trail's Segment C would connect Black Point Park with Homestead Bayfront Park, and from there Segment D would run west to SW 137th Avenue. You can click on the link below to download a pdf map.

Mountain bikers already ride a rough path between Black Point and Bayfront Park, but an improved trail would be equally suitable for children's and road bikes.

Get acquainted with Miami's most useful commuter path -- and some of the ways it could be better. We'll meet at the University Metrorail Station at 4:15 p.m. and start riding north at 4:30 p.m. We'll refuel at Mary Brickell Village, then turn around for the return ride.

Bring rain gear and lights, in case we hit a shower. Questions? Drop a note to ride leader Gary Mendenhall at imagary29@yahoo.com.

Click the attachment below for an 8x10 flyer you can hand out. Spread the word, won't you?

Thank you for the opportunity to present our department’s Open Space Master Plan to your organization last night. The group was great, had very poignant questions and they were incredibly engaged during the talk. Please pass on to your folks that they can contact me for a follow-up or to address any questions.

As always it is great working with you.

Regards,
Kevin

Kevin M. Kirwin
Assistant to the Director
Miami-Dade County, Park and Recreation Department
275 NW 2nd Street, 5th Floor
Miami, FL 33128

Kirwin@miamidade.gov

I saw a swell crowd and some great ideas last night at a preview of Miami's first Bicycle Master Plan. There's a report at www.spokesnfolks.blogspot.com.

Meanwhile, you may wish to review the plan's underlying Bicycle Action Plan at the link here -- http://tiny.cc/niKMn -- or e-mail your ideas to city Bicycle Coordinator Collin Worth, cworth@miamigov.com .

A retired Hialeah policeman, Glenn Rice, let himself be videotaped the other day trying to cross the street in downtown Miami Springs. Looks like he never did get that cup of coffee.

Thanks to Theodore D. Karantsalis for the video.

Eight riders completed a 12-mile circuit on the M-Path tonight in Green Mobility Network's first organized ride. The hard rain at the scheduled start time kept a few people away, but we waited it out at Panera Bread and wound up having a very nice time. Two of our number had owned their bikes for less than a week, and one was a great-grandmother who has been riding for decades. Our turnaround point was Bird Road, shown here.

Biking, walking and public transit work together to make our community better. If you're not already leaving your car at home, do so on this day and see how much better you feel.

This will be a 10-mile ride out of downtown, with water stops at city parks and another for cafe y pastelitos in Little Havana. Volunteers and police on bicycles will be your escorts. Meet at the Tina Hills Pavilion in Bayfront Park, wear sunscreen and bring a water bottle.

All three candidates in the June 9 South Miami City Commission election responded when Green Mobility Network asked for their views about bicycling in the city. Green Mobility takes no position on the relative merits of the candidates or their answers, but if South Miami is where you vote you might take a look for their answers in the June 2 entry at http://spokesnfolks.blogspot.com.

As the century-old General Motors enters bankruptcy court, it's a good time to review the company's role in making the U.S. public transit system the worst in the industrial world.

If you'd like to purchase this 55-minute documentary for your own collection, see http://www.newday.com/films/Taken_for_a_Ride.html