MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Changes may be coming to Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive.
The city’s mayor wants parts of the road to be turned into a pedestrian walkway during weekends and major events.
Changes would include parts of Ocean Drive between Fifth and Eighth Streets.
“Ocean Drive has to change in a way that makes it an elevated experience, gives police an easier job of securing,” said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, “and it gives pedestrians and visitors a better opportunity to enjoy one of the most iconic structures, I think, in the world.”
During major events and holidays such as Independence Day, Memorial Day and, most recently, the Super Bowl, the city transforms Ocean Drive into a pedestrian only street.
A planning board will review the idea and make a formal proposal to the commission soon.
The mayor thinks the change could happen in just a few months.
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