A recent incident on A1A in South Palm Beach has cast a spotlight on a grave issue that demands our immediate attention. An elderly citizen was struck and killed by a vehicle, a tragedy compounded by the driver’s decision to flee the scene. The subs
Read more…Although I live in Broward County, I enjoy your publication. It’s refreshing to see true journalism in a newspaper, rather than political advocacy.
I was saddened by the front page article in your February edition about the cyclists who were involve
Read more…In your June/July article about bicycling on A1A, you only made a short statement referencing large groups of bikers. I find it very disturbing that I have observed over the past 10 years large groups of bicycles — 30 to 90 bikers — who ride in the
Read more…What has happened to the value of sharing? When we are little our parents try to instill this in us, especially if we have a younger sibling.
As residents of Highland Beach, my husband and I truly enjoy biking on the 3.2-mile path that travels along
The real question is, do you want Highland Beach to become a link in the 3,000-mile, walking/bicycling/backpacking trail called the East Coast Greenway, with hundreds of migrants passing through or hunkering down in our town on a daily basis? Because
Read more…As a resident of Highland Beach since 2002, I have a few remarks regarding the town’s proposed A1A project.
Leaving the cost consideration and funding aside (3 miles at $15 million per mile), I am concerned that the proposed A1A project will adversel
Read more…On Dec. 5 Highland Beach Library hosted 80-plus residents for the first public workshop for the Ocean Walk project. Eight teams offered approaches to address long-standing infrastructure problems, including stormwater management, improvements for the
Read more… I am addressing the Editor’s Note, “Extra drive time a necessary nuisance this time of year,” that appeared in the June 2017 issue of The Coastal Star.
Upfront, I totally agree with the opinion that most construction projects on the barrier i
Twelve years ago, SAFE (Safety As Floridians Expect) led a successful effort in persuading FDOT to build bike lanes and fill in sidewalk gaps in Delray Beach.
Since then, pedestrian and bike traffic have increased geometrically along SR A1A in a
Read more…Although the Delray police said that the driver was not at fault, and that the “bicyclist was totally at fault,”the finding may not be that simple. [Police clear driver in fatal bike collision, February edition]
SAFE believes that the circumstance
Nowhere in your March bicycle-sign article do I read anything about enforcement of the laws currently on the books covering bicycle safety.
As an everyday motorist on A1A, I regularly have to contend with large “pods” of bicyc
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