By Rich Pollack
Motorists traveling along State Road A1A in southern Palm Beach County from March 7 to 13 may be seeing more flashing emergency lights as the South Florida Safe Roads Task Force conducts another in a series of concentrated educati
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Summoning the past
with a concrete cruise along the old road
Australian pines flank A1A in Gulf Stream in 1944.
Courtesy of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Boca Ratone by the Sea, a 1923 gas station/dance hall/ fish camp on A1A where the
Florida Highway Patrol Officer Paul Croy speaks to a group of cyclists he pulled over in Highland Beach
after observing them violating a law regarding road-sharing. None of the cyclists received a ticket.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
By Rich Pollack
With the season just around the corner and more people taking to South Florida’s roadways, some law enforcement agencies along Palm Beach County’s coast are gearing up educational and enforcement efforts designed to keep pedestrian
A resident maneuvers a golf cart into Briny Breezes, where the use of non-street-legal golf carts
such as this one has been determined to be illegal.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Drive your golf cart on a public road in Ocean Ridg
By Rich Pollack
A Friday afternoon bike ride on State Road A1A turned into a tragedy when a car that veered off the roadway struck a Highland Beach couple.
The couple, 70-year-old Patricia Goldstein and her husband, 75-year-old Howard Epste
By Rich Pollack
You’re driving north on State Road A1A, approaching Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, when from between two parked cars you see someone start walking out into your lane of traffic.
You stop to avoid hitting the pedestrian but
By Rich Pollack
Plans to install license plate recognition systems in several coastal communities along State Road A1A are moving forward, with local law enforcement officials exploring the possibility of having a shared database housed in Delray
By Rich Pollack
It looks like license-plate recognition cameras on State Road A1A and other state roads will be allowed to stay up after all — at least for now.
Last month, officials with the Florida Department of Transportation’s regional offi
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach was all abuzz last month when part of a beehive on State Road A1A fell to the ground and hundreds of bees began chasing pedestrians strolling on the town’s walking path.
More than four hours after a walker flagge
By Rich Pollack
They are very different organizations but they share a common goal: keeping bicyclists and pedestrians safe on local roadways.
Last month, the South Florida Safe Roads Task Force conducted its second safety campaign of the yea
By Rich Pollack
Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians along A1A beware: Law enforcement officers from several departments will once again be out in force this month in a concentrated effort to promote the need for bicyclists, motorists and pedestr
By Rich Pollack
The South Florida Safe Roads Task Force, the driving force behind a stepped-up law enforcement effort along State Road A1A in April, will be at it again in September as it continues to promote the need for bicycles, motorists and p
By Tim O’Meilia
Check your calendar, Gulf Stream residents, and move the start of that long-promised utilities project back another three or four months.
How about Labor Day?
The town will begin seeking bids on the $5.4 million project
By Tim O’Meilia
Crosswalks planned for State Road A1A and Woolbright Road in Ocean Ridge are being challenged by nearby residents.
The town commission scheduled a special meeting May 2 to discuss the complaints so the state Department of T
