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A bike-share program on Miami Beach makes cycling around the beaches, at least, a
cinch.
The Miami area may be as flat as a pancake, but it's also plagued by traffic backups and
speedy thoroughfares, so judge the bikeability of your desired route carefully.
The city of Miami Beach offers the DecoBike bike-share program. Bike stations are loc-
ated in dozens of spots around Miami Beach (there's a map on the website, plus a link to
an iPhone app that tells you where the nearest station is).
Places that rent bicycles:
BikeAndRoll
CYCLING
(
; % 305-604-0001; www.bikeandroll.com ; 210 10th St; per hr/day from $5/15;
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
h 9am-7pm)
Also does bike tours.
Mangrove Cycles
CYCLING
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 305-361-5555; 260 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne; per 2hr/day/week from
$20/25/75; h 10am-6pm Tue-Sun)
Rents bicycles.
BUS
The local bus system is called Metrobus. An easy-to-read route map is available online.
You may spend more time waiting for a bus than you will riding on one.
In South Beach, an excellent option is the South Beach Local Circulator - also called
the South Beach Local - a looping shuttle bus with disabled-rider access that operates
along Washington between S Pointe Dr and 17th St and loops back around on Alton Rd on
the west side of the beach. Rides come along every 10 to 15 minutes.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
If you drive around Miami there are a few things to keep in mind. Miami Beach is linked
to the mainland by four causeways built over Biscayne Bay. They are, from south to north:
the MacArthur (the extension of US Hwy 41 and Hwy A1A); Venetian ($1.50 toll); Julia
Tuttle and John F Kennedy. There's also a $1.75 toll over the Rickenbacker Causeway to
Key Biscayne.
 
 
 
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