Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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;
9am-7pm)
Also does bike tours.
Mangrove Cycles
CYCLING
$20/25/75; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun)
Rents bicycles.
BUS
routes.asp
; tickets $2)
. 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
(
305-891-3131; 25ยข)
- 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.
