{"id":13207,"date":"2018-02-26T15:09:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T20:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubesmart.com\/blog\/?p=13207"},"modified":"2023-11-16T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:33:35","slug":"how-to-survive-miamis-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.cubesmart.dev\/blog\/city-guides\/miami\/miami-moving-guide\/how-to-survive-miamis-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Survive Miami\u2019s Traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s October and it\u2019s time to start thinking about ghosts and goblins. Or we could talk about something really scary: traffic. It\u2019s probably the one topic nearly everyone in the city agrees on: Miami traffic is terrible, and it keeps getting worse.<\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of reasons, starting with too few roads for the number of vehicles driving on them. It\u2019s hard to build new roads in a highly developed urban area. You might also note that whoever planned the far-out suburbs didn\u2019t do a very good job, either. Water on three sides of the county (and another urban area on the fourth, to the north) means spreading farther out is not an option.<\/p>\n<p>If you really want to scare someone in Miami this Halloween, don\u2019t bother with \u201cBoo!\u201d Mention one of these scary phrases instead:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Palmetto Expressway traffic<\/li>\n<li>Miami\u2019s South Beach parking<\/li>\n<li>I-95<\/li>\n<li>Road construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cubesmart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maimi-Traffic.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Traffic\" width=\"532\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.cubesmart.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maimi-Traffic.jpg 532w, https:\/\/staging.cubesmart.dev\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maimi-Traffic-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Photo credit: Miami Herald<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We all have our stories of trying to go somewhere, especially in the evening, and realizing that we just can\u2019t get there from here, at least not in a reasonable amount of time. (We will save parking nightmares experienced by those who do arrive for a future report.)<\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of Miami-Dade County was just under 2.7 million in July 2015, the most recent statistic available. That\u2019s up 7.8 percent in five years.<\/p>\n<p>The average South Floridian wastes 52 hours a year stuck in traffic, according to a study by the Texas A&amp;M Transportation Institute and Inrix. That\u2019s just the average, and this study included as part of the metro area Broward and Palm Beach, where traffic is not quite as bad. That means that most people who commute in Miami are wasting significantly more than 52 hours a year.<\/p>\n<p>More bad news: According to the study, \u201crush hour\u201d actually lasts 4.7 hours a day. Since 1982, the number of commuters has risen from 1.253 million to 2.724 million. Freeway miles traveled are up from 11.96 million to 40.92 million. Miles traveled on surface streets has more than doubled, from 24.5 million to 49.525 million. The reason people feel as if they are always stuck in traffic is that they <strong>ARE<\/strong> always stuck in traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami traffic report, of course, is just one of the city\u2019s scary features. Another frightful feature is the drivers themselves.<\/p>\n<p><em>Travel &amp; Leisure<\/em> readers rated Miami the \u201crudest\u201d city this year in the annual poll. While we may question the scientific validity of the data, rudeness often rules the road here. Defensive driving is essential, because someone may signal left before turning right, and many people never signal at all. Abrupt stops and racing to get through yellow lights are common. Raised middle fingers and honking of horns are common. And be warned: Drivers often do not stop for pedestrians in a crosswalk.<\/p>\n<p>The favorite saying about Miami driving is this: Everyone drives according to the rules where he or she is from, and we\u2019re a very diverse community. But we\u2019re going to guess that a lot of people are following <span style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"><em>n<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal !msorm;\"><em>either <\/em><\/span>the road rules of Florida nor of their native city.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d like to give you some suggestions to cope with Miami\u2019s traffic, but \u201cstay home\u201d is not really the best advice, because you\u2019d miss so much fun. Avoid driving at rush hour whenever possible, of course. You may notice that the workday starts later in South Florida than it does in other parts of the country. Traffic is one reason.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving earlier is also wise. Everyone is late for everything in Miami, but traffic can make you even later than is socially acceptable, and that is saying something. Plus, not everyone in Miami finds being late socially acceptable. In business situations, for example, it\u2019s often expected that you will be on time.<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, South Florida is quite easy to navigate. Most of the cities are part of a grid system, with streets running east and west and avenues running north and south. The glaring exception is Coral Gables, where streets run in circles and have names rather than numbers. Plus, those names are written on tiny white signs in the ground, which makes it hard to read them until you are passing your turn.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201czero\u201d street in Miami-Dade is Flagler Street, which runs from downtown Miami. The \u201czero\u201d avenue is Miami Avenue. Those intersection streets create a grid, with northeast addresses being north of Flagler and east of Miami Avenue, and southwest addresses being south of Flagler and west of Miami Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>What does Miami plan to do about its traffic? That\u2019s another scary subject. Miami-Dade is seeking to improve its mass transit system. A system of express lanes on Interstate 95 also has helped to speed up traffic, at least for those who are willing to pay the toll to use them.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime? Stay alert and drive defensively. And try to stay off your horn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tMiami is known for its beaches, restaurants, and terrible traffic. 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