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Bayview Drive Bike Lanes (NE 60th St to
US 1) – A Capital Improvement Program
funding request was programmed for FY25 Neighborhood
to complete the design of adding bike
lanes between NE 60th St to US 1. This
will include milling, resurfacing, restriping, AUTO CRIMES ALERT!
and widening of a section of sidewalk on
the north side approach to US 1 to
complete the connection of bike lanes from here has been a rash of residential auto robberies in our neighborhood
US 1 to Sunrise Blvd. along Bayview Drive. recently. These have ranged from unlocked vehicle doors to smash
Design is programmed in FY25 and Tand grabs and broken windows. This has caused a great deal of cost
construction to commence in FY27. and inconvenience. The following suggestions are offered in order to help
Since the August 2022 launch, the Micro solve this increasing problem:
Mover powered by Circuit has made getting 1. Please report all criminal activity to the police not matter how small. If
around the city’s downtown, Las Olas and the police do not have a report they cannot look at our cameras to try to
beach areas a breeze. This FREE service catch the robbers. 911 can take this information as well as Police Non-
is a pilot project being evaluated during a Emergency # at 954-764-4357. The Property Criminal Unit will also
six-month trial period to gauge its viability take this information at 954-828-4900. We are considered a high safety
and overall mobility impact. With positive neighborhood and will not get the extra patrols we deserve if increased
service delivery and performance since it crimes are not reported.
began, the Micro Mover provides
‘On-Demand’ rides in the Downtown Area 2. Be sure to have someone pick up your mail and newspapers when going
and a fixed-loop route in the Beach Service out of town and provide an extra set of eyes on your house and cars. Keep
area. Learn more by downloading the lights on at night and put on any house alarms. Keep garage doors closed.
LauderGO! App. 3. Inexpensive timers can simulate a home being occupied by turning on
The LauderGo! app is now available for inside and outside lights at varying times. Tell your neighbors that you are
download on the iOS App Store & Android going away.
Google Play Store! Tune in to see how 4. Be a good neighbor and spread the word about safety tips and that we
to use this app to LauderGo around Fort have license plate readers in our area. If there are newspapers left for days
Lauderdale with our Community Shuttle, or garbage cans on non-pick up days move what you can so it doesn’t look
Water Trolley, and Seabreeze Tram! like the home is empty.
Download at ftlcity.info/laudergoapp.
5. Invest in a complete alarm system with cameras and motion detecting
What is LauderGo? LauderGO! is the lights. It will be worth it if you are robbed. At the very least it might deter a
City’s FREE mobility service that you can use robber from attempting to break into your house and go someplace else. Do
to access jobs, explore destinations across not leave anything of value in your vehicle and be sure it remains locked
the city, and connect to the larger transit
network. These services are made possible NE 58th Street has had four known auto break ins. Some involved property
through the City’s long-standing partnership having been stolen and two incidents where the windows were smashed.
with Broward County Transit, the Florida Two vehicles have been stolen off the street. One was in broad daylight and
Department of Transportation, and never recovered.
Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale. For more info on Let’s be a caring community and watch out for each other. It will improve all
LauderGo!, visit: fortlauderdale.gov/ of our lives!
laudergo
- The committee reports were compiled and - by Ronnie Dennis
summarized by Tom Brinkley and contributed LRA Board Member
to by LRA Committee Chairs.

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