"Some measures were taken, but here we are again."

Preventing cycling deaths was a prime driver in the $500 million blueprint to upgrade the Rickenbacker Causeway by bringing in a private developer and operator, an effort that stalled in January because it lacked political support.

Known as “Plan Z” and championed by architect and cycling enthusiast Bernard Zyscovich, the proposal would use higher toll revenues to fund a string of safety improvements, including bike lanes separated from auto traffic.

Key Biscayne leaders opposed Zyscovich’s Plan Z, saying it did not provide the kind of adequate traffic solutions for the island community.

In December, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava recommended canceling the bidding process that the county had launched for a private developer of the Rickenbacker. In January, commissioners voted to end the bidding process.

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