Join The Urban Land Institute, Miami DDA, Knight Foundation, and 8 80 Cities for a happy hour discussion with world-renowned urbanist Gil Penalosa. This event is part of Linked and Livable Miami, a joint effort by the Miami DDA and 8 80 Cities. Gil Penalosa is the founder of 8 80 Cities and the international Car… Read more…
Category Archives: Quality of Life
Miami’s Least Favorite Urbanist Blogger Comes Out of Retirement. Welcome to Stoic Urbanist!
For better or worse I’ve decided to give blogging another go. My hope for Stoic Urbanist is to bring the best of Transit Miami and Miami Urbanist into this blog and more. I plan to focus my writing on raising civic awareness about the lack of government proactivity and political will to make Miami a… Read more…
Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference October 23-25
Attend the Sustainable Authentic Conference, October 23-25, 2013 in Miami Beach. The conference will bring together leaders from Greater Miami and throughout Florida to examine the work in preservation/conservation, arts and culture, green building/sustainability practices, economic development and quality of life. Conference themes: · How has the 35-year-old story of creatively inspired economic renewal of Miami Beach influenced the Mia mi mainland and… Read more…
DWNTWN Art Days September 20-22
Looks like it’s going to be a pretty cool event, DecoBike will be there so you can check out all the art on two wheels. Here’s some more information I received about the event… After a successful inaugural year, the Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) is working once again in tandem with a variety… Read more…
The Problems with Minimum Parking Requirements in Miami
Miami’s excessively high minimum parking requirements can prevent a great project from moving forward. A developer may have a brilliant idea for a site, but if he or she cannot accommodate parking within the footprint of the site the project will likely not break ground. The sad truth is that parking dictates development in Miami… Read more…