Rail, Real Estate and the Future of Development in South Florida

Last week Florida East Coast Industries announced they would begin operating passenger rail service between Miami and Orlando by 2014.  The All Aboard Florida 240-mile passenger rail service would be privately operated and Florida’s taxpayers would have no ongoing construction or operating risks. Henry Flagler is arguably responsible for bringing development to South Florida in… Read more…

Cyclists Critically Injured on Rickenbacker Causeway: County Public Works Department Refuses to Make Rickenbacker Safer

Two men on bikes were struck on the eastbound side of the Rickenbacker Causeway around 5:15 a.m this morning by a hit and run driver and critically injured.  Not surprisingly the impact occurred on the William Powel Bridge where drivers tend to accelerate.  According to CBS Local: The victims, 37-year-old Aaron Cohen and 48-year-old Enda… Read more…

Making Brickell CitiCentre Business and Pedestrian-Friendly

  On Friday I attended the University of Miami Real Estate Impact Conference that was held at 1450 Brickell Avenue. The conference was well attended with approximately 225 real estate, architecture and legal professionals and graduate students. The first panel discussion was titled Global Urban Design & Miami 2020 and Guy Bradley, CEO Mainland China,… Read more…