Check out this trailer about the renaissance of Wynwood, which has been led by visionary developer Tony Goldman. Goldman Properties was an early pioneer of the redevelopment of SoHo in New York City and South Beach. For the past ten years he has been focusing on the redevelopment of Wynwood and he has been using… Read more…
Category Archives: Urbanism
Placemaking 101: Strong Towns Curbside Chat with Charles Marohn
CNU Miami, Little Havana Guide and JFI Properties would like to invite you to this second event in our Placemaking 101 Series – a Strong Towns Curbside Chat at JFI’s office at 4pm on Saturday, February 10th. Strong Towns executive Director, Charles L Marohn, Jr. PE AICP, will share his non-profit’s work through a candid… Read more…
Picture of the Day: Dinning on Giralda Avenue
Last Saturday the City of Coral Gables closed one block of Giralda Avenue to motor vehicles. Restaurants set up tables on the street and diners enjoyed live music. What a brilliant idea. Perhaps the City Beautiful should consider a permanent street closure? Needless to say it was a complete success. The street closure coincided with… Read more…
Building a Better Miami With Legos: Coming Mid-March
Urban Planner James Rojas will be in Miami in mid-March. Come regress to your childhood days and help build a better Miami. Details of the workshop coming soon… James Rojas: City as Play 6-Step Design Workshop from Gilda Haas on Vimeo.
Great Bagels, Pizza and Urbanism
The New Yorker in me loves a good bagel and slice of pizza. I also love some good urbanism. Luckily I have found all three in Midtown. Believe it or not, Brooklyn Bagles and Primo Pizza actually import New York City tap water to make their bagels and pizza. The owners believe that the water… Read more…