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…
Category Archives: Urbanism
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…