There’s been a lot of talk lately about “Smart Cities”. So what is a Smart City? According to Techopedia: “A smart city is a designation given to a city that incorporates information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance the quality and performance of urban services such as energy, transportation, and utilities in order to reduce… Read more…
Category Archives: Urbanism
Event: Linked & Livable Miami: An Evening with Gil Penalosa
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…
Event: Raymond Jungles Executive Education Seminar on Landscape Design Principles and Process
Raymond Jungles will be offering an Executive Education seminar on Landscape Design Principles and Process at the University of Miami School of Architecture. Raymond Jungles had the good fortune to be mentored by Roberto Burle Marx, the Brazilian Master. For more than 12 years, Raymond would shadow Roberto and hear about how Roberto would create his… Read more…
Brightline, the Future of South Florida Transit-Oriented Development & Zoning
(Warning: This article contains a short, but shameless plug for the company I co-founded.) Brightline Launches Express Service Connecting Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach South Florida, comprised of Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties, is the fifth largest urbanized area in the United States with more than five million residents. Within the next… Read more…
Picture of the Day: Midblock Crosswalk Signal Broken Since Hurricane Irma
It’s been nearly 4 months since Hurricane Irma came through Miami and that’s exactly how long this midblock crosswalk signal has been laying on the side of the road on Biscayne Boulevard and 15th Street. This also happens to be next to iPrep Academy, so there are a lot of children in this area. Please… Read more…