
With all that space at the port of Miami we still can’t figure out a way to allot a few acres to some dedicated rail transportation…Ridiculous…
“We see preserved natural resources, increased density in urban areas with sufficient existing infrastructure and along mass transportation corridors within the urban development boundary. There are more greenways, water access, pedestrian friendly parks, improved historic neighborhoods and landmarks still recognizable and protected.”
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The Plan:
For High Resolution images and a full detail plan of the park, click here… More on this issue later…
- For those of you who haven’t visited the site in a while due to the convenience of the automatic daily e-mails, you may not have noticed the addition of James Wilkins to the Transit Miami staff (more to come soon, too.) James will be primarily writing about architecture and Urban Design here on a weekly basis. His first post appeared on Monday and discussed what could/should be Miami’s most prominent waterfront structures at Museum Park. As always, if you have any news, stories, or general feedback for any of us three, please drop us an e-mail: movemiami@gmail.com…
- The site will be temporarily out of commission for part of the weekend, sorry for any inconvenience which this may cause…
- New Sidebar Miami Blogs: Hallandale Beach Blog, South Beach Hoosier
- Broward Commissioners approved a new 8,000 ft. south runway for Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday night before a crowd of over 1,000 (mostly opponents) at the Convention Center. The new runway will allow FLL to meet expected demand over the next few decades and will provide the airport with another runway capable of handling most domestic aircraft. The $600 Million runway will likely require the purchase or soundproofing of 2,500 nearby residences and will be elevated over US-1, similar to Atlanta’s runway, pictured below…
- Meanwhile, the state denied FPL’s most recent bid to build a “clean” coal power plant in Glades County. “…the company lost its bid to build the coal plant, in part, due to risks the facility would contribute to Everglades and other environmental pollution…” (Via CM)
- If you build it, they will come…Now, can we just start doing it properly?
- I’ve accidentally neglected TM’s Friend Rebbecca Carter of GreenerMiami for too long. Back in May she covered the Commuter Challenge, which this year featured two Mercy Hospital employees “racing” from SW 152 ST. The commuter who used the busway and metrorail won by 19 minutes! Here is her take on the I-95 HOT lanes too…
- The 836 West extension opens next month and with that, more tolls! Rick says its best: “One More Reason Not To Live In Kendall…” but I find that hard to swallow coming from a Pembroke Pines Suburbanite… In any case, the West extension from the Turnpike to 137th Avenue will be available to SunPass users only…
- India’s Richest Man builds 60 story home…You know, because you need a place to house your family of 6, plus a full time staff of 600…
- PlanNYC 2030…I don’t think Miami has a plan for tomorrow, how can we even begin to contemplate where we’ll be 20 years down the line…
- District Should Welcome Walkers, Not Ticket Them…I agree, for the most part…
- Google Transit 2.0…
- Make Driving less Desirable and alternatives more appealing…”This approach, however, will be effective only if there are good alternatives to driving alone.”
- MIA Cargo is still #1, despite a slip in market share…
- Bacardi is consolidating it North American operations into the 250,000 square foot building originally intended for the BK world headquarters…
- FDOT moves forward on plans to pour more money into the colossal black hole known as I-95…
- Forget the lost Arctic Seal in Ft. Lauderdale, we’ve got bigger fish to fry…
- BOB addresses the I-395 realignment plan…
- Rebbecca Tackles the Buses in the Shoulder initiative intended to allow buses to bypass highway congestion…
- Watch the Streetsblog Berkeley Bikestation video…Can anyone see this ever happening in Miami?
- These are some Ugly McMansions…
- The Priciest cities for Parking…Miami is Below average which is no surprise…This is a bad thing people…
- Top 10 Reasons why Green Business is here to stay…
- Carlos Miller Reacts to my US Marshall encounter…

View of Biscayne Boulevard beautification project:
Interesting Windows minimize the impact of the neighboring towers currently rising:
“LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:
- Sustainable site development
- Water savings
- Energy efficiency
- Materials selection
- Indoor environmental quality”
If approved by the city commission in May, it would be a progressive policy move that would serve as big step forward in sustainable growth in Miami. The new “green building” requirements would include some of the strictest policies of the sort to be implemented in any major American city thus far.
Now if only the city and county would overhaul its ridiculous, suburban-oriented parking codes, our new green buildings such as “Green Miami” (under construction adjacent to Douglas Metrorail Station) would truly be sustainable, pedestrian-oriented, and transit oriented, thereby not inducing travel demand by cars and exacerbating the main contributor to global warming.
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The Transit Miami Summer Transit Challenge is still going on, get out and ride some Public Transit people, even if its for fun. I have received some more stories via digital telegram that I will be sharing soon. Plus, be on the look out for some articles by a new contributor to Transit Miami. Here are the latest Transit stories from some excellent blogs:
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Rebecca Carter of GreenerMiami has provided us with her latest installment of her progress with the Transit Miami Summer Transit Challenge. It’s nice to see so many people using public transportation to get to downtown events.
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Rick, spoke recently of his experience driving home daily to Pembroke Pines. I can’t fathom having to make that drive daily; my 10 minute commute seems ridiculous enough for me. And what is up with everyone in Miami-Dade driving with their hazard lights on in the rain? Aren’t we all in the same hazardous conditions? Yeah, I’ll make sure to avoid your car buddy when I plan on having an accident, it’s kind of like those useless “baby on board” signs parents put on their cars…
“Once drivers could no longer see the wreck, they drove as if they had been shot out of a cannon…”
Excellent Metaphor…
I’ll be back later with another article…
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