The Marlins estimate: $389.4 million for ballpark construction.
However it was reported yesterday, that Tampa is estimating the cost of building their new retractable stadium at $450 million.
How could there be such as gap?
Is this another case in the model of the Miami-Dade Performing Arts Center where they will plead poverty [...]
High Court Clears Way for Growth-Management Amendment
The state Supreme Court appeared to clear the way Wednesday for the controversial Florida Hometown Democracy constitutional amendment to go on the 2010 election ballot. Justices, in a 4-2 decision, found unconstitutional a law that opponents have used to revoke Florida Hometown Democracy petition signatures. The ruling appeared [...]
At the Planning Advisory Board Meeting last night the City of Attorney advised the board that the Virginia Key Master Plan was an informational item and told them they should not vote on it. It appears it was advertised as such: An informational meeting. Why?
Perhaps the City officials pushing the plan didn’t want [...]
This month the City of Miami Commission will consider for approval the controversial Virginia Key Master Plan. TONIGHT IS THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING!!
The proposed plan includes: at least 11 parking garages, a shopping center, a corporate retreat/conference center, overnight lodging, a second new marina in the Marine Stadium Lagoon, and a massive, fully lighted sports [...]
Several south Florida organizations have joined together to sponsor an environmental justice conference, Saturday, June 20, 2009 in the Broward County main library auditorium, beginning at 10 a.m.
Billed as “A Mobilizing Conference for Environmental Justice, Conservation and ‘We The People,’” conference organizers are hoping for a frank discussion with officials from the U. [...]
Marvin Dunn, Associate Professor at Florida International University, was recognized with an Orchid Award from the Urban Environment League for strengthening Overtown by spearheading 7 years of activity for Roots in the City. Roots is a non-profit where students and volunteers tend 20 acres of gardens and beautifully manicured green [...]
The award Copy: Natacha Seijas is recognized as a one-of-a-kind Commissioner, daringly unpredictable, strong and determined. This year she was nominated for both an Orchid and an Onion — a first in our history — so we had to invent a new recognition, The Hybrid, just for her. We didn’t agree with her stance on [...]
The City of Miami Waterfront Advisory Board unanimously rejected by 11-0 the final proposed Virginia Key Master Plan at the June 9 meeting at Miami City Hall.
In a motion made in the affirmative asking for approval of the plan, each of the members present voted “No.” Two members who had said they would vote [...]
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Planning News- Editorial Intern May 17, 2012[…]Jonathan Nettler
- Visionary Skyscraper Finally Completed May 17, 2012Add this to the "oh yeah" file. After eight years of construction, the completion ceremony for the OMA-designed China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters in Beijing was held this week. read more […]Jonathan Nettler
- Major Stumbling Block to Transportation Bill May be Removed May 17, 2012In a promising sign for the negotiation and passage of a comprehensive transportation bill, the GOP is hinting it may be willing to part with demands to include a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline in the final bill, reports Ben Geman.read more […]Jonathan Nettler
- California Tries To Wring Every Last Cent From Redevelopment May 17, 2012California's erstwhile redevelopment agencies are pleading with the state to maintaing funding for projects they consider crucial. So far, the Department of Finance has taken a decidedly conservative approach. read more […]Josh Stephens
- Quick Fixes for Transit Safety May 17, 2012Transit rider and Good reporter, Alissa Walker, describes some simple solutions for making transit safer. read more […]jerinbrent
- Will Generation Y Drive a Rust Belt Redux? May 17, 2012In search of cheap rent and an urban experience with some bona fide street cred, young people are making the move out to the Rust Belt, Will Doig reports.read more […]Ryan Lue
- America's Rivers Under Threat May 17, 2012Hillary Rosner speaks with Bob Irvin, president of American Rivers, on their newly released list of the most endangered rivers in the country.read more […]Jonathan Nettler
- New Urbanists Duke it Out With Mayor Over Expressway Conversion May 17, 2012"We should not let the lame be the enemy of the perfectly adequate," says one critic of the New Haven mayor's proposal. read more […]newurban
- Onward, Singapore: Setting the New Standard for Urban Innovation May 17, 2012Boyd Cohen takes us through a brief tour of the Lion City's many progressive and wildly successful programs, from affordable housing to traffic management and beyond.read more […]Ryan Lue
- The Housing Market Revolution May 17, 2012Haya El Nasser describes the housing market's fundamental structural changes as the housing industry rethinks what type of housing to build and where to build it. read more […]Jonathan Nettler
- Editorial Intern May 17, 2012
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