In yesterday’s Miami Herald, Daniel Shoer Roth wrote about the parking shortage on Miami Beach and the impact on the Beach’s residents. He quoted activist and longtime friend of the Urban Environment League, Frank Del Vecchio: “The problem is not development but the failure to regulate development.” The article says: One culprit for the...
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Planning News
- Traffic Deaths at 60-Year Low
- Recovery Through Open Data in Detroit and New Orleans
- Street Art Inspired by the Cityscape
- The Urban Impact of Richard Daley
- Developing Detroit's New Comprehensive Plan
- Backing the Infrastructure Bank
- Does Transportation Funding Violate the Civil Rights Act?
- Subway (and Subway Riders) To Heat Apartment Building
- Obama Calls For $50 Billion Transportation Stimulus
- Sharing the Civic Commons
Archive for February, 2010
Miami Beach Parking Problems
Recommendations for The Rickenbacker Causeway
The Blog Transit Miami has compiled recommendations to make Rickenbacker Causeway safer for bikes, cars and pedestrians. Recently a bike enthusiast was killed by a hit and run driver which sparked the community’s interest in addressing safety. Transit Miami’s recommendations include: Short Term Goals for the Rickenbacker Causeway * Enforcement of the 45 mph...
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Recommendations for The Rickenbacker Causeway
The Blog Transit Miami has compiled recommendations to make Rickenbacker Causeway safer for bikes, cars and pedestrians. Recently a bike enthusiast was killed by a hit and run driver which sparked the community’s interest in addressing safety. Transit Miami’s recommendations include: Short Term Goals for the Rickenbacker Causeway * Enforcement of the 45 mph...
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County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa Joins South Florida Regional Planning Council
According to the South Florida Regional Planning Council website Katy Sorsenson, Barbara Jordan and Carlos Gimenez are on the Council. The Miami Herald did not say who Sosa would be replacing. Also on the Council from Miami Dade Couny is Joseph Kelley, Mayor of Opa-Locka; Marta Perez, School Board; Councilman Michael Blynn appointed by...
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County Commissioner Rebeca Sosa Joins South Florida Regional Planning Council
According to the South Florida Regional Planning Council website Katy Sorsenson, Barbara Jordan and Carlos Gimenez are on the Council. The Miami Herald did not say who Sosa would be replacing. Also on the Council from Miami Dade Couny is Joseph Kelley, Mayor of Opa-Locka; Marta Perez, School Board; Councilman Michael Blynn appointed by...
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Katy Sorenson will not seek re-election as County Commissioner By Fran Bohnsack
Katy Sorenson’s announcement yesterday that she will not be seeking re-election to the Miami-Dade County Commission in District 8 came as a shock, not because I don’t think that 16 years of service is enough, but because Commissioner Sorenson has been the embodiment of a respected public servant that it is so much needed...
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Katy Sorenson will not seek re-election as County Commissioner By Fran Bohnsack
Katy Sorenson’s announcement yesterday that she will not be seeking re-election to the Miami-Dade County Commission in District 8 came as a shock, not because I don’t think that 16 years of service is enough, but because Commissioner Sorenson has been the embodiment of a respected public servant that it is so much needed...
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What’s in store for Miami’s Future? Our Feb. 17 Dinner Subject
It seems that the good Mayor of Miami is everywhere talking about the City right now. The Urban Environment League wants to take a unique approach in our interview with Mayor Tomas Regalado. We want to flesh out his vision for the City, we want to hear the bigger picture. We hope that we...
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What’s in store for Miami’s Future? Our Feb. 17 Dinner Subject
It seems that the good Mayor of Miami is everywhere talking about the City right now. The Urban Environment League wants to take a unique approach in our interview with Mayor Tomas Regalado. We want to flesh out his vision for the City, we want to hear the bigger picture. We hope that we...
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UEL Dinner February 17: An Evening With Mayor Tomas Regalado
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