Urban Environment League
  • About Us
    • Executive Board
    • Issues
      • Virginia Key
  • Blog
  • Join Us
  • Newsletter Archive
  • CommonSenseMiami

June 16 Dinner to Thank Katy Sorenson

By Tony Garcia On May 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

County Commissioner Katy Sorenson
This dinner is for you!

Orchid and Onions Award Dinner
The Urban Environment League is hosting our Annual Award Dinner/Annual Meeting
in honor of:
County Commissioner Katy Sorenson

Masters of Ceremony:
Jim DeFede and UEL President Fran Bohnsack

Commissioner Sorenson will be leaving office this [...]

Continue Reading →

The Towering Electronic Billboards – Google Translation of El Nuevo Herald Article.

By Tony Garcia On May 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This is a follow-up to our May 6th article on LED Billboards proposed for the Arsht Center Area.
Towers of Babel: visual pollution in the downtown
By DANIEL ROTH SHOER
(Google Translation of article written in Spanish)

Be careful, monsters coming to devour electronic urban aesthetics of Miami.

They come dressed as cherubs and [...]

Continue Reading →

Take Politics Out of Board Appointments?

By Tony Garcia On May 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Columnist Jackie Bueno Sousa said in the Miami Herald that the Jackson Health System Board should not be politicized. She takes issue with putting, for example, union representatives on the board:

Putting labor in the boardroom only worsens the accountability problem and muddies the issue of financial responsibility.

She instead recommends that the Board [...]

Continue Reading →

May 19th Candidates Forum

By Tony Garcia On May 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment

This dinner is shaping up to be a fascinating experience. We now have 8 candidates in the race as Rabbi Marmorstein just submitted paperwork this week and he has confirmed he will be coming. It should be interesting to hear the views of the candidates on countywide issues. (Hit on [...]

Continue Reading →

LED Billboard Meeting last night at Arsht Center

By Tony Garcia On May 6, 2010 · 1 Comment


The UEL has been opposed to the visual blight caused by the already existing billboards – legal and illegal ones now standing.

To allow a 220 ft. lit billboard is opening the door for a new type of outdoor sign element that will proliferate. When Siffen got approval [...]

Continue Reading →

Preview "Imagining A New Florida" May 6th, 6 to 8 PM

By Tony Garcia On May 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment


(hit on image to enlarge it).
RSVP:
Natalia Villegas, natalia_villagas@wpbt.org or
Danielle Thomas, thomasda@wpbt.org
305-424-4190
Complimentary Valet Parking

Continue Reading →

Billboards: Meeting May 5th at Arsht Center.

By Tony Garcia On May 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

May 5th at 6:00 pm there will be a meeting at the Arsht Center (free parking) about 200 feet tall LED Billboards proposed for downtown. They will have 4 faces: Two Facing SW and SE and two will face SE towards Venetian Causeway. The signs will be placed on [...]

Continue Reading →

Offshore Drilling Petition

By Tony Garcia On May 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The UEL had taken a position against offshore drilling off Florida’s Coast in a resolution previously published in April 2009.

Kendrick Meek has started a petition demanding A Moratorium on New Offshore Drilling in the Gulf!

Meek said: “The disaster in the Gulf just underscores the need for a moratorium on any new [...]

Continue Reading →
Next Entries →
  • Welcome to the UEL.ORG

    The UEL is a advocacy organization that supports environmentally responsible development and smart growth. We work to protect the public waterfront, public spaces, and historic and natural areas in Miami-Dade county. Our blog is a forum for discussion, and may not reflect the opinion of all board members. If you support smart growth and environmental protection please join us!
  • RSS Planning News

    • Editorial Intern May 17, 2012
      […]
      Jonathan Nettler
    • Visionary Skyscraper Finally Completed May 17, 2012
      Add 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, 2012
      In 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, 2012
      California'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, 2012
      Transit 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, 2012
      In 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, 2012
      Hillary 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, 2012
      Boyd 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, 2012
      Haya 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
  • Reserve Your Space for the Upcoming UEL Bus Tour!

    SCROLL DOWN Then press PAY NOW


  • Events Calendar

    May  2012
    MTWTFSS
     123456
    78910111213
    14151617181920
    21222324252627
    28293031 
  • There are currently no events to display.

Urban Environment League

Pages

  • About Us
  • Blog
  • CommonSenseMiami
  • Front Page
  • Issues
  • January 2005 Newsletter
  • Join Us
  • Mission
  • Newsletter Archive
  • UEL Newsletter – February 2007

The Latest

  • A UEL Dialog - Open Space: New Visions
      OPEN SPACE: NEW VISIONS Saturday, Janurary 28, 10-12 pm Grand […]

More

Thanks for dropping by! Feel free to join the discussion by leaving comments, and stay updated by subscribing to the RSS feed.
© 2011 Urban Environment League
PlatformPro by PageLines