The UEL Board held an informal meeting Monday, 8-7-2012 on the subject of the Coconut Grove Waterfront and the future of the convention center site. Board members present were: Paul Schwiep, Grace Solares, Tony Garcia, Jennifer Garcia, Greg Bush, Corinna Moebius, Karja Hansen and Barbara Falsey.
Ron Nelson from Commissioner Sarnoff’s came to the meeting [...]
Continue Reading →The annual Orchids and Onions Event is being held on June 20, 6:00 – 9:00 at Legal Art Gallery in Miami, 1035 North Miami Avenue. Mayor Carlos Gimenez is giving a keynote speach and getting an Orchid for his strong stand against expanding the Urban Development Boundary. We are also honoring a number of people and [...]
Continue Reading →The UEL along with the partners listed in the letter below are requesting that the analysis done by the National Academies on the economic impact of monitoring nutrients in our waterways include the serious economic impact of continued pollution. By only focusing on the cost of implementing nutrient criteria, the proposed analysis would clearly understate the [...]
Continue Reading →At a recent meeting of the Dade Delegation at Miami City Hall, Barbara Falsey, President of UEL, submitted the following testimony. It is important that all of us take every opportunity we can to let them know what we care about and that funding for open space and the environment really matters.
Good Morning Members [...]
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Planning News- Syracuse Confronts 'Most Important Civic Decision in 60 Years' May 20, 2013To demolish, or not to demolish? As Syracuse considers what to do with its aged elevated highway, special interests are mobilizing to prevent tearing down the crumbling I-81 viaduct and replacing it with an urban boulevard, says David M. Rubin. […]Jonathan Nettler
- 54 Arts Projects Awarded Creative Placemaking Grants May 20, 2013ArtPlace America has announced the 54 recipients (out of over 1200 applicants) for its most recent round of creative placemaking grants. The $15.2 million in grants will support projects in 44 communities and a statewide project in Connecticut. […]Jonathan Nettler
- Minister Reins in Mumbai's Haphazard Development Controls; Will the City's Skyline Suffer? May 20, 2013The chief minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra (home to Mumbai) is pushing to rationalize the region's density controls, which had been prone to abuse by developers. Some fear the controls will result in more homogenous designs. […]Jonathan Nettler
- Poverty's Sprawling Tentacles May 20, 2013From 2000-2011 the number of poor Americans living in the suburbs increased at a rate double that of the country's cities. The result is that more poor people now live in the suburbs than in cities. A new book examines this troubling trend. […]Jonathan Nettler
- 10 Exemplary Approaches to Station Integration May 20, 2013Different contexts call for different approaches to inserting new transit stations into existing urban environments. From iconic statement to net-zero depot, Ron Nyren looks at 10 stations built recently in cities across the world. […]Jonathan Nettler
- The Urban Diary as a City-Dweller's Tool May 20, 2013Chuck Wolfe champions the 'urban diary' tool as a universal means to understand the city around us. […]Jonathan Nettler
- Rush to Rebuild Could Cause Long-Term Damage to NY/NJ Beaches May 20, 2013Just seven months ago Hurricane Sandy damaged 94 percent of New Jersey's beaches and eroded dozens of miles of coastline in New York. As waterfront communities rush to rebuild before summer, some fear disastrous long-term consequences. […]Jonathan Nettler
- How Miami Lost Its Way to a Transit-Rich Future May 20, 2013Forty years ago, Dade County officials sketched a vision for a paradigm shift away from highways and towards a multi-model transportation system for the area. Four decades onward, highway expansion is alive and well in Miami-Dade. What happened? […]Jonathan Nettler
- Cities Gain a Brain; But Will They Lose Their Souls? May 20, 2013In the quest to improve efficiency and effectiveness, "smart" technologies are helping cities become more intelligent machines. But a growing chorus fears the side effects of increased privatization, surveillance, and technological sophistication. […]Jonathan Nettler
- Train Derailment Halts America's Busiest Train Line May 20, 2013A Friday evening collision between two Metro-North trains near Fairfield, Conn. injured 60 people, 5 of them critically. It's not known when service will be restored along the busiest train line in the nation. […]Jonathan Nettler
- Syracuse Confronts 'Most Important Civic Decision in 60 Years' May 20, 2013
