The City of Bal Harbor residents are seeking to gain
greater control of the heights and density of the buildings rising in their community. They are petitioning to get height restrictions imposed in the town (Thinking this will help prevent traffic from increasing.) Granted, fewer or shorter buildings will reduce the density of the tiny city, however, it does little to alleviate their current traffic situation. As we explore the newly created Miami 21 documents, we continue to cover and talk about the issue of height restrictions and where and when it is actually beneficial and practical to implement. But the residents of Bal Harbor should be weary to not completely hinder any further growth from occurring in their community. Also, height restrictions lower than the city’s tallest building (Miami Beach) is essentially pointless and detrimental to progressive urban growth, unless it intended to prevent the sight of an iconic structure (For example, St. Louis.)
We’re glad to see our readers taking our Transit Challenge seriously. We ran our challenge without knowing about the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s own challenge in which transit officials raced across the tri-county area on trains and buses to get to downtown Miami.
We will be riding the Coral Gables Trolley tomorrow to city hall to witness the unveiling of the George Merrick Statue. George Merrick, the founder, developer, and architect of Coral Gables was a true visionary who laid the foundation for one of the most well planned cities in South Florida. Its beauty and prestige is a boon to our local society. We think its about time a statue is erected in honor of Merrick…
We’ll be writing often in the coming days so visit us again soon…
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