As part of the implementation of Miami 21, the City of Miami City Commission is holding a Town Hall meeting today, June 1 at 9AM for the purpose of conducting a public forum on Miami 21.
Please come out and let your commissioners know what you want to see in your community. The discussion will center [...]
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Miami 21 Town Hall Meeting
Mayor Lives Up To His Word: Miami 21 To Be Implemented On Schedule
True to his word, Mayor Tomas Regalado made only minor comments before the City Commission today related to future amendments to the code after implementation. Later, while waiting for the City Manager to make a presentation regarding the budget, the commissioners went around griping about how there was not enough public process, or that the [...]
Implement Miami 21 now!
Below is the reply I received from Mayor Regalado regarding the implementation of Miami 21:
Dear Mr. Azenha,
The reason I asked for the delay in the implementation was precisely because the people had not been heard and developers—not the people—had a lot of input in the plan that was approved last October. Miami Neighborhoods United, an [...]
Mayor Regalado Answers Transit Miami
I received this email this morning from City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado regarding my previous post on Miami 21:
Tony
On the May 13th Agenda the only item relating to Miami 21 is a discussion item regarding the future amendments to Miami 21. As you may know Miami Neighborhoods United was left out of the process [...]
Urgent Notice for Public Meeting & Reason #382 to Support Bicycling, Miami 21
Even if you do not ever get on a bicycle, it makes sense to promote better, safer, increased bicycling for transportation. Bicycles don’t lead to massive road and bridge reconstruction projects or the massive parking towers that are all over the City of Miami under our current zoning code. Did you know: The average car [...]
Miami 21: Implementation or Delay?
Looks like we are close to the end of the Miami 21 approval adventure. You will remember that the code was set for implementation in January, but was delayed so that the new commission could make tweaks before the code becomes effective on May 20. As the commission holds its second reading for final amendments [...]
Miami 21 On Commission Agenda…Again
Miami 21, the long debated and approved zoning code for the City of Miami is coming back to the City Commission tomorrow for additional amendments being presented by Commissioners and Miami Neighborhoods United. Transit Miami supports Miami 21 and asks that the City Commission not delay any more in implementing the new form-based code before [...]
A Letter to Santa
Dear Santa,
Transit Miami and its readers have been good boys and girls this year. So below are just a few things that we would like from you:
Miami 21
Bike Miami Days
Well designed bicycle lanes
A protected and separated bicycle facility on the Rickenbacker, MacArthur and Julia Tuttle Causeways
Implementation of the Miami Bicycle Master Plan
A complete streets approach [...]
Miami 21 Delayed Until May
I will pledge to you Miami 21 will be implemented, but with the input of the new commissioners.
-Mayor Regalado
That is enough of a pledge for me to believe that this is not the end of the road for Miami 21. I hope the Mayor lives up to his word.
PS. The Herald article said it best:
…the [...]
Why Miami 21 Should Not Be Delayed
So it is after four years, countless meetings, and hours of testimony over the fate of Miami 21, that we still find ourselves fighting for a walkable future for the city of Miami. It is absurd that the new mayor (and longtime foe of liveable cities) is requesting that the fractured City Commission vote on [...]
Miami 21 Under Attack By New Mayor
Sent by a Transit Advocate:
Friends, many of you supported Miami 21, a new zoning code for the City of Miami that, among many advantages, improves transitions between high and low-density areas. The City Commission happily approved Miami 21 by a vote of 4 to 1.
However, this Thursday, December 17, the Mayor is forcing the City [...]
Tomas doesn’t get it, Do WE?
An article about Maryland’s more than decade old smarth growth plan appeared recently on Planetizen from the Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/01/AR2009110102470.html
The article, which references a recent study, explains how much of a failure the smart growth plan has been in that state–not because the plan itself was bad, but because enforcement of the plan was non-existence.
The City [...]
Miami 21 Approved!!
The City Commission approved Miami 21 on second reading with a 4-1 vote, Regalado casting the only lone vote. This is a great day for the City of Miami. Congratulations to the Mayor, city staff and DPZ for their hard work. Congratulations, Miami, you are taking your place in the annals of architectural and planning [...]
Miami 21 Final Vote Today!
When: 2:00 pm
Where: City of Miami City Hall, 3500 Panamerican Drive
“The point of cities is multiplicity of choice”
– Jane Jacobs
Miami 21 News
As the Second Reading for Miami 21 approaches this Thursday, a couple of resources have been released in recent days that relate to the economic benefits of the code. First there is the article from the New York based real estate blog the Real Deal highlighting the economic benefits of Miami 21 to the City [...]
