Transit Miami would like to give Commissioner Sarnoff a shout-out for bringing a free bayfront gym to Coconut Grove. The new exercise equipment at Kennedy Park includes benches, cross-trainers, parallel bars, leg presses, a horizontal ladder and rowing machine. The money came from Sarnoff’s quality-of-life funds and cost $24,500.
This is a great idea; by providing [...]
Posts under ‘Parks’
A Transit Miami Shout-Out: Commissioner Sarnoff
Imagining Our ‘Central Park’
Miami is in dire need of park space. The City was ranked dead last in park and recreation spaces out of 27 medium density cities and we continue to cover our public spaces with buildings and parking lots. For decades, Miamians have cried out for a showcase park, a “Central Park” [...]
The Paul S. Walker Urbanscape on Flagler Street
The relatively new pocket park on Flagler Street has seen some recent improvements. The park is very much a 9-5, weekday park, a reflection of Downtown itself, but nonetheless has attracted a lunchtime following.
New improvements include tables and chairs which invite office workers to eat and relax in this urban greenspace. Although I am happy [...]
Miami Beach, Miami Unveil New Parks
The long anticipated South Pointe Park in South Beach was finally unveiled this spring. I have delayed sharing my thoughts because I wanted the park to be “broken in” and discovered by its regular users before venturing out to see it. Well, without a doubt the park was worth waiting for. Stretching the length of [...]
Trading Park Space for Parking Space on Miami Beach
** 3/30/09 UPDATE: The New World Symphony happily reports that the park will still be built, regardless of the parking issue. Transit Miami apologizes for misinterpreting the Miami Herald article, which clearly confused the issue by reporting contradictory statements in their own article. TM is planning to meet with the NWS to review the plans [...]
Brickell Receives New Park…For Now
According to this South Florida Business Journal article, developer Tibor Hollo will lease 2 acres of prime development land to the City of Miami. Located at 1201 Brickell Bay Drive, Hollo will lease the undeveloped bayside lot for the whopping sum of $1 a year. In return, the City will landscape the lot [...]
Paul Walker Park Groundbreaking Today
Today, Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 11:00 AM, is the groundbreaking ceremony for Paul Walker Park in downtown Miami (46 West Flagler Street.)
From the city of Miami:
The park in the heart of Miami is being resurrected in the same site where it stood 15 years ago. “Bringing the Paul S. Walker Park back to life [...]
Urban Spotlight: Montreal
Montreal…what a great city.
I spent the last several days there on a mini-vacation doing some urban exploration and enjoying the sites and culture that make the city so pleasant. Despite temperatures that were muy frio (Highs 25-32, Lows 8-20), it still was a great experience walking around the city thanks to fine urban design, livable [...]
Miami-Dade 2008 Great Park Summit
Miami Dade County unveiled its 50 year parks Masterplan last Friday at the Second Great Park Summit held at Fairchild Botanical Garden. For a place that is too often known for its reactionary planning, this plan is really progressive and forward thinking. Green street corridors, a continuous green belt, and an interconnected network of neighborhood [...]
Monday News
Free Miami Beach WiFi to Launch by Spring…sort of (Miami Sunpost)
Miami DDA Director Nottingham Under Fire (Miami Today News)
Miami Beach Planning Commission Makes Big Changes (Miami Sunpost)
Tv Interviewers Not Pressing Candidates on Climate Change (Salon.com)
St. Pete Experimenting with Painted Bike Lanes (CBS10 Tampa Bay)
Bush Administration Sticks it to Transit (National Corridors Initiative)
Downtown Parks Anchor Great [...]
Po’D Answer: Las Vegas, Sprawlvada!
I’m assuming everyone would have figured out what city was featured in yesterday’s Pic o’ the Day had I placed this picture up instead:I’m surprised nobody could realize that was Duck Creek Park sitting right smack in the middle of all those housing sectors. The point of the Pic o’ the Day was to [...]
Pic o’ the Day: Neighborhood Edition, Part 2
Last week’s Pic o’ the day featured a very memorable, walkable, and livable neighborhood in Philadelphia. Today’s picture is just the opposite, exemplifying much of the construction occurring all across the American landscape. Try and see if you can figure out where this blandness is located. The point of this photograph is to [...]
Hollywood Revival
The Hollywood- Young Circle Arts Park has been impressively executed. The centrally located new park is a strong indicator of Hollywood’s very serious commitment to creating a livable exciting environment for its residents.
Many of the right notes were hit in this redesign of a delinquent public space. Water features as well as [...]
Museum Park Update
I seem to be having some technical difficulties with my internet connection, please be patient while I work to sort out the kinks. In the meantime, I have chosen to republish an article forwarded to me by Michelle of Museum Park Forum. The article extensively covers the happenings of last week’s Museum Park [...]
Pig on Our Bay, Pt II
Is it me, or is Miami on the fast track to epic surreality?
Yesterday, Gabriel opined about how ridiculous the commission-initiated plan was to construct a Bay of Pigs museum on Parcel B behind the American Airlines Arena. Though he did a great job illustrating the bad urban design and architecture of the project, I felt [...]
