Monthly Archives: May 2011
Status Check: Port Tunnel Project
Work on connecting the Port of Miami with a tunnel and widening the MacArthur continues on schedule. Set to cost $607 million to build, and the first tunnel of its kind in Miami-Dade, it will essentially provide direct access to those … Continue reading
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Midtown Miami, Revisited
Back in September of 2007, I wrote a development outlook for Midtown Miami. In it, I said: “In anticipating the type of commercial activity that may take place around Midtown, the Sunset Place comparison becomes useful. Currently, Midtown doesn’t really … Continue reading
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Museum Park (Finally) Disturbing the Ground
For years we’ve been waiting for ground to be disturbed on Bicentennial Park to make way for Museum Park. It finally has, and along with the acquisition of the neighboring Herald land by Genting, will act as a catalyst for development in the Parkwest … Continue reading
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Wynwood Urban Art at a Glance
Wynwood is a striking place. In the day, there isn’t much activity, retail, or otherwise. At night, at least on the Second Saturday of every month, the neighborhood transforms. Galleries, often marked by psychedelic building murals, open their doors to a … Continue reading
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(Park) Poor Brickell
The Infrastructuralist has a good article on the most notable urban parks in the world. It is a list of the vast green lungs on which great cities breathe–something our emerging City is starved of. There is no great urban park in Miami. … Continue reading
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Herald Land Sale Saga Over
With the acquisition of the Miami Herald property by Genting Malaysia, a several year old land sale saga is over. It began with Pedro Martin’s plans for CitiSquare, and when that fell through, Mark Siffin emerged with his own controversial plan, and when that … Continue reading
