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The Roof as Living Room

Washington, D.C. residents are getting creative with their green roofs, writes Sarah Meehan, from keeping bees on them to hosting league bocce games. Even those without roof access might get lucky and have a view of one that's artfully designed.
19 October 2011 - 1:00pm
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Seeking a New Life for Miami's Marine Stadium

A recent design competition aimed at reviving Miami's waterfront Marine Stadium has breathed new life into the area and offered innovative ideas for reusing the site.
26 May 2011 - 7:00am
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Florida Transportation Planners Still Pushing Roads

In this op-ed, Daniel Shoer Roth says that fast roads are still the be-all and end-all of transportation planning in South Florida.
7 January 2011 - 7:00am
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Skaters Vs. The Dead

No, it's not a teen zombie movie -- a skate park planned for Miami is causing an uproar because of its proposed location, adjacent to the historic Miami Cemetery.
5 September 2010 - 9:00am
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High Schoolers Propose Design Fixes for Neighborhood

The Miami Design District is an emerging urban neighborhood, but in need of some help. Students at the nearby Design and Architecture Senior High School are up to the task.
30 May 2010 - 7:00am
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New Condos Finally Filling in Miami

Downtown Miami is on the upswing, with a new study showing that 74% of the condos built there since 2003 occupied. The market tanked in 2007 with the rest of the economy, but things are looking up.
14 March 2010 - 7:00am
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A Look Back at the Urban Impact of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz

As termed-out Mayor Manny Diaz leaves office in Miami, The Miami Herald's Andres Viglucci takes a look back at the impact Diaz had on the city's growth.
17 November 2009 - 7:00am
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Form-Based Code Approved in Miami

Commissioners in Miami have voted to replace the city's use-based zoning code with a form-based code, dubbed Miami 21, which had been in the works for years.
23 October 2009 - 11:00am
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Form-Based Code Voted Down in Miami

In a surprising turn of opinion, Miami commissioners voted against the city's long-planned form-based code, Miami 21.
7 August 2009 - 10:00am
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Communities Sue Florida Over Growth Management Law

Several communities in South Florida are suing the state government over the recent passage of a law that allows exurban development to occur even if there is no adequate transportation infrastructure in place.
10 July 2009 - 10:00am
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Miami-Dade Busway Could Open Up to Cars

Officials in Miami-Dade County are considering a move to lift car restrictions from an underused two-lane commuter busway. One plan is to convert the busway into a tollroad.
12 June 2009 - 5:00am
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Energy Plan Might Stifle Growth, Say Governors

During an energy conference sponsored by the Southern Growth Policies Board, a number of governors said that taxes on energy production might drive up the cost of gas, which will could an impact on the whole industry.
11 June 2009 - 1:00pm
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Bleak Budget Forces Tri-Rail To Consider Termination By 2011

Miami, Broward, and Palm Beach counties are unable to sustain their financial contributions to Tri-Rail, so weekend service will end and major cuts made to daily service.
1 June 2009 - 10:00am
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Ghost Town in Dade County

A subdivision in Florida's Dade County is left half-finished, leaving early buyers to live in a ghost town.
26 May 2009 - 6:00am
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Solar City in the Works

Developers in Florida have announced plans to build a new 17,000 acre city that will run entirely on solar power.
12 April 2009 - 5:00am
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Miami Seeks Cheaper Finish to Gehry Project

Officials in Miami are looking to cancel out part of a contract with architect Frank Gehry for a park element to the new campus he's designed for the city's New World Symphony. The city wants to find a cheaper alternative, but critics are opposed.
31 March 2009 - 9:00am
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Tiny Bus for a Tiny City

Wannado City in Sawgrass Mills, FL, is a model city in a warehouse that gives kids a chance to play at having jobs. Broward County Transit has chipped in a mini bus, which drives around the city introducing kids to public transit.
25 January 2009 - 7:00am
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Miami Transformed By Art Festivals

This article from the Miami Herald looks at the annual art fair Art Basel and how it transforms the city -- temporarily and permanently.
7 December 2008 - 9:00am
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Downtown Miami Developer May Bet On Casinos

The developer of a nine block mega-project may pursue casino gambling as an added component to what promises to transform a derelict portion of downtown Miami.
29 September 2008 - 10:00am
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Not In My Back... Balcony?

Despite it's inherent legality, lit signage atop a high-rise condominium in downtown Miami is causing many a neighbor to complain.
29 August 2008 - 9:00am
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