Miami

Assessing Miami's New Urban Experiment

Three years after its adoption, Sean McCaughan assesses the impact of Miami 21, first New Urbanist zoning code adopted by a major American city.
7 February 2012 - 1:00pm
The Architect's Newspaper

The Parking Garage Gets Its Turn in the Architectural Spotlight

The gaze of the world's starchitects has turned lovingly towards the lowly parking garage. New projects by Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Frank Gehry, and Enrique Norten in Miami give a makeover to the Cinderella of structures.
23 January 2012 - 5:00am
The Wall Street Journal

The Best and Worst Run Cities in Amercia

A new study concludes that encouraging businesses to prosper and create jobs is the most important function of local government.
14 January 2012 - 9:00am
24/7 Wall Street

Vegas-ing South Florida

On South Florida's radar: three "Las Vegas-style casino resorts," the prospect of which has already begun impacting nearby development. Fred A. Bernstein reports.
3 January 2012 - 1:00pm
The New York Times

Miami's Burgeoning Downtown Art Scene

Mera Rubell, one of America's premier art collectors, explains to Richard Florida why she loves collecting her art in Miami, and which is the best American City for artists.
5 October 2011 - 9:00am
The Atlantic

South Florida's High-Rises Enter Real Estate Nirvana

Home sales in the Miami metropolitan area surged 16% during the first six months of this year. Not only does the figure represent the highest jump since 2007, two-third of the transactions were paid in cash.
29 July 2011 - 5:00am
The New York Times

Miami Shifts Urban Form

Though much of its urban form requires a car to traverse, a few new projects in Miami are shifting the city away from its past of parking lot sprawl.
21 July 2011 - 6:00am
Wallpaper

More U.S. Cities Launching Bike Sharing Programs

More American cities are following successful European cities' leads and launching their own bike sharing systems.
3 July 2011 - 1:00pm
McClatchy

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
The Miami Herald

Miami's Latest Boom: Bicycling

With the aggressive implementation of a new master plan, an expansion of grassroots organization-led rides, the Bike Miami Days ciclovia, and a new bike sharing system, Miami and its surrounding municipalities are finally embracing urban cycling.
13 April 2011 - 9:00am
Miami Herald

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
The Miami Herald

The Example of Miami, a Global City

Miami could be the next major American city, and one that other global cities should try to emulate, according to this interview with economist Saskia Sassen.
10 September 2010 - 9:00am
Foreign Policy

Miami Approves 50-story Electronic Signs

The Miami City Commission has controversially approved a pair of 50-story electronic signs to be built atop a parking garage next to the City's Arsht Performing Arts Center.
30 July 2010 - 7:00am
Miami Herald

More Than Just Air at the Airport

Airports are becoming more than airports, with an increasing number expanding their services to being multimodal transit hubs.
22 July 2010 - 1:00pm
USA Today

The Sexiest Parking Garage Ever

Not that there's a lot of competition in that regard, but 1111 Lincoln Road in Miami, a 300 car parking garage with condos, fashion retail stores and a penthouse, takes the cake. James Russell pays it a visit.
21 July 2010 - 1:00pm
Bloomberg News

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
The Miami Herald

Sustainable Communities…What’s Missing?

Mon, 05/10/2010 - 18:18

As planners, we try to live the urban lifestyle, minimize our carbon footprint, and even grow our own vegetables.  I once saw a colleague wearing a button which read “Riding transit is sexy.” Lose the car, bike or walk to work. Hey, if you’re adventurous, you can even take the bus. But this is easier said than done. I’ve lived in New Haven, Boston, Philadelphia, and now Miami. And as every year passes, I find it more and more challenging to cling to my planning ideals.

 

The Rise of the Form-Based Code

There are nearly 300 form-based codes either enacted or in development across North America. New Urban News takes a look at the rising trend.
5 May 2010 - 10:00am
New Urban News

Miami: The Changing Face of America

The city of Miami is the setting of a forthcoming book by novelist Tom Wolfe, whose works have come to define eras in American culture. Some say his selection of Miami as a setting shows that the melting pot city is the face of a changing America.
19 April 2010 - 5:00am
Guardian

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
The Miami Herald
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