Miami

Miami-Dade Transit

The Case for Better Bus System Design in Miami-Dade

The Miami-Dade Transit system includes only five routes with headways at 15 minutes or less during midday and only six percent of residents live near frequent bus service, according to a recent study.

July 24, 2019 - Miami Herald

San Francisco Street

Curb Data Platform Expanding Reach, With Plans for More

More cities are leveraging technology to better manage one of the most confusing and congested spaces in the public realm: the curb.

July 3, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

Miami

Report Digs Into the Unique Needs of the Miami Housing Market

Miami doesn’t get as much attention as cities like New York City and San Francisco for the cost of housing, but 61 percent of renters in the city are cost-burdened, and 71 percent of the city's residents are residents.

May 13, 2019 - Smart Cities Dive

Metrorail

New Tool Puts Miami Development Opportunities on the Map

There's plenty of vacant or underutilized land to be found in Miami-Dade County, if you know where and how to look.

April 18, 2019 - Miami Herald

The Underline Miami

Miami’s Underline and the Threat of Gentrification

The new linear park will use land under the city’s elevated rail tracks. Worries, however, are emerging about the effects the project will have on surrounding communities, particularly related to affordable housing.

February 11, 2019 - Next City

Miami Worldcenter

$4 Billion Mixed-Use Development Opens in Miami

The Miami Worldcenter mega-development is entering the delivery phase.

February 5, 2019 - Globe St.

Miami Flooding

Climate Gentrification in Miami

With the threat of sea level rise, homes on higher ground in Miami are becoming increasingly desirable. But they are located in low-income communities of color, and residents are facing rising housing costs and displacement.

January 6, 2019 - Slate

Miami Bus

24 Hours on Miami Buses

Advocates from Transit Alliance Miami attempt to spend 24 hours on Miami-Dade County buses.

December 17, 2018 - Miami Herald

Miami

Upzoning, Inclusionary Zoning Designed to Increase Affordable Housing Supply in Miami

The city of Miami will for the first time require that affordable housing be included in private residential development projects. The mandatory inclusionary zoning was made more palatable to developers by upzoning the affected area.

November 20, 2018 - Miami Herald

Spring Garden Miami

Immigrant Homeownership in U.S. Cities

A new study looks at homeownership among native-born and foreign-born residents in U.S. cities.

November 19, 2018 - The New York Times

The Underline

Miami's Underline Breaks Ground This Week

The Underline will run for ten miles under Metrorail's elevated tracks in Miami.

October 30, 2018 - Miami Herald

Apartment Building Pays $100 a Month to Tenants Who Don't Use Parking

Miami developers the Melo Group are paying renters to give up parking spaces, even though they already built the garage.

August 18, 2018 - Fast Company

Electric Bus

Diesel Bus Manufacturer Tries to Stop Miami's Purchase of Electric Buses

Lobbyists from a diesel bus manufacturer, New Flyer, reached out to Miami's mayor after the company lost a bid for new buses in the city to electric bus company Proterra.

August 4, 2018 - The Miami Herald

Miami

Renderings Show New Soccer Complex in Miami

Did we mention David Beckham is behind the proposal?

July 16, 2018 - Miami Herald

Bike Infrastructure

Miami Study to Connect Bikers and Pedestrians to Transit

The Transportation Planning Organization will budget a study on how best to connect trails to transit hubs.

July 12, 2018 - Miami Today

Miami-Dade Transit

Transit Debate Coming to a Head Soon in Miami-Dade

A new network of buses, designed with the bus priority features, has been proposed in Miami. The catch: it would come at the expense of a promised rail extension program.

July 12, 2018 - Miami Herald

Wealth and poverty

'Climate Gentrification' Is Exacerbating Economic Inequality in Miami

A new study shows that over the last several decades the price of real estate has been heavily influenced by the actual and anticipated effects of climate change.

July 10, 2018 - CityLab

Hoover Boards and Bus Transit

Miami Sends Cease and Desist to Electric Scooter Companies

Two major scooter companies operating in Miami have ceased operations in the city, at least for now.

June 27, 2018 - Miami Herald

Brightline Partners With Lyft for First-Last Mile Fix

Florida's Brightline train system only has one station in each of the three cities it currently serves, so it has sought out a unique solution to the first-last mile challenge.

May 20, 2018 - The Palm Beach Post

Brightline

Brightline Ready to Run the Fast Trains in Florida

The privately funded Brightline "fast-travel" rail system announced an opening day of May 19 for service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.

May 14, 2018 - Miami Herald

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