Combining old and new ways of getting around will transform transport—and cities, too

The intersection point of Technology and Transportation will decimate the new for personal automobiles, and change entirely the way we build cities.  We need to start adjusting for those changes today   AMONG Helsinki’s contributions to innovation in transport is a tram kitted out as a fully functioning pub, which trundles through its centre in […]

Miami Beach developer pays $16M for Allapattah warehouses

Miami Beach developer Robert Wennett closed on the purchase of the Miami Produce Center in Allapattah, marking another sign of the new commercial investment in the industrial neighborhood.  Records show Miami Produce Center LLC, an entity controlled by Wennett, paid $16 million for the combined 9.72 acres of land. The deal includes the 121,587-square-foot warehouses […]

Fausto Interviewed by Forbes on Innovative New Developments Modes

Miami’s Parking Deregulation Will Reduce Housing Costs One of the great thought experiments in modern urban planning is to consider just how much cheaper life would be if the government didn’t enforce minimum parking requirements. Academics like UCLA professor Donald Shoup, for example, have noted that these mandates raise construction costs for housing, retail and […]

Little Havana Business Improvement District Scores Major Victory

Last week the efforts to launch the Little Havana Business Improvement District (LHBID) scored a major victory when the city approved the application for funding the campaign. Aside from legitimizing the effort, the approval representing a strong signal from the city Mayor and Commissioners that they are rooting for Little Havana’s continued progress. The What—What […]

Miami’s Calle Ocho is a Highway Today, but can it be a Main Street Instead?

Calle Ocho: Highway to Brickell to Little Havana’s Main Street?  A phenomenal article by Herald writer and great citizen, Andres Viglucci. The Spanish-language tag for Little Havana’s fabled main street, Calle Ocho, might conjure up images of a magical stroll along a colorful neighborhood street, maybe some tropical architecture and picturesque shops and bodegas. That’s […]

Multimodal Transit Dials Down the Need for Cars in Cities

Miami Must Kickstart the Cultural Shift to the Possibility of a Carless Urban Lifestyle.  Multimodal Transit Dials Down the Need for Cars in Cities, complementing rather than competing with public transit.  Integrated streets and Zero Parking Buildings pave that path. Great article by ULI.

Integrating Vs. Gentrifying.

Keeping neighborhoods dynamic and interesting is not about gentrifying, but rather integrating. We must craft market-driven-urbanist-policies that compel the development of socially, culturally and economically vibrant urban neighborhoods if we want to continue enhancing our cities.