The Miami Foundation’s 2015 Public Space Challenge will accept idea submissions from March 4th to April 1st. Now in its third year, the contest seeks ideas to connect Miami-Dade residents by creating, improving and activating public gathering places like parks, libraries, plazas and playgrounds. Anyone...
This idea was literally born on a balcony. Years ago, Alex Macias would sit outside his apartment overlooking Bayfront Park, and think about how to make those 32 waterfront acres a real, honest to goodness, daily, can’t miss destination for the people of Miami. For Macias,...
This month, our fellow Miamians are providing three more ways to enjoy our public spaces. You can grab your roller skates for a fun night in Downtown, visit a 1.2 mile loop of community gardens or enjoy the lights as they illuminate what supporters hope...
Miami is the ‘magic city’ for good reason – it is magical that 5.5 million people can squeeze into a narrow 55 mi2 strip of land between the wetlands of the Everglades and the coast of the Atlantic Ocean while maintaining a quality of life...
As we work toward becoming a global hub for opportunity, Miami needs to double down on its education system. Education attainment has a direct correlation with employment rates and the quality of our schools is a core factor for developing, attracting and retaining quality talent...
There are several different components to housing affordability and many are market specific: cost of land, supply and demand, availability of financing, employment opportunities, wages, education levels of the work force population, land use zoning, government approvals needed to construct or rehabilitate housing, and the...
The signs of Greater Miami’s progress and promise are all around us: building cranes reappearing along the skyline, world-class museums anchoring a signature bayside park, growing networks of parks and greenways, colleges and universities expanding in size and stature, and national accolades for our public...