urban sprawl

Comprehensive Development Master Plan Hearings Complete

All in all, it was a long but I believe good day for the environment and Miami-Dade County. Today the Miami-Dade County Commission heard all applications for the outside UDB applications: 5, 6, 7, 11, & 24. In some somewhat surprising decisions, applications 6, 7, 11, and 24 did not pass. Application 5, by the City of Hialeah, did pass, and was filed as a separate ordinance. Here is the...

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UDB Final Hearings 4/18/06 – Semi-Live Blogging

UDB Final Hearings 4/18/06 – Semi-Live Blogging

This is GreenerMiami’s Semi-Live blogging of the UDB final hearings in Miami-Dade County. Why Semi-Live? Delayed may be a better word. This is currently being blogged from the Main Library downtown, close to the hearing location. This post will be updated until it contains all content for April 18. Today decisions were made for all non-UDB items (1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27). Some...

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Hold the Line Preparations

Hold the Line Preparations

Today I attended the Hold the Line campaign press conference at Tina Hill Pavilion, Bayfront Park. Speakers included Mayor Alvarez of Miami-Dade County, Executive Director David Anderson of Audubon of Florida, Rep. Brutus of the Florida House of Representatives, Allison Austin – President of Lincoln Heights (Liberty City) and CEO of Belafonte Tacolcy, Executive Director Daniella Levine of...

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