Posts Categorized: Transit

Biscayne Plaza Sold; Will A Transit Oriented Development Come to 79th Street?

Posted by & filed under Community, Cyclists & Pedestrians, Development Pipeline, Market Watch, Transit, Urbanism.

  Last week Global Fund Investments and MMG Equity Partners announced they had acquired Biscayne Plaza ($12-14 million unconfirmed), a 347,000 square-foot grocery-anchored center located at one Miami’s most prominent intersections. Biscayne Plaza is located on the northwest corner of Biscayne Boulevard and NE 79th Street.  The property sits just east of the FEC rail line as well;… Read more »

Ride in style-DWNTWN ART SHUTTLE

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  Yes, Art Basel is here and this is also the time of year when Miami’s already failing infrastructure begins to break at the seams due to our lack of public transit. Traffic is atrocious and cars barely move. Your best option to get around Wynwood is either to walk or to ride a bicycle. Driving… Read more »

Rail, Real Estate and the Future of Development in South Florida

Posted by & filed under Commercial, Development Pipeline, Transit, Urbanism.

Last week Florida East Coast Industries announced they would begin operating passenger rail service between Miami and Orlando by 2014.  The All Aboard Florida 240-mile passenger rail service would be privately operated and Florida’s taxpayers would have no ongoing construction or operating risks. Henry Flagler is arguably responsible for bringing development to South Florida in… Read more »

Cyclists Critically Injured on Rickenbacker Causeway: County Public Works Department Refuses to Make Rickenbacker Safer

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Two men on bikes were struck on the eastbound side of the Rickenbacker Causeway around 5:15 a.m this morning by a hit and run driver and critically injured.  Not surprisingly the impact occurred on the William Powel Bridge where drivers tend to accelerate.  According to CBS Local: The victims, 37-year-old Aaron Cohen and 48-year-old Enda… Read more »