/tags/urban-development urban development en-US WLRN Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-01-04/sundial-creepy-critters-to-creeping-development-with-environmental-writer-jenny-staletovich 港澳天下彩environmental writer Jenny Staletovich talks pythons, iguanas, disappearing birds and rampant development with 港澳天下彩Sundial host Carlos Fr铆as. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-01-04/sundial-creepy-critters-to-creeping-development-with-environmental-writer-jenny-staletovich Carlos Fr铆as /2022-11-04/city-of-miami-takes-over-historically-black-beach-brazils-tight-presidential-election-wetlands-boundary-moved On this week's South Florida Roundup, we discussed: Miami-Dade County鈥檚 decision to move a boundary that protects wetlands; the results of Brazil's presidential election; and the anger over the City of Miami's ousting of Virginia Key Trust's majority-Black board. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 22:32:01 GMT /2022-11-04/city-of-miami-takes-over-historically-black-beach-brazils-tight-presidential-election-wetlands-boundary-moved /environment/2022-11-03/miami-dade-moves-boundary-that-protects-wetlands-and-farms-to-make-way-for-warehouses County commissioners sidestepped their own rules for managing growth that require a need for additional industrial space and voted to move the boundary after developers offered to double the amount of a land donation. But the contentious vote could be vetoed by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who opposed the move and said afterwards that she was 鈥渨eighing鈥� her options. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:55:24 GMT /environment/2022-11-03/miami-dade-moves-boundary-that-protects-wetlands-and-farms-to-make-way-for-warehouses Jenny Staletovich /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-03/re-building-after-hurricanes-in-florida-are-the-lessons-being-learned On the South Florida Roundup, we spoke about Florida's balancing act between building in vulnerable areas and protecting established developments. Will South Florida and the rest of the state see a shift in the wake of Ian? Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:00:00 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2022-10-03/re-building-after-hurricanes-in-florida-are-the-lessons-being-learned Natu Tweh /local-news/2022-09-05/10-billlion-metrocenter-plan-aims-to-transform-downtown-miami In what鈥檚 being billed as one of the biggest and most ambitious urban redevelopment schemes in the country, Miami-Dade County has packaged 17 acres of downtown real estate and put it up for bid. The project would include a couple thousand apartments as affordable and workforce housing, and a new main library. But it could mark the end for the HistoryMiami cultural center. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:27:55 GMT /local-news/2022-09-05/10-billlion-metrocenter-plan-aims-to-transform-downtown-miami Andres Viglucci /news/2022-03-11/even-many-decades-later-redlined-areas-see-higher-levels-of-air-pollution "We see a really clear association between how these maps were drawn in the '30s and the air pollution disparities today," says an author of a study on the effects of the discriminatory policy. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:12:04 GMT /news/2022-03-11/even-many-decades-later-redlined-areas-see-higher-levels-of-air-pollution Laurel Wamsley /2022-01-31/rep-wasserman-schultz-palm-beach-county-losing-farmland-how-psychedelics-affect-our-mind-and-body Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is pushing a bill looking to keep insurrectionists out of office. Plus, Palm Beach County farmers are losing ground to developers. And a UM researcher decided to look at the impact of psychedelics on health during the pandemic. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:38:56 GMT /2022-01-31/rep-wasserman-schultz-palm-beach-county-losing-farmland-how-psychedelics-affect-our-mind-and-body Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2022-01-26/a-taller-west-palm-city-clears-way-for-developers-to-exceed-height-restrictions West Palm Beach's City Commission unanimously approved a series of zoning and land development requests Monday night that will allow developers to exceed height restrictions in projects that would add to the city's building boom. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMT /news/2022-01-26/a-taller-west-palm-city-clears-way-for-developers-to-exceed-height-restrictions Wayne Washington /news/2021-10-27/as-fort-lauderdale-leaders-push-for-a-cultural-venue-some-want-to-see-a-park-at-the-one-stop-shop-site Residents of the Flagler Village neighborhood have been advocating for years that the city make the parcel of land called the 'One Stop Shop' a neighborhood park. Instead the city commission is working on finalizing a public-private-partnership on the land to bring a cultural venue and a market to the land, in addition to public space. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:50:00 GMT /news/2021-10-27/as-fort-lauderdale-leaders-push-for-a-cultural-venue-some-want-to-see-a-park-at-the-one-stop-shop-site Caitie Mu帽oz /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-06-23/bringing-back-trees-to-forest-citys-redlined-areas-helps-residents-and-the-climate In Cleveland, as in other cities, a move for "tree equity" is bringing more trees to low-income neighborhoods that often lack them. It also helps neighborhoods stay cooler as the planet heats up. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:25:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-06-23/bringing-back-trees-to-forest-citys-redlined-areas-helps-residents-and-the-climate Dan Charles, Ryan Kellman