The Miami Herald editorial board, which last year panned the City of Miami's proposals for Virginia Key , sees the latest proposal as more favorable to residents and less so to developers.
Generally speaking, this is so.
Though after delving into the details, you can see there is still considerable commercial and marine-related development in the Marine Stadium area, in particular.
In other words, greater shades of green (open space next to Miami Marine Stadium) mixed in with some gray (a multi-story parking garage, four, multi-story boat storage buildings, a marine exhibition center of 35,000 to up to 135,000 square feet).
View the "conceptual" plan developed by University of Miami students in a semester long design workshop on the City of Miami's website.
http://ci.miami.fl.us/planning/pages/master_plans/VKey.asp
(The 69 page plan takes awhile to download so be patient.)
This plan was developed as part of a semester-long design workshop at the University of Miami architecture school this spring. The students and their professors invited representatives of civic and environmental groups to speak to them and offer suggestions, some of which made their way into the revised plan.
The Planning Advisory Board takes up the issue tonight, Wednesday, July 21 and the City Commission takes it up Thursday, July 22, time to be determined.
These are both public hearings, so come on down to City Hall and participate.
If you have questions or don't like some elements, speak up at the public hearings. If you do like parts, also speak up.
If you can't attend,consider sending an email to City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado: tregalado@miami.gov
After all, this is your island. And it is supposed to be your plan.
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