Street Plans Project Manager, Irene Balza, guest speaker at the 2023 CNU Florida Summit
Irene Balza, was a guest speaker at the 2023 Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) Florida Summit held in Orlando, Florida in February.
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Street Plans’ Principal Tony Garcia Interviewed by ‘Next City’
The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works installed a one-year complete streets pilot project. The short-term, low-cost pilot will test a red bus-only lane, Downtown Miami’s first ever bike lane, enhanced crosswalks, and a lowered speed limit. “I’m feeling encouraged. The impact of this project alone may not…
Streetsblog Highlights the Success of Biscayne Green
Streetsblog recently published an article reflecting upon the Biscayne Green pilot project. Read more about Street Plans’ project in the Tactical Urbanism projects page of our website here. “The city recently received a $422,000 Florida DOT grant to study the removal of some traffic lanes. As part of that effort, the Downtown Development…
Street Plans Builds First Temporary Pedestrian Promenade in Downtown Miami
On Friday, January 6th live music, hanging lights, vendors, and most importantly, people, occupied one of the parking medians on Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami from 7pm until midnight. In partnership with the Miami Downtown Development Authority, Moonlighter Makerspace, and the Miami-Dade County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces,…
Tony Garcia Helps Bring The Ludlam Trail to Life
Street Plans Principal Tony Garcia is the Chairman of the Board of Friends of the Ludlam Trail, an advocacy coalition that he initiated to help transform an abandoned railway track into a bike and pedestrian trail. Here is an article discussing how the trail will be temporarily activated on a…