The Miami Herald’s , February article about relocating strikes a familiar note: how to outsmart the inescapable traffic in Miami.
The issue is so big, but under-addressed by our city, that even common blogs, such as Stuck on the Palmetto , are named after excrutiating commutes.
According to the article, people who moved to the walled residential communities of the suburbs to get away from city grime and stress, are revisiting new-and-improved downtown areas with Mixed-Use Development properties that combine stores, restaurants, condos and offices. Preferring to reside in an area where they can "live, work and play," folks can also drastically reduce commuting time, and spend it with their loved ones.
The Millennium , a 70-story landmark that redefined luxury living in South Florida, integrates a five-star hotel with luxury condos, retail and offices, and recreational facilities. Additionally, residents get hotel services most of us can only dream of, after hours, when you’re exhausted after a long day’s work.
And being just blocks from fine dining, bars, clubs, movie theaters, and interesting grocers, affords residents (now called “new urbanists” according to The Miami Herald) one more luxury: having a life after work.
New urbanists site everything from being raised in the suburbs to not wanting to pay for gas as reasons why they’ve moved.
The article singles out the Shops at Midtown Miami, Young Circle in Hollywood, Mary Brickell Village in Miami, and Las Olas Riverfront in Fort Lauderdale as the current best in Mixed-Use Development, and points to 5.7 million square feet of proposed retail space and 60,000 proposed residential units due in the next year.
For Miami, it will resemble a Midtown Manhattan, it stated.
So is it a new trend? Or are we just catching up?
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