This folder contains letter sized copies of drawings, historic photos, maps, and other research with handwritten notes on many pages. Up front is a letter dated December 18, 2003, from Richard Shepard, as Director of the CUCD, to Maria Nardi, as Chief Planner for the City of Miami, presenting drawings from the Community Design Workshop on December 6 meant as recommendations for planning Coconut Grove.
This report and vision plan has been prepared to assist the City of Miami Department of Planning and Zoning in defining a Neighborhood Conservation District (NCD) for Coconut Grove's Village West Island District. The document is the result of a series of events in which the local community and its resource partners have come together and to identify the characteristics of the community thta are unique and important to preserve and promote as revitalization occurs.
University of Miami. Center for Urban & Community Design
This report was undertaken as a result of requests by the Village of Biscayne Park Commission to bring together the variety of discussions regarding improvements to Biscayne Park into a community forum.
University of Miami. Center for Urban & Community Design
"The demolition of older homes and their replacement with massive structures is becoming a disturbing trend in the City of Coral Gables. ...This report contains the collaborative recommendations of the Planning Department and the Center for Urban and Community Design for a pilot test area in the most northern portion of the city, also known as North Gables: from Alhambra Boulevard to Venetia Terrace, and from Granada Boulevard to Ferdinand Street."
Coconut Grove relationship of traffic conditions and planning issues, regional mobility, neighborhood traffic intrusion, pedestrian safety, bicycle and parking facilities. Traffic and parking recommendations.
University of Miami. Center for Urban & Community Design
