Miami is a 24 hour city and the reality is that if anyone who has even a remote interest in taking the train into downtown/Brickell from say Dadeland for a night out for dinner and drinks wont because the trains stop running at midnight. every 5-10 minutes at peak times and 10-20 minutes at off peak times. 2) Possibly the biggest factor, make the trains more reliable. there is no cost incentive for commuters to take the train into the city if it costs $6 to park plus a $5 round trip ticket. Profit should not be the motive for the county, the sole motive should be to increase ridership. Mass transit is not designed to be a money maker for government, it almost always operates at a loss and at best breaks even. Miami commissioners are scheduled to discuss the proposal at a July 28 meeting.Ī simple fix to remedy low ridership that the lackluster Metrorail has now is to simply make it more convenient. The company has also developed projects such as Canvas near the Arsht Center.ĭPZ CoDesign has been hired to create the site plan. NR Investments is the developer that submitted the proposal. The project is also estimated to generate $3.2B in taxes paid over the same period. The proposal calls for 6% of rent revenue to be paid to the city, which they claim will result in nearly $1.5B rent over 99 years. ![]() They will also build an indoor civic space (wither a library or study house) and outdoor green space with a community market open to the public. The developer is proposing to environmentally remediate the site, currently used as a dump and auto repair facility. There would be seven high-rise buildings rising up to 30 stories, along with a mix of mid- and low-rise buildings. ![]() ![]() 2,500 residential units (of which 500 will be workforce).A developer has submitted an unsolicited proposal to build a massive project on the 18-acre city-owned GSA/Solid Waste property next to the Santa Clara Metrorail station.Īccording to the proposal, the project would include:
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