It’s Time to Return Calle Ocho Back to a Neighborhood Main Street
updates,
Published on
05/31/2016
05/31/2016
It’s Time to Return Calle Ocho Back to a Neighborhood Main Street
Published by The Miami Foundation:
Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) has long-been a signature thoroughfare in Little Havana. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Six will soon look at whether Calle Ocho should remain a highway or return to its original, two-way main street design. Local architecture and planning firm PlusUrbia Design has launched the MyCalle8 petition campaign, encouraging FDOT to consider a “complete street” approach with bike paths, transit lanes and wider, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks. Foundation President and CEO Javier Alberto Soto weighed in, sharing how the proposed design can promote a more vibrant neighborhood for residents. Read more>>
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