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aveANEWPLANIn fact, Díaz points out, “Chicago’sBurnham Plan – their Miami 21 – was createda hundred years ago when Chicago had a populationof two million people. It shows youthat it can be done in an existing city with alarge population.”PUBLIC INPUT IS KEYGetting input from area neighborhoods maybe the key to Miami 21’s future success.“What we are trying to do,” says activistNina West, “is have an impact on what is goodfor an already-built city with stable neighborhoods,because nobody knows the neighborhoodsbetter than the people who live there.Most of this smart growth has been successfulwhere it has been imposed on a blank slate.”West would like to see much more inputfrom citizens, emphasizing that the final planwill have a long-lasting, dramatic impact onthe city’s future.“Not enough citizens understand this,” shesays.But Alejandro Miyar, a spokesman for the mayor, points out thatMiami 21 has received extensive coverage on Channel 77.“Meetings have been televised and thoroughly covered by thechannel,” Miyar said. “The most recent public meeting on July 15was shown in its entirety on 77. The channel is also currently airinga half-hour show exclusively on Miami 21.”He also notes the popularity of the Miami 21 website.“The website receives about 500 daily hits, with almost 400 questionssubmitted to date, 320-plus comments, and innumerous phonecalls, emails, and walk-ins handled by our outreach staff.”Meanwhile, discussions with various commissioners and city staffare still ongoing as Plater-Zyberk and her team finish up the plan’sdetails.“We’re a little bit frustrated that we haven’t been able to write itup and get it out there, but the extra time we have taken to listenand converse with groups and individuals has served the processwell,” she says. “And we look forward to producing it in the nextmonth or so.”There is no better time than now, Mayor Díaz emphasizes, forMiami 21 to replace an antiquated code with applications and provisionsthat date back 50 to 100 years.“Particularly since the alternative is not to do anything at all,” hesays. “We can create something spectacular that someone 100 yearsfrom now will be thankful for. This is a visionary long-term projectthat will create a beautiful city. In 40-to-50 years a lot of the buildingswe see today will be gone, and new buildings will have to bebuilt with the code we are now creating.“Yes, it will help the current Miami – but it is really for futuregenerations. We are paying the price for the mistakes and inactionof the people 50 years ago.” mExamples of New Urbanism from the RuskinSquare area of Seaside, Florida. As designed byDuany Palter-Zyberg, mixed-use buildings lookout on broad public walkways.PHOTOS BY DUANY PLATER - ZYBERK & COMPANY48 Miami Monthly / OCTOBER 2006

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