Miami Beach Aims to Become a Blue Zone City

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Miami Beach is exploring Blue Zone certification, aiming to enhance well-being through infrastructure, social engagement, and wellness initiatives. Walkability expert Dan Burden and a team from Blue Zones are assessing the city’s potential, focusing on traffic safety, healthy food access, and community spaces.

Vice Mayor Tanya Bhatt and officials showcased efforts like South Pointe Park while acknowledging challenges such as congestion and affordability. With a $220,000 investment in a six-month study, Miami Beach hopes to become South Florida’s first Blue Zone city, fostering a lifestyle ...

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South Florida: Greener and Better Urban Planning for Miami Beach?

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South Beach alleys could be “botanized” with trees and plants, covered in solar panels, and be rebuilt with covered walkways and rainwater collectors, an analysis from a planning firm says, in a report called The Space Between. The proposal would be guided by the tenets of “tight urbanism”.

The initiatives would increase property values, make the city more pedestrian friendly, and reduce the urban heat island effect, among other benefits.

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