Coral Gables Environment, Politics and Government
March 16, 2021 Leave a comment
…has failed to promote “Quality of Life.” It means anything depending on ones hopes, dreams and biases. It might mean overdevelopment; protecting race, religious or social prejudices; hard or soft enforcement of policiing; favoritism for large-scale or small-scale development; pro-environment or anti-environmental regulation; and control of traffic. In truth, it means nothing in particular.
March 15, 2021 Leave a comment
…is prepared to fight hard against and diminish the rate of excessive, large-scale building and traffic in Coral Gables as epitomized by the massive structures along Ponce de Leon Blvd, Dixie Highway, the University of Miami, the scaled up Miracle Mile and restructured Crafts Section. Is this “smart development”? Is this quality of life?
No single candidate has stepped forward to fight against the Coral Gables-style overdevelopment. The ugly giant electric power lines along Ponce de Leon Blvd parallel to Dixie Highway, as evidence of unspoken long-term development priorities of city politics.
March 15, 2021 Leave a comment
Has proposed significant, specific measures to mitigate the suffocating increase in local traffic in Coral Gables. Except for very modest proposals to invest in traffic calming devices, which just shift traffic from one district to another, no important plans have been proposed.
March 15, 2021 Leave a comment
…has proposed to strengthen the weak democracy and pathetic voter participation in the City of Coral Gables.
Typically, 25% of the voters participate in elections, and in a close vote, commissioners and mayor are elected by little more thank 50% of the participating voters.
South Miami moved their election date to November coincident with national and regional elections and this will yield a doubling of voter participation. That is a better, competitive democracy.
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