Coral Gables Election: NOT ONE CANDIDATE (5)…

…has demonstrated a deep concern for the environmental impact and the sustainability of the environment resulting from aggressive city development, large-scale building, the mitigation of potential growing pollution in the city and the potential degradation of remaining green areas.

The City of Coral Gables contracted a “Coral Gables Community Sustainability Assessment” (2015) that obtained very detailed verification and accounting on the status of the environment, city policies and measurement of gaps in policies and measures. In relationship to the assessment there was prepared the “Coral Gables Sustainability Master Plan” (Oct.2015). There has been little actual interest in following up on the Master Plan and a re-evaluation of the Assessment.

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…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.

Coral Gables Election: NOT ONE CANDIDATE (6)…

…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.

Coral Gables Election: NOT ONE CANDIDATE (3)

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.