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The health of our surrounding environment depends on every Miamian doing their part. The 2014 Our Miami Report made that clear, showing how our investment in transportation solutions, public spaces and natural resources, among many other areas, affects our quality of life and the well-being of the urban landscape around us. Our goal here at The Miami Foundation is to build a greater Miami … Read More

Support for parks and reimagined public spaces in Greater Miami is exploding.  Across the county, residents are displaying appreciation for how these places contribute to their community’s well-being more than ever before. Evidence of this movement is in the 330+ submissions and 50 finalists of The Miami Foundation’s 2015 Public Space Challenge.  From solar-powered, shaded seating sculptures  to sound and … Read More

A quick Twitter search of #bike305 is all it takes to see the thriving local bike scene that has taken root in Miami. As the number of biking enthusiasts shot up, Malone Matson wanted to do her part to encourage the growing trend. Malone won a Public Space Challenge grant from The Miami Foundation to place bike repair stations around … Read More

This Sunday in Northeast Miami-Dade, residents of the La Paloma neighborhood will put on their carnival masks and costumes, join drummers and dancers, and create their very own Caribbean festival. There’s a harvest to celebrate, including abundant cucumbers and kale from their own front lawns. Last year, La Paloma won a Public Space Challenge grant from The Miami Foundation to … Read More

If you’re thinking of applying to this year’s Public Space Challenge, or want to refine your idea before submission, we have a host of events to help you get the information you need. Here’s a rundown of the 2015 Challenge, which is open March 4th through April 5th for ideas that create, improve and activate Miami-Dade’s parks, plazas, libraries, community … Read More

The Public Space Challenge turns three this year.  Over the last month of events leading to today’s launch, I’ve watched the mounting community-wide excitement.  It’s a testament to how Greater Miami took this idea and ran with it. In 2013, we set out to create a unique platform for funding new and enhanced public spaces.  Both the 2012 and 2014 … Read More

The Miami Foundation released the 2014 Our Miami Report last October to fuel community solutions, foster collaborations and advance efforts improving Miami-Dade County residents’ quality of life.  Charisse Grant, senior vice president for programs,shared earlier about the countless passionate people in our community working diligently on issues highlighted in the Report.  We developed a way to recognize individuals, groups and … Read More

This idea was literally born on a balcony. Years ago, Alex Macias would sit outside his apartment overlooking Bayfront Park, and think about how to make those 32 waterfront acres a real, honest to goodness, daily, can’t miss destination for the people of Miami. For Macias, who grew up going to the Kendall Hot Wheels, addicted to its Monday skate … Read More

This month, our fellow Miamians are providing three more ways to enjoy our public spaces. You can grab your roller skates for a fun night in Downtown, visit a 1.2 mile loop of community gardens or enjoy the lights as they illuminate what supporters hope will ultimately be a 10 mile linear park along US 1. Each of these projects … Read More

There is much for Miami to be confident about: our vibrant culture, strength in diversity, an expanding, globally focused economy. It’s time we added philanthropy to that list.  Give Miami Day 2014 raised $5.2 million for 520 local nonprofits in the most active day of giving in Southeast U.S. history. But it did something else for our community – in … Read More