MIAMI—As Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood continues to progress as a center for art, entrepreneurship and creativity—the City of Miami Commission has voted to approve the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District (NRD) Plan. The next step towards implementation of the Wynwood NRD Plan will be a second reading vote by the Miami Commission in September.
GlobeSt.com caught up with David Polinsky, a Wynwood Business Improvement District (BID) board member and planning committee chair, to talk about how the plan will impact retail, parking and more in part two of this exclusive interview. You can still read part one: Why Wynwood Will Boom Even Louder.
GlobeSt.com: Will the NRD plan affect retail development? How?
Polinsky: The new regulations promote the use of ground floors for commercial retail activities. The plan also allows for manufacturing-enabled retailers throughout the district similar to existing mainstays like Panther Coffee and Zak the Baker.
Authentic, independent retailers do very well in Wynwood and fit in with the neighborhood’s innovative and creative vibe. The Wynwood NRD Plan will ensure that those characteristics are preserved, while also bringing in new residents that will add a built-in customer base for existing and new retail establishments.
GlobeSt.com: How will the plan address parking in the area?
Polinsky: The NRD plan encourages a centralized parking system that consolidates parking and fosters pedestrian activity. The plan allows residential developers to provide one parking space for units of less than 650 square feet, which is a lower parking requirement than for larger units. Parking will have to be available either on-site or at off-site parking structures within 1,000 feet of a proposed development’s location.
GlobeSt.com: Explain how the NRD Plan will bring additional funds for improvements to Wynwood.
Polinsky: The plan calls for the formation of the Wynwood Public Benefit Trust Fund (WPBTF), which will ensure that additional money collected from new developments in Wynwood is used for improvements within the neighborhood. Money collected from bonus height and increased lot coverage will go towards area improvements including public spaces, parks, and civic spaces.
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