/tags/public-parks public parks en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 26 May 2026 17:29:28 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-26/national-group-gives-miami-good-hight-marks-for-park-access-despite-limited-park-space Parks are a good investment for cities, according to nonprofit Trust for Public Land, and Miami has done a good job of providing park access, if not park size. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:29:28 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-26/national-group-gives-miami-good-hight-marks-for-park-access-despite-limited-park-space Joshua Ceballos /news/2021-10-27/as-fort-lauderdale-leaders-push-for-a-cultural-venue-some-want-to-see-a-park-at-the-one-stop-shop-site Residents of the Flagler Village neighborhood have been advocating for years that the city make the parcel of land called the 'One Stop Shop' a neighborhood park. Instead the city commission is working on finalizing a public-private-partnership on the land to bring a cultural venue and a market to the land, in addition to public space. Thu, 28 Oct 2021 14:50:00 GMT /news/2021-10-27/as-fort-lauderdale-leaders-push-for-a-cultural-venue-some-want-to-see-a-park-at-the-one-stop-shop-site Caitie Muñoz /news/2020-12-15/fort-lauderdale-city-leaders-debate-future-tunnel-top-park-design City commissioners heard a presentation Tuesday outlining the design and traffic plans for a new park that will sit on top of the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel on U.S. 1. Mayor Dean Trantalis argued the design team and FDOT for more green space over "hard space." Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:39:47 GMT /news/2020-12-15/fort-lauderdale-city-leaders-debate-future-tunnel-top-park-design Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-11-06/coming-for-christmas-the-long-awaited-las-olas-beach-park-is-nearly-complete Where Las Olas Boulevard meets A1A in Fort Lauderdale, construction workers are smoothing sand, building benches, and planting. Things are coming together… Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:52:00 GMT /news/2019-11-06/coming-for-christmas-the-long-awaited-las-olas-beach-park-is-nearly-complete Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-10-18/more-parks-and-resilient-spaces-hold-key-to-fort-lauderdales-development-says-urban-land-institute More parks, more parks management, and more resiliency against sea-level rise might be the key to Downtown Fort Lauderdale's future development, according… Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:11:22 GMT /news/2019-10-18/more-parks-and-resilient-spaces-hold-key-to-fort-lauderdales-development-says-urban-land-institute Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-10-17/no-vaping-in-city-parks-miami-beach-says On the same day Florida’s attorney general launched an investigation into vaping companies in the state, Miami Beach officials opted to ban vaping in… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:31:51 GMT /news/2019-10-17/no-vaping-in-city-parks-miami-beach-says DOUG PHILLIPS /news/2019-03-12/election-results-fort-lauderdale-and-hollywood-approve-new-taxes-for-parks-police This post was updated at 9:55 a.m. Wednesday March 13, with additional information.Voters in both Fort Lauderdale and the City of Hollywood overwhelmingly… Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:36:59 GMT /news/2019-03-12/election-results-fort-lauderdale-and-hollywood-approve-new-taxes-for-parks-police Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-03-07/paving-paradise-another-miami-park-gets-the-concrete-treatment A city predisposed to paving paradise is at it again, this time giving the concrete treatment to a soothing pocket of bayfront green called E. Albert… Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:35:23 GMT /news/2019-03-07/paving-paradise-another-miami-park-gets-the-concrete-treatment Linda Robertson