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Staff presents transit‑oriented development and 15‑minute‑city framework; Little River proposed as first TOD node
Summary
Planning staff discussed a new TOD framework that would create tiered transit‑oriented nodes, propose map changes for a Little River TOD near a proposed Tri‑Rail/rail station, and offer two implementation tracks (general and enhanced) for developers.
City planning staff presented a discussion item on a new transit‑oriented development (TOD) framework that would amend the Miami Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan and Miami 21 to allow tiered TOD nodes near fixed‑rail stations, and to enable a “15‑minute city” strategy around those nodes.
Principal planner Catherine Engleton described the proposal: a new future land‑use designation, “Transit Oriented Node,” would include four node tiers (TOD node 1–4) with densities from roughly 150 dwelling units per acre (node 1) up to 500 dwelling units per acre (node 4) and corresponding floor‑area/range (FLR) allowances. Staff described two…
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