Miami Voter Dispositions Towards the Development ‘Boom’ and Economic Policy

Miami-Dade’s expenditures for economic development: Do they effectively address the problem of low-wage work, housing affordability, and the homelessThe purpose of this project is to assess City of Miami residents’ opinions about Miami’s building boom of the past few years. We were concerned with how development directly affects the lives of individuals in Miami, especially in the areas where development is concentrated. We wanted to learn what residents view as the positive and negative impacts of development and what path they felt development should follow. Two general critiques were widely shared and emotionally felt: Planning is either non-existent or ineffectual, and development must have oversight and both developers and government officials must be held accountable.

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