THE NEW SOUTH DADE PLANNING CHARRETTE

As the hurricane-devastated communities of South Dade are rebuilt, let's pause for a moment and ask ourselves: "Can we do a better job this time?" The answer, clearly, is yes. Before Hurricane Andrew, South Dade suffered from haphazard commercial and residential development that jeopardized the area's vast natural resources and limited the formation of viable neighborhoods.

The adversity of the storm has brought South Dade the opportunity to become a far better place to live. This section contains many ideas for improving South Dade, from large-scale regional issues to neighboring concerns.

These ideas for building a better South Dade represent thousands of hours of volunteer effort by South Florida architects, planners, engineers, educators and students working under the sponsorship of the Innovation Committee of We Will Rebuild, a community-wide task force.