By Community NewspBy Community NewspapersSeptember 19, 2026

???? On this episode of Mobility Matters, hosted by Javier Betancourt, Executive Director of the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust (CITT), we welcome Juan Mullerat, principal of the urban design and planning firm Plusurbia, for an engaging conversation on people-first planning, mobility, and the projects reshaping Miami. Together, they explore how community involvement, transit-oriented development, and a little relentlessness can turn ideas on a drawing board into real neighborhood change.

We say that we put people first because most of our projects are born from community involvement.

It doesn’t matter what the state says. If a city wants their comprehensive plan to remain important and relevant, a city can choose to do so.

????? In this episode, we discuss:
– People-first urban design and community involvement
– Transforming the Rickenbacker and Virginia Key with the Shoreline project
– Affordable housing and transit-oriented development in Little River
– Reviving the Little Havana revitalization district
– Making city-building accessible through The Urban Calendar and From Wood Blocks to City Blocks
– Digitizing comprehensive plans for greater government accountability

Don’t miss this insightful conversation and stay tuned for future episodes of Mobility Matters, keeping Miami moving one story at a time.

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