All rights reservedIlcheva, MariaMurray, Ned2024-09-102024-09-102016978-85-7785-551-1https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/1960Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the southPopulation mobility and transportation access have become the main topic of public discussion in South Florida in recent years. As of 2014, the Miami Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) which comprises the Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, is the eighth most populous area in the United States, as well as the eighth most densely populated area. The significant population increase over the past two decades, combined with the geographic characteristics of the area which borders the Atlantic on the east the protected Everglades National Park on the west, have created significant transportation challenges. The urbanized area is as little as five miles wide (east to west), and reaches 20 miles at its widest, but stretches approximately 110 miles (180 km) from south to north. Among the world’s urbanized areas, only one – New York - equals the length of the Miami MSA. The adverse effects of increasing traffic volumes and gridlock observed on most major roads in the area has produced an increased interest by the community on the relevance of transportation to quality of life and sustainable development. In the context of transportation, sustainability is “a way to make our communities more livable by integrating and balancing economic, social and environmental needs.” (American Public Transportation Association).EnglishopenAccessconferenceObject1393-1395