South Florida could see dozens of large developments spring up around Tri-Rail stations between West Palm Beach and Miami as the region embraces a new urban planning concept called the “15-minute city.”
These Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) represent a zoning classification that offers tax breaks and grants to developers who build near mass transit stations and set aside apartments for low and moderate-income renters.
Tri-Rail could anchor dozens of ’15-minute city’ projects
“That is the future because available land is becoming more scarce,” said Arturo Vasquez, an architect with Stantec Architecture.
The 15-minute city concept centers on people living just a 15-minute rail ride from their jobs with restaurants, grocery stores, coffee shops and other retailers within walking distance of their trackside apartments…