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Originally Posted by Centropolis
that's the thing with "miami," i've had several carless vacations at miami beach, and hell, even hollywood (fl). it can make it seem as if "miami" is a pretty walkable place.
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Right. Sure, if you're at a beach location, you're not really going to need a car; and places like South Beach and yeah, Hollywood Beach and others are definitely walkable.
But the actual mainland city of Miami is a majorly designed for the automobile first and foremost.
It's funny to me when people visit Miami for the first time and think Little Havana is going to be some quaint neighborhood in the city with tons of side street shopping and cafes... and then they see Calle Ocho is three one-way traffic lanes with two lanes of curbside parking, and while there's some street front retail, most of the stretch is strip plazas with parking lots, gas stations, CVS/Walgreens, fast food, etc.
Coconut Grove is probably the only Miami neighborhood that has a commercial district integrated into the residential neighborhood and is pedestrian friendly (to an extent).