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A practical guide to Cultural Fridays on Southwest Eighth Street: the dates the organizer publishes, the city permit rules behind any Miami street event, and how to get there without a car.
With a bond referendum and special election set for November 3, 2026, and Tallahassee weighing property-tax elimination, Mayor Eileen Higgins's line-by-line budget review defines the summer at 3500 Pan American Drive.
The Miami Downtown Development Authority's Baywalk and Riverwalk tracking puts the 10-mile Miami Riverwalk and Greenway at 68 percent complete, against 89 percent for the downtown bayfront walk.
The city's capital improvements office has installed 47 of 50 one-way tidal backflow valves citywide, a $2.5 million Miami Forever Bond program aimed at keeping Biscayne Bay out of the storm drains.
Miami commissioners voted 3-1 on July 10, 2025 to abolish the Bayfront Park Management Trust, and the downtown waterfront park entered 2026 under direct city management while restoration work continued.