![]() The city was incorporated, and a county of 400 residents in 1896 grew to 2.7 million in the next 12 decades.Ģ. My list of those game-changers over the past century and a quarter (your list may differ) shows that:ġ. To put what we face today into perspective, let’s examine past pivotal conditions or opportunities that changed Miami forever. We don’t yet know what changes, but the pandemic and its aftermath certainly portend fundamental alterations. ![]() If a pandemic can change Miami’s game, for example, what about a sea level rise whose impact – like that of the pandemic – was vastly underestimated or ignored by government leaders for far too long? Is there a parallel?Ĭovid-19 will be, by my reckoning, the 12th watershed in Miami’s history, the points at which events or conditions caused fundamental community change. Moreover, even were the pandemic to disappear tomorrow, the specter of future health or nature-related crises would linger, altering our thinking as we make lifestyle decisions. But we certainly do not have it under control. Predicting its trajectory and intensity today is a guess or a hope, not a certainty. Some in high positions predicted Covid-19 would exit by now, yet it is increasing its grip. The list of possible pandemic byproducts is long. Will aviation still propel Miami’s economy? ![]() Will the visitor industry adopt new modes that cater as much to people across the state and even the county as they do to people around the globe? Will the old 9-5 five days a week of work with two days off morph into a lifestyle where one day is much like any other, with work and personal time interspersed throughout more hours of every day? Will public transportation and cars give way in part to personal transportation like bicycles? Will the pandemic’s shutdown become the tipping point at which long-drive commuting changes to a live-work-play neighborhood style of life for many of us, turning Greater Miami into clusters of smaller “villages”? We don’t yet know how, but major change seems inevitable and we should unite to channel the future for community betterment. We are about to add Covid-19 to a short list of Miami’s historic game-changers. ![]()
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