Amendment + WalMart Would Snarl Midtown Traffic, Say Critics

Midtown WalMart Raised Again
MIAMI - FEBRUARY 05: A Wal-Mart store sign is seen on February 5, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, beat Wall Street's forecast, when January same-store sales, with fuel, rose 1.5%. January same-store sales excluding fuel rose 2.1%, (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MIAMI - FEBRUARY 05: A Wal-Mart store sign is seen on February 5, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, beat Wall Street's forecast, when January same-store sales, with fuel, rose 1.5%. January same-store sales excluding fuel rose 2.1%, (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

At a meeting on Wednesday, the City of Miami’s Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board (PZAB) will consider a proposed amendment to the Midtown Miami master plan that would permit service access and service loading along North Miami Avenue south of 34th Street — exactly where Walmart is planning to build its first Miami store.

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