Mega housing development proposed for Little Haiti

Why it matters: The $2.6 billion, nearly 1-mile-long project, which still needs county approval, would bring much-needed housing to an area where locals are worried about gentrification.

Zoom in: The properties are mostly industrial, apart from the housing projects, and run from I-95 to Northeast Second Avenue, the Herald reports.

• They line the Florida East Coast Railway tracks that Tri-Rail recently began using for connecting to downtown Miami.

The intrigue: Swerdlow tells the Herald that the proposal is one of the largest redevelopment plans in city history.