"Parcel B" east of the American Airlines Arena was promised to the voters to become a park when the voters approved building the new arena for the Miami Heat 19 years ago. The county has reneged on their promise by not building the park and allowing the arena to use the area as a staging area and for valet parking. To read the history of this political scandal please read the information at this link:
http://emergemiami.com/parcel-b-should-become-the-dan-paul-park-some-context-on-a-sad-but-symptomatic-piece-of-miamis-public-waterfront/#more-3420