Florida

With a focus on simplifying the development process and historic preservation, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, the lead consultant on the Miami 21 Project, unveiled the first quadrant of the City's most ambitious urban planning project to date.

May 16, 2006 - The Miami Herald

The Bush administration's plan to sell national forest land to raise money for rural schools and roads hits roadblocks.

May 15, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

High coastal real estate prices and the threat of hurricanes may shift more demand to inland locations that feature higher elevations, which are hard to come by on the Florida coast. Owl's Head, a New Urbanist development, will test the market.

May 15, 2006 - The New York Times

The City Council of Riviera Beach, Florida, in an effort to outmaneuver the Florida Legislature, approved an agreement with a developer enabling a $2.4 billion waterfront redevelopment project that relies on eminent domain.

May 12, 2006 - Palm Beach Post

The City of Miami is set to change its antiquated zoning laws, hoping for a "grandly ambitious zoning overhaul".

May 12, 2006 - The Miami Herald

A small Florida town is the center of another eminent domain controversy -- one that could displace nearly 20 percent of its population.

May 11, 2006 - Associated Press

A proposed condo development on one of downtown Miami's last vacant parcels faces opposition from nearby residents who believe that the loss of important viewsheds and an increase in traffic make the project undesirable.

May 9, 2006 - The Miami Herald

The average home price has nearly tripled in the past five years, leaving little room for low-income workers serving the wealthy.

April 30, 2006 - Orlando Sentinel via Chicago Tribune

Housing prices have begun to fall as condo supply continues to grow in Miami.

April 27, 2006 - The Miami Herald

As delays continue in the construction of Miami International Airport's new American Airlines terminal, Miami-Dade County is forced to pay $54,000 a month to maintain a people mover train system in Japan.

April 27, 2006 - The Miami Herald

Fresh off a recent victory, proponents of maintaining Miami's urban growth boundary are cautiously optimistic about the future.

April 24, 2006 - The Miami Herald

Despite growing pressure, the Miami-Dade County Commission has decided not to amend its Urban Development Boundary -- for now.

April 20, 2006 - The Miami Herald

A 2004 bond referendum dedicated $30 million toward efforts to preserve rural land -- yet it's possible none will be used. What happened?

April 15, 2006 - Miami New Times

Sprawl defines life in Central Florida, and costs citizens much more than just money, writes staff writer Rich Mckay.

April 14, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

The Everglades-adjacent islands will remain under close watch by state government at least until 2009.

April 5, 2006 - The Miami Herald

For the St. Joe Co., Panama City, Florida's proposed new airport is about transit-oriented development -- in a big way.

March 30, 2006 - The Slatin Report

The Central Florida region, with 86 cities and seven counties, faces development predicted to more than double its population. Three hundred political, business and civic leaders who see the region as a single entity have met to develop a shared vision.

March 30, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

Five hundred e-mails protesting big-box retail stores in different parts of Central Florida's Orange County led County Commissioners to adopt a one-year moratorium on megastores larger than 75,000 square feet, until stronger laws are in place.

March 29, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

A new book ponders the state of the Everglades after decades of urban encroachment, and how we may restore them to their natural splendor.

March 12, 2006 - The New Republic

Orlando is taking control of telecommunication contracts for new commercial development, although bureaucracy could keep hundreds of thousands of dollars from reaching the city.

February 27, 2006 - Orlando Weekly