Florida

A Green Necklace For Miami?

Planners look to connect the nation's third largest park system through a vast array of greenways.

February 24, 2006 - The Miami Herald

Miami-Dade To Reject All Development On Fringe?

The Florida Department of Community Affairs recommends that Miami-Dade County reject all development projects on the county's fringes until the county identifies sufficient drinking water.

February 23, 2006 - The Miami Herald

Bush Supports Oil Drilling In Protected Waters

Asking critics to "rest easy" President Bush pledged to prevent oil drilling within 100 miles of the Florida coast even as he supported a proposal to expand drilling to areas that are now protected.

February 21, 2006 - Abhijeet Chavan

300,000 Dissatisfied Orlando Citizens Look To Secede

Frustrated with government services and a lack of culture, Orlando residents in East Orange county are in the beginning stages of planning a new city. If successful, the new city would dwarf the current size of Orlando.

February 20, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

Mobile Home Parks Disappear Amid Real Estate Boom

Residents of mobile home parks being bulldozed to make way for new homes and apartments find they have no place to go.

February 15, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Florida City Grapples With Slackening Condo Demand

A housing market slowdown has many worried that the Fort Myers condo market is not all that it was cracked up to be.

February 11, 2006 - The New York Times

Big Box Retailers To Anchor Miami's Urban Core

The focal point in Miami's urban revitalization will include at least six large retailers.

February 6, 2006 - The Miami Herald

A Recipe For Smart Growth

Planner says for smart growth to be successful, it must consider economics, environment, and livability.

January 20, 2006 - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Rockefeller Center of Orlando?

Architects and planners hope to add an interesting block of buildings to "boring" Orlando.

January 13, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

Do Homeowner Associations Make Good Neighbors?

As the number of people in Homeowner Associations has exploded from 2 million nationwide in 1970 to more than 54 million now, disputes become more expensive, and more frequent.

December 26, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun

Stormy Transformations Along America's Battered Gulf Coast

The Orlando Sentienl presents a compelling multimedia presentation about "America's Battered Gulf," and a compilation of stories about the gulf.

December 23, 2005 - The Orlando Sentinel

Miami's Amazing Spaces

Rumors abound that International architect Zaha Hadid may seek out one of Miami's "amazing spaces" for a new design.

December 13, 2005 - The Miami Herald

Florida On Track For New Tourism Record

Tourism is up nearly 10% from last year for the state.

November 29, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Nation's Largest Eminent Domain Case

In what may be the largest use of eminent-domain in the nation, elected leaders from Riviera Beach, Florida plan to move 6,000 residents to develop a 400-acre waterfront yachting and luxury residential complex.

November 29, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Orlando Housing Market Cooling

The housing market in Central Florida appears to be cooling, as inventories jump by nearly a third from September to October.

November 23, 2005 - The Orlando Sentinel

Florida's Secret Prison Community

Starke, Florida doesn't exist on any map, but more than five thousand people -- residents and employees of the nearby prison -- called the town home.

November 23, 2005 - First Coast News

Paleo-Urbanism

Columnist and pastor Eric Jacobsen explores New Urbanism and the emerging, and perhaps much more important, Paleo-Urbanism.

November 9, 2005 - Comment Magazine

City Hires New Firm To Revise Downtown Plan By Duany

West Palm Beach City Commission selects new firm to revise the City's Downtown Master Plan, based on form driven code authored by Duany-Plater Zyberk in 1996, with new, guideline driven code.

November 8, 2005 - Palm Beach Post

Florida Wetland Permits Debate Heats Up

Environmental groups are warring with Congressmen on making wetland permitting more 'accessible'.

November 3, 2005 - The St. Petersburg Times

Realtors Claim There's No Bubble In Central Florida

Florida realtors believe that the strong economy in Central Florida, along with an influx of retirees and foreign home buyers, will sustain their record-breaking housing prices.

October 9, 2005 - The Orlando Sentinel

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