Florida

Land Use Power: Raising The Stakes

Florida county and its cities fight over land use power.

March 19, 2004 - Sun-Sentinel

Florida Unlocks Door to Keys Development

Despite environmental concerns, the Florida Cabinet is allowing the growth limit increase.

March 15, 2004 - The Miami Herald

The Creative Class Organizes

The Verve, a new organization in Tampa, works to achieve goals of the creative class.

March 8, 2004 - The Tampa Tribune

Florida's Plans for High-Speed Train Derailed Again

Governor Jeb Bush is seeking to repeal plans for "luxury item" bullet train.

March 6, 2004 - The St. Petersburg Times

Planners Want To Decorate Bridge With Giant Iguanas

A plan to revitalize northern Boca Raton includes decorating a bridge with towering green iguanas.

February 24, 2004 - Sun-Sentinel

Tampa's Downtown Housing Is Hot

Urban living in downtown Tampa is taking off with three new developments.

February 14, 2004 - The Tampa Tribune

A City's Tale Of Renewal -- And The Trade-offs

When West Palm Beach opened CityPlace, another urban project languished.

February 12, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

Tallahassee-Leon County's New Planning Director

Wayne Tedder is the new planning director for Tallahassee-Leon County, overseeing a staff of 29 employees.

January 25, 2004 - Tallahassee Democrat

Disney Sells Celebration

The Walt Disney Co. ends its experiment in urban planning and sells Celebration to Lexin Capital, a private real estate investment firm for an undisclosed amount.

January 22, 2004 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Evaluating Height-affordability Trade-off

City to consider allowing taller buildings in exchange for more affordable housing downtown.

January 22, 2004 - Palm Beach Post

Plater-Zyberk On Urban Miami's Future

Miami New Times interviews Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk on the future of urban Miami.

January 19, 2004 - Miami New Times

Everglades Cleanup At Stake In Court Case

Supreme Court case has implications for biggest US environmental restoration project.

January 14, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

City Adopts Moratorium On Major Commercial Corridor

The moratorium was triggered by the growing "hodgepodge" of buildings, stores, and fast-food restaurants.

January 9, 2004 - Sun-Sentinel

HUD Secretary Mel Martinez To Run For U.S. Senate

Former HUD Secretary Mel Martinez will run for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.

January 6, 2004 - FOX News

Miami's New Face

The city's downtown and its art community are blossoming, but is luxury coming before the basics?

January 4, 2004 - The Orlando Sentinel

New Urbanism In Fort Lauderdale

Ft. Lauderdale seeks to revitalize its original Main Street.

January 3, 2004 - Sun-Sentinel

Miami Architecture Project

Planner and activist Randall Robinson is embarking on a journey to create a comprehensive guide to Miami architecture.

January 2, 2004 - The Miami Herald

Disney To Sell Celebration

Disney is in negotiations to sell Celebration, the much heralded master-planned community it successfully developed.

December 30, 2003 - The Orlando Sentinel

Architecture: A Year in Review

Beth Dunlop reflects on the year in architecture in 2003, and calls it 'a year of building up, and a year of tearing down.'

December 25, 2003 - The Miami Herald

Transit-oriented Development In South Florida

The Florida DOT is encouraging transit-oriented development in South Florida with a pilot project that "officials hope will be a sign of things to come."

December 18, 2003 - The Miami Herald

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.