Florida
Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part Three
A lack of community involvement has made residents of an Orlando neighborhood suspicious of new redevelopment plans.
Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part Two
Many residents of Orlando's Parramore neighborhood are at risk of being left behind by current redevelopment efforts.
Sports Stadiums Not All They're Cracked Up To Be
Taxpayers in Miami-Dade county paying $20 million/year for underused-mothballed sports facilities
Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part One
Parramore, a poor neighborhood west of Downtown Orlando, is the latest battleground over community redevelopment.
UnSprawl Case Study: Horizon West
Horizon West, located in southwest Orange County, Florida, is a new community of mixed-use villages designed to reflect classic principles of Garden Cities and New Urbanism.
Development Limits Upheld
A Florida court overturns a local judge's ruling that would have allowed property owners to build on up to 15,000 lots created before strict land-use requirements were enacted.
To Live in a Dump
A determined housing developer plans to build a mixed, residential development next to a future landfill, against the recommendations of county and solid waste officials.
Banned House Design Wins AIA Award
A nationally known architect won an award for student-targeted, pod house design that was banned from a campus neighborhood by city of Gainesville, FL.
From Single to Multi
Rising lands costs are driving builders of single-family homes, in Orlando, FL to construct multi-family dwellings.
Using Community Land Trusts To Preserve Affordability
Land trusts are being proposed in Florida to hedge gentrification.
Florida's Boondoggle Or New Bullet Train?
Florida's High Speed Rail Authority selects a route and firm to run the system that the State must back for 30 years.
New Standards Limit Look-alike Buildings
New Commercial buildings in Sarasota County can be similar to structures built else where in the U.S., but can only be reproduced one time within the County.
Foreverglades
The latest project to protect and preserve the Florida Everglades indicates slow but certain progress between stakeholders.
Commissioners To Increase Coastal Development Oversight
Developers soon will have a much more difficult time trying to pack future high-rises along beaches in Broward County, FL, and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Comprehensive Transportation Plan Defeated
Orange County FL voters rejected the Mobility 20/20 Plan, a joint County/City of Orlando proposal to improve roads, provide bike lanes, and establish light rail service via a half-cent sales tax.
Miami: Gateway To Latin America?
Miami's reputation as the gateway to Latin America rests on its ability to attract the headquarters for the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
The Many Meanings of Sprawl
Florida's growth management law seeks to limit sprawl but no one can agree what sprawl means.
Eastern Rail Line In South Florida Eyed As Passenger Option
A special trip billed to showcase Florida's East Coast Railway as an important alternative to trucks on the highway gave local officials a glimpse of what passenger service on the FEC might be like.
Water: Local Resource Or State Resource?
Critics warn that rewriting Florida's water laws may lead to water wars.
Miami Housing Market Is Hot
A study indicates that the Miami housing market is one of the most overheated housing markets in the country.
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.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
