Florida
New Urbanism Project Gets Mixed Reviews
Professionals attending the Congress of New Urbanism's 10th annual convention in Miami toured Mizner Park, promoted as a successful application of New Urbaninsm ideas.
Florida High Speed Rail Network Discussed
Florida High Speed Rail Authority heard proposals for an Orlando-to-Miami high-speed train.
Moratorium Talk In Tampa Bay Area
With the Tampa Bay area barely recovering from a 4-year drought, and even tighter water restrictions imposed last month, residents complain that they are forced to conserve while developers build more homes.
Starter Castles In South Florida
The names include McMansions, monster homes, scrape-offs and bash-n-builds. Preservations want them to go away.
A Short Range Commentary On The Long Range
Howard Troxler, columnist for the St. Petersburg Times, offers commentary on a series of visioning exercises in the Tampa Bay area.
City Limits Height of Beach Buildings
City of Fort Lauderdale's Commissioners voted to reduce the height of future construction.
County To Study Development Impact On Coast
Broward County, FL, will study the impact of development on coastal areas.
Big Sugar And The Everglades
Is the sugar industry's image as the Everglades' "chief ecological villain" justified?
Activists Criticize Everglades Restoration Plan
The co-chair of the Sierra Club's Everglades calls the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan a "bogus water-supply project."
Ambitious River Project A Model For Everglades Restoration
A $518 million project to revive the Kissimmee River, the "most ambitious river restoration ever attempted," could provide important lessons for restoring the Florida Everglades.
Mining A 'Key Element' Of Everglades Restoration Plan
Rock-mining will have an "irreversible significant impact" on the Florida Everglades. Then why is it considered to be a "key element" in a plan to restore the fragile ecosystem?
Largest Environmental Project In U.S. History
Can the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan work?
'Runaway Development' Threatens Florida Everglades
Sprawl is threatening the Florida Everglades and critics say the restoration plan is "unbelievably hypocritical."
Tampa's 100-mile Greenway
Efforts to create a 100-mile network of greenways and trails through the city are slowly growing and gaining support.
Vast Development To Transform Florida Panhandle
Beaches and unspoiled bays on Florida's Panhandle will be transformed by a vast development by the state's largest private landowner and developer.
South Florida's Transportation Crisis
South Florida desperately needs a interconnected, multimodal mass transit system. Yet after 20 years of talking about it, South Florida now faces a transportation crisis.
Development Threatens 'The Forgotten Coast'
Development, growing populations, and increasing water demands are threatening a way of life along Florida's "forgotten coast."
States OK Segway On Sidewalks
Twenty-four states approve Segways on sidewalks with "surprising speed" over the past six months.
Power Struggle Over Annexation
A county and city differ over annexation and services issues.
Preserving A Small Town Identity
The community of Montverde, Florida is fighting to keep its small town charm
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
