Florida
Florida Wildlife Corridor Threatened By Developers
An area of Volusia County known as the "Palmetto Curtain" is feeling the pressure from development. Environmentalists want immediate steps taken to preserve the area.
Low Profile Street Lighting Experiment To Save Baby Turtles
Street lights near a popular Florida beach cause baby turtles to wander on to roads and under cars. Experimental new light hopes to save turtles but critics say it creates safety hazard for pedestrians and cyclists.
Orlando To Showcase New Urbanism With Infill Development
Planned to replace the former Naval Training Center, the newly christened Baldwin Park neighborhood will feature a village center and neo-traditional architecture, similar to Celebration, FL.
High Tech Industry Expanding In The Sunshine State
A recent study looking at the high tech industry ranks the state fifth nationally for high tech jobs and grew 18% last year.
Developing A Vision For Tampa
The city, which image lags behind Miami and Orlando, is looking to cities like Austin, TX for a vision for its future.
Tandem Housing: Good Or Bad?
After two years of debate, planners and officials in the City of Orlando has decided to limit the practice of Tandem housing.
Panama City, FL To Take Over State Coastal Permitting
Panama City Beach may become Florida's first city to assume responsibility for issuing coastal development permits.
Traditional Neighborhood Development Coming To Central Florida
Horizon West, a large master planned community in fast growing Southwest Orange County, is hoping to develop several neo-traditional "villages" in the area, but nearby residents are concerned about the scale of the project.
Is Sprawl A Dirty Word?
As the debate over sprawl grows, some see the use of the word as loaded with negative connotations.
Miami's Freedom Tower To Be Restored
A historic downtown tower that served as an immigrant processing center is being rededicated by a Cuban-American group.
Voyeur Website Violates Zoning Code
An adult website being run out of a home in Tarpon Springs, Florida is fined $500 per day for no adult use permit.
Miami-Dade Planning Shakedown?
Online publication GlobeSt.com reports that Miami-Dade school planning officials are shaking down developers.
Orlando's Convention Center - Lavish Or Wasteful?
The county's expansion of its world class convention center came with a $750 million price tag. Was it worth it?
Proposal For S. Florida Regional Transit Authority
Efforts are underway to create a single agency for mass transit in Florida's Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.
Jacksonville's Approach To Urban Sprawl
Jacksonville's strategy to deal with sprawl is to anticipate it before it happens.
Florida's Growth Management Bill Gets Left Behind
The state's much-talked about growth management bill, which imposed new development standards in order to control growth, died during the legislative session's last hours despite heavy lobbying from the Governor's office.
Streamlining The Development Process
Commissioners in Hollywood, FL have approved changes that aim to allow developers to break ground sooner.
Preserving Rural Farmland In South Florida
It turns out the best possible way to rescue Miami-Dade's remaining rural farmland is to incorporate as a ... city.
Water Scarcity Sparks Political Tensions
In Florida, water scarcity caused by drought and growth is giving rise to inceased political conflicts.
Florida May Inject Wastewater Into Aquifers
Gov. Jeb Bush's controversial bill to inject wastewater into underground aquifers could be President Bush's next environmental problem. The President's
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
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Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
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Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
