Florida
Sports Arenas And The Cities That Won't Pay For Them
Greater Orlando residents overwhelming reject the user of taxpayer funds for a $250 million arena.
Megalopolis Forming Along I-4
Census figures show that the Interstate-4 corridor is growing rapidly; Orlando and Tampa may eventually merge into a megalopolis.
Florida Proposes Controversial Water Plan
Faced with water shortages, Florida is proposing a plan to inject untreated, partly contaminated water into underground water banks. And it wants the E.P.A. to waive safety rules.
Washington To Help Pay For South Florida Transit
Miami's Tri-Rail system is getting a boost in the form of federal dollars to complete a proposed expansion of the rail line.
Orlando's $100 Million Bet
Osceola County are betting $100 million that a Florida developer can finance the World Expo Center near Disney by October. 2001.
Developing A Dynamic Downtown
The city of Orlando is working to develop its downtown from a dull concentration of office buildings into a hip residential and commerical center.
Florida Growth Management Law Changes
A bill tackling crowded schools, urban sprawl and similar problems cleared a key Florida Senate committee, but not without complaints by Senators and lobbyists that more time is needed to study the wide-ranging overhaul of the State.
Adding Up The Costs Of Sprawl
Some Florida lawmakers are looking to "full-cost accounting" to measure the true costs of sprawl in the state.
The Other Problem With Sprawl
Most address only part of the problem of sprawl - bad land use decisions. But few mention the other problem because it is politically incorrect to do so.
Fort Lauderdale To Revitalize City's Poorest Section
After a decade of debate on how to revitalize Fort Lauderdale's northwest area, city leaders agreed this week to pay for a $45 million, five-year project aimed at revitalizing the City's poorest section.
Drawling The Line On New Development
Proposed development tests Orange County, Florida's, Urban Service Boundary.
More Hispanics Than Blacks In Florida
Census 2000 numbers indicate a rapidly growing Hispanic population in Florida.
The Battle Over High Speed Rail
Lawmakers have started arguing whether to build a $22 billion bullet train between Orlando and Tampa.
Florida's Water Crisis
Due to record droughts, the toughest watering restrictions South Florida has ever seen will be in place by the end of the month.
Florida Lagging In Growth Control
Despite national trends, the state may stop short of radical change in its growth management laws this year.
A Florida City's Consultant Confusion
A Hallandale Beach City Commissioner who constantly complained that City staff is wasting funds on a consultant studying ways to revitalize a declining area, learns no consultant was ever hired.
Fed Approves Underwater Pipeline
A pipeline that would carry natural gas under the Gulf of Mexico from Alabama to the Tampa Bay area has won initial approval from a federal panel.
Preservation Lands Being Threatened
Increasingly government agencies are looking at state held land, often enviromentally senstive, for new projects.
High Speed Cars On Rails?
A new proposal in Florida would have users strap their cars to high speed rail platforms.
Florida's Growth Management Headaches
Environmentalists, planners, and developers all have something to say about the state's new growth plan.
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.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
