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Central Florida Going From Suburban To Urban

Posted by: Christian Peralta Madera

1 August 2006 - 1:00pm

High land prices in the Orlando area have helped encourage higher density development. Urban planners applaud the new trend, but some residents worry about the change in the region's character.

"Five years ago, Morrison Homes constructed no town-house communities in the Orlando area. Now, such multifamily developments account for 40 percent of the company's dwellings in Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties. Morrison officials expect that will jump to 70 percent next year."

"Economics may be driving the trend, but there's also the urgent need to accommodate a population that is expected to double to more than 7 million by 2050 in Central Florida. Planners must squeeze in these newcomers while still preserving environmentally sensitive lands that provide the region's drinking-water supply, lakes, springs and wetland wildlife habitats."

Full Story: How to cram 'em in
Source: The Orlando Sentinel, July 31, 2006
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The areas where we have severe blight and indications of more blight to come are basically the same as they ever were. How in the world are we ever going to move our community development selves into an alternative future that thinks differently about the challenges we face in our cities and low-income suburban and rural communities?
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