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Twenty-four states approve Segways on sidewalks with "surprising speed" over the past six months.

Archaeologists discover a sophisticated 2,000 year-old canal system and huge pond dug by ancient Indians near the small town of Ortona, FL.

Palm Beach County, FL., wants to be able to compare costs and benefits of development.

South Florida desperately needs an interconnected multimodal mass transit system, but after 20 years of talking, there is nothing that even approaches the scale needed.

Palm Beach County's development guidebook aims "to protect and enhance rural settlements" but county commissioners find it hard to define what "rural" is.

Tom Gustafson, a former speaker of Florida's House of Representatives, has secured $400,000 to study how to make downtown Ft. Lauderdale more suitable for pedestrians.

Activists criticize water management practices that they say harms the Loxahatchee River in Florida.

Civic groups in Broward County, FL. call for a county-wide growth slowdown.

A power struggle is brewing over the authority to place power poles Boca Raton, Florida.

South Florida Regional Transportation Authority could grow from 3-county commuter rail to a regional mass transit system.

Luring drivers to South Florida's Tri-Rail trains has always been a struggle, but the most ambitious project in the rail agency's 12-year history -- addition of a second track -- could make the system more attractive to drivers now taking

According to the National Academies of Science, a $3 million computer planning model to assess the environmental impact of development in the Florida Keys may produce "misleading results."

Broward County, FL., is losing the battle over the last remaining pristine green space.

The National Park Service recommends approval for thousands of underground explosions under the Big Cypress National Preserve to search for oil.

Sunrise, FL., is considering a minimum height of 8-12 storeys for medium and high-density residential buildings to create a 'suburban downtown' skyline.

Boca Raton, FL, known for its strict design codes, is working on an ordinance lays down the rules for the design of front porches.

New York City officials said that tall skyscrapers at the site of the World Trade Center are not "economically practical" and preferred a victims' memorial and smaller structures.

Residents of Boca Raton, FL. do not want storefronts to be converted storefronts into luxury townhomes but prefer to keep a shopping center.

County Commissioners, Zoning officials,and planners in Palm Beach County, FL, are investigating ways to revise zoning regulations to encourage traditional development.

Florida will spend $82.5 million to start a new passenger service along its east coast freight railway line.