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Broward County, FL, reduces cyclist fatalities with its "Bike-on-Bus" program.

More than 50 trees gracing roadway medians in Fort Lauderdale, FL, must give way to a parade of small airplanes, part of the convention of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association that is anticipated to bring up to $10 million to Broward County

After two years of intense planning, Delray Beach's efforts to approve a $36 million, 59 foot high, mixed-use redevelopment complex, with 219 units, 12,300 square feet of shopping and 207 parking spaces -- came to a grinding halt.

Trapped inside a 56-mile-long canal for decades, the Kissimmee River is finally breaking free.

The "shadow ordinance" in Fort Lauderdale, FL, prevents buildings from casting too much shadow on to the beach. Architects complain that the resulting building designs are expensive and look the same.

Historic preservationists seek to save Ft. Lauderdale, FL, hotel from demolition.

Appellate court ruling that Villas at Pinecrest Lakes must be demolished due to inconsistency with Martin County's Comprehensive Plan is a landmark decision that will have an impact on growth management decisions and developers statewide.

Rising rents close down a locally-owned coffee shop in Delray Beach, FL. It will be replaced by a Starbucks.

Urban policy expert Anthony Downs advised Broward County, FL, to increase density to accomodate newcomers. The county is reluctant to increase density.

Fort Lauderdale approved a $74.9 million mixed-use development with a transit hub for trolleys, 92 condos, 75 rental apartments, a pedestrian promenade and 68,673 square feet of retail, on a city-owned lot currently used for beach parking.

The Florida Legislature has failed to act on a voter mandate known as "Polluters Pay" that allows sugar growers and other farmers responsible for pollution to be taxed to support the cleanup of the Everglades.

In Delray Beach, FL, historic buildings were bulldozed without proper city permits.

Equipped with new 70-passenger bus boats, cheaper fares and links to Broward County's public transit, Fort Lauderdale-based Water Taxi aims to recruit passengers and reduce the number of cars clogging arteries of downtown Fort Lauderdale a

Environmentalists urge Florida governor Jeb Bush to impose tighter controls on development is some counties.

Younger residents, living a lifestyle calling for more than one car per household face parking shortages when they move into condos designed for older residents with one car.

Traffic planners framing the debate over how Palm Beach County, FL, should respond to an estimated 36 percent population growth by 2025 sketch alternate scenarios for suburban commuters -- local roads swollen to highway proportions, or trains or

A premier but decayed intersection in the city will get a boost after city commissioners approved an apartment building with stores that they had previously rejected.

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.

Efforts are underway to create a single agency for mass transit in Florida's Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties.

In Florida, water scarcity caused by drought and growth is giving rise to inceased political conflicts.