The St. Petersburg Times

After 40 years, the formula for regional malls isn't working like it used to.

A retiree's xeriscaped water-conserving front yard earns "Certified Florida Yard" recognition. And the wrath of his homeowners' association that wants him to grow more grass.

Governor Jeb Bush is seeking to repeal plans for "luxury item" bullet train.

Florida's growth management law seeks to limit sprawl but no one can agree what sprawl means.

Skyrocketing land values are luring mobile home park owners to sell out, leaving many low-income residents with few alternatives.

A group of Land O'Lakes community landowners complained that vision plan bankrolled by the Pasco County Commissioners was too restrictive; now they'll have a chance to pitch their own vision.

A powerful development company pushes for a new route to beachfront homes through wetlands and forests the state has set aside.

The Halls River Retreat developer is reviving his 54-unit proposal for a mixed-use development, based on Citrus County's land development code that allows mixed use -- something no longer allowed in the County's Comprehensive Plan.

A look at the impacts of the federal program to revitalize public housing.

A 650-home development planned for Majestic Oaks, a 433 acre cow pasture that was rezoned for residential use 15 years ago is environmentally friendly, according to its developer -- but not according to a planner living in the area.

While nearly 300,000 square feet of large building space stands vacant throughout rural Hernando County, the County Commission will consider rezoning 37 acres of greenery and wetlands that could accommodate another 300,000 square feet of co

Plans to build a new Panhandle airport on property owned by Florida's largest private land owner have encountered serious public opposition.

Zephyrhills, Florida, City Council members cleared the way Monday night for a Lowe's home improvement store, against the advice of city planner Todd Vande Berg who found the plans in conflict with the comprehensive plan.

Residents of Land O'Lakes question plans to put 1,000+ homes in their semirural neighborhood.

Hillsborough County, Florida Commissioners voted to begin drafting a zoning code to put age restrictions in place for retirement communities; if approved, this would be the first such zoning code on the East Coast.

Growth management in Florida faces an uncertain future as Governor Jeb Bush's position on growth remains unclear.

A Washington, D.C. couple searches across 350 metro areas for the perfect community -- and finds it in Tampa, Florida.

In response to rapid suburbanization, planners spent two years creating a 'Cracker' style design standard for central Land O'Lakes in Pasco County, Property owners opposed the standards.

The big question facing the new $53 million Tampa trolley system is the same one that haunted the 1985 $7 million "People Mover" monorail: will enough people pay to ride?

Celebration residents fight to keep hotel rooms out.