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City Needs To Clean Up After Itself
Fort Lauderdale uncovers a surprising culprit contributing to blight.
Sprawl Forces Cars, Homes, And Bears To Compete For Space
Urban sprawl and traffic threaten black bears in Central Florida.
Making Downtown Safer For Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Fort Lauderdale puts forth sweeping changes to transportation plan in order to change anti-pedestrian image.
Ft. Lauderdale Officials Support Adding Downtown Homes
A majority of Fort Lauderdale City Commissioners agreed on July 26 to allow more than 13,000 new residential units to be built in the city's urban core.
Fort Lauderdale Land Swap Rejected
Fort Lauderdale rejects swapping beach land to save land near historic site.
Ft Lauderdale Postpones Vote On Growth Control
A controversial charter measure curbing growth won't be placed on the November ballot.
The Clothesline and the Multi-Million Dollar Home
Home owner who prefers to breeze-dry her laundry and a developer of multi-million dollar homes clash.
Tri-Rail's Boca 'Station Of The Future'
A transit-oriented development in South Florida is heralded by Tri-Rail as the future for rail stations.
Land Use Power: Raising The Stakes
Florida county and its cities fight over land use power.
Planners Want To Decorate Bridge With Giant Iguanas
A plan to revitalize northern Boca Raton includes decorating a bridge with towering green iguanas.
City Adopts Moratorium On Major Commercial Corridor
The moratorium was triggered by the growing "hodgepodge" of buildings, stores, and fast-food restaurants.
New Urbanism In Fort Lauderdale
Ft. Lauderdale seeks to revitalize its original Main Street.
Florida's Boondoggle Or New Bullet Train?
Florida's High Speed Rail Authority selects a route and firm to run the system that the State must back for 30 years.
Commissioners To Increase Coastal Development Oversight
Developers soon will have a much more difficult time trying to pack future high-rises along beaches in Broward County, FL, and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Eastern Rail Line In South Florida Eyed As Passenger Option
A special trip billed to showcase Florida's East Coast Railway as an important alternative to trucks on the highway gave local officials a glimpse of what passenger service on the FEC might be like.
Water: Local Resource Or State Resource?
Critics warn that rewriting Florida's water laws may lead to water wars.
Different Visions For Fort Lauderdale Riverfront
Environmentalists, developers, and the community are at odds over the future of riverfront in Fort Lauderdale's redevelopment area.
Rethinking State Water Management
An influential business group recommends major changes to Florida water laws.
NIMBY's With Deep Pockets
A town in Florida is paying another town to fulfill their affordable housing requirements.
Will Voters Get To Vote On Development?
Florida considers a proposal to put development to a vote and give voters control over planning issues.
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