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Sarasota To Reveal ‘Complete Streets’ Plan

The Florida city will make improvements on two downtown streets to make them safer and more pedestrian-friendly.

May 19, 2022 - Sarasota Magazine

Sewer

Florida Plagued by Sewage Spills

The state’s aging sewage infrastructure is failing, but the cost to replace it would be monumental.

April 15, 2019 - GateHouse Media

Homelessness

Cities Facing Lawsuits Over New Homeless Crackdowns

As more cities attempt to crackdown on homelessness, legal fights have broken out as advocates for the homeless fight back against the criminalization of panhandling and camping in public.

June 6, 2016 - The Washington Post

Friday Funny: What Makes a Nerd-Friendly City?

Movoto has produced a pair of rankings: "The 10 Nerdiest Cities in America" and "The 10 Nerdiest Small Cities in America." According to the lists, there must be something in the water in Georgia.

February 6, 2015 - Movoto Blog

Washington D.C. Row Houses

Height Limits as a Catalyst for Development

Charles Marohn proposes height limits as a catalyst for development. Yes, you read that correctly.

November 3, 2014 - Strong Towns

Debate Rages Over Urban Chickens

As reporter Carrie Wells writes, "Who knew chickens could create so much controversy?" The Sarasota Planning Board is considering legalizing backyard chickens, and residents on both sides are up in arms.

December 4, 2010 - The Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Downtown Mixed Use Generates More Than 30 Times The Tax Revenue of Malls

Sarasota County, Florida finds that one mixed use building generates 36 times the property taxes per acre as the region's largest high end mall. Mary Newsom reports that "evidence is piling up to show the benefits of compact, in-town development."

July 15, 2010 - Citiwire

Friday Funny: Spit City

Officials in Sarasota, Florida have thrown out a 100-year old rule against spitting in public, despite some concerns about public health.

December 19, 2008 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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