Florida
Boca Raton Introduces Fare-Free Self-Driving Shuttle
The shuttle operates at 15 miles per hour and offers rides within Mizner Park.
Experts Reject Florida Study That Killed St. Pete Bus Lane as ‘Incomplete,’ ‘Unfair’
A transit activist has filed a suit against FDOT, which used a a one-page study to justify removing a dedicated bus lane.
Lawsuit Claims Florida Bus Lane Removal was Illegal
The state cites an increase in crashes and congestion as reasons for eliminating a dedicated bus lane on the SunRunner BRT line, but city data tells a different story.
Florida DOT Orders Removal of St. Pete Bus Lane
The state says a popular BRT line has increased crashes and traffic on a state-owned portion of its corridor, prompting it to call for its reversal.
Miami to Launch America's First Fully Electric Bus Rapid Transit Line
The project, led by Miami-Dade County, will link Dadeland South to Florida City via a 20-mile dedicated lane.
Interactive Map Shows Where Florida Housing Shortage is Most Severe
A new tool highlights the uneven nature of the state’s housing crisis.
New Florida Law Bars Communities From Planning for Climate, Disaster Resilience
A law aimed at speeding up redevelopment after hurricanes bars “burdensome” land use regulations that could help communities rebuild with more resilience.
Florida’s Successful Commuter Rail Could Cease Operations in Two Years
After FDOT abruptly decreased its annual subsidy of Tri-Rail from $42 million to $15 million in July, the 80-mile rail line announced that without additional funding, it could cease operations by July 2027.
The Florida Cities Risking Everything to Save Rainbow Sidewalks
Gov. DeSantis has threatened to withhold state transportation funding and remove local leaders who don’t comply with an order to remove painted crosswalks.
Report: Florida Affordable Housing Law Needs Changes to Create ‘Durable Pipeline’
The Live Local Act offers incentives to developers who build affordable housing, but a patchwork of local enforcement means it’s not reaching its full potential.
Miami Adds New TOD Incentive
Developers can apply for a land use variance for housing projects within half a mile to one mile of rail stations, but the complex process means few are likely to take advantage of the program.
Tesla Found Partly Liable in Fatal Autopilot Crash
The Miami ruling is the first to find the company partly responsible in a crash that killed one pedestrian and injured another.
Brightline Sued Over Expansion Plans
The Florida East Coast Railway is charging the private railway with secretly making expansion plans despite a financial shortfall and insufficient infrastructure.
Miami, Houston Residents Spend Most on Transportation
South Floridians and Houstonians spent roughly 20 percent of their income on transportation in regions that offer few alternatives to driving.
Jacksonville Completes Park Street Road Diet
The half-mile corridor now features new bike lanes and sidewalks, as well as roundabouts and new landscaping.
Florida Seniors Face Rising Homelessness Risk
High housing costs are pushing more seniors, many of them on a fixed income, into homelessness.
Florida Home Insurers Disproportionately Dropping Low-Income Households
Non-renewal rates are highest in inland counties, not the coastal areas most immediately vulnerable to storms.
Jacksonville Launches First Autonomous Transit Shuttle in US
A fleet of 14 fully autonomous vehicles will serve a 3.5-mile downtown Jacksonville route with 12 stops.
Orange County, Florida Adopts Largest US “Sprawl Repair” Code
The ‘Orange Code’ seeks to rectify decades of sprawl-inducing, car-oriented development.
Florida Law Could Eliminate Dedicated Bus Lanes
A new law calls for a minimum ridership of 6,000 passengers in the first year for new bus rapid transit lines. To date, no bus lines in the Tampa Bay region come close.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
