Florida

Jumping On The Jitney

Rising gasoline prices are breathing new life into the Miami's niche jitney service.

May 20, 2008 - The Miami Herald

Dirty Politics Keeping Sprawl Alive in Florida

This commentary claims that dirty politics have prevented Florida voters from being able to control sprawl in their communities.

May 19, 2008 - The Orlando Sentinel

Tampa Starts Planning For Light Rail System

With the Tampa region one of only two top 25 metro areas without rails in the ground or on the drawing board, local leaders want to kick start the planning process. But is the region ready for light rail when only 1 percent of locals ride the bus?

May 16, 2008 - The St. Petersburg Times

Cash-Strapped Transit Agency Needs Funding Plan

Forget major rail expansion. The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority hopes a new bill will first allow it to afford office space and hire an executive director.

April 18, 2008 - The Tampa Tribune

The Explosive Growth of Homestead, Florida

Perhaps named as a self-fulfilling prophecy, the last seven years have brought unprecedented residential growth to Homestead, Florida. Commercial development is just trying to keep up.

April 15, 2008 - The Miami Herald

States Look to Lure Baseball Teams for Spring Training

As some baseball teams end their runs at Spring Training sites in Florida and Arizona, the two states clamor to attract teams and the economic benefits that follow.

April 1, 2008 - Stateline

Big Brother is Buzzing You

Miami may be the first American city to have its police force adopt Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to aid police in fighting crime, a development civil liberties groups are finding disconcerting.

March 28, 2008 - Reuters

Domestic Migration Slows Even In Sunbelt Due To Housing Crisis

The nation's housing downturn has spread to the fastest growing counties in the sunbelt, where most saw reduced domestic migration in the year ending July 1, 2007, while more rural counties experienced population losses.

March 21, 2008 - USA Today

Planning a Smart Transit Future in Tampa Bay

With a newly formed regional transit authority, Tampa Bay, Florida, may be ready for a regional transit system. Many want to do it right.

March 19, 2008 - The Tampa Tribune

Miami Parks Plan Looks Beyond Parks

Officials in Miami-Dade County have just released their parks master plan, an ambitious proposal that looks to go beyond creating park space by redefining the region's public realm.

March 17, 2008 - The Miami Herald

Miami in a Vice

In Miami, speculators inflated the housing market by buying and flipping condos. Now with the market deflating and a host of condo towers still under construction, Miami may be the worst major real estate market in the world.

March 16, 2008 - The Globe & Mail

Key West's Main Drag?

Residents and public officials are calling on merchants to clean up Duval Street in Key West, Florida. Long considered the city's economic engine, the opposition believes some of the questionable quirkiness give the street and the city its character.

March 12, 2008 - The Miami Herald

'Vultures' Descend on Cheapened Properties

Housing price drops in cities like Miami have "vulture-like" buyers swooping in to snatch up properties.

March 10, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal

Feds Step in as Southern States Fail to Meet Water Agreement

The long-running tri-state battle over water rights between Florida, Alabama and Georgia have yet to be resolved, so the federal government has announced its intentions to impose its own solution.

March 4, 2008 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Miami Reaches For The Sky

Due to the relaxation of FAA height limits, downtown Miami may see its ever-changing skyline rise even higher.

February 28, 2008 - The Miami Herald

Freight Considerations May Derail Commuter Transit in Florida

Plans for a commuter rail system in Central Florida may be disrupted by a federal order to weigh the impact of rerouting freight trains to accommodate the new system.

February 20, 2008 - The Orlando Sentinel

Weekly Foreclosure Auctions Expand In Miami

The rise of foreclosure cases in Miami-Dade County is overloading the County Clerk's office, causing the office to expand its auction days from two to three days per week.

February 7, 2008 - The Miami Herald

Florida's Sierra Club Pursues Urban Growth Boundary

Despite lacking enough signatures for a statewide amendment, a local Sierra Club chapter is pursuing growth limits in Florida's Polk County.

February 6, 2008 - The Ledger

Miami's Foreclosure District

The Brickell District in downtown Miami is fast becoming the epicenter of condo unit foreclosure in southern Florida.

January 9, 2008 - The Miami Herald

Miami On The Verge Of Major Downtown Makeover

County officials are moving forward with four mega-projects designed to improve downtown Miami. Critics wonder if they will really benefit the taxpayer.

December 21, 2007 - The Miami Herald

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