CRA submits downtown vision plan

 CRA submits downtown vision plan The vision for South Cape is for it to be a community within a community.That includes streets cut out and defined by their look and character and destinations for people to stop and look around with an emphasis on four quadrants around Cape Coral Parkway. That area would be called…

Zephyrhills looks to expand redevelopment efforts

Zephyrhills looks to expand redevelopment efforts ZEPHYRHILLS — City officials have been developing a vision for a thriving community, and on Monday evening, the council took the first step toward bringing those dreams to life. The council gave its initial blessing to an ordinance that would nearly double the size of the Community Redevelopment Area,…

Channel District gets firm footing in downtown Tampa

Channel District gets firm footing in downtown Tampa A few years ago, Mayor Bob Buckhorn said, the Channel District was a ghost town. There were many abandoned warehouses. There was no residential development. The district’s primary function was ancillary use to Tampa’s busy port. Not anymore. Demand grew for residential and commercial development. Creating a…