Daily Archives: March 23, 2013

The Wave streetcar system right on track for downtown Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE In a few years, downtown drivers should be able to park their cars and ride the rails instead. Broward County on Tuesday gave final approval to run “The Wave,” a $142 million electric streetcar system that initially will travel a small loop around the urban core. The thousands of people who work downtown…

Cities protest Volusia’s CRA funding changes

Volusia County wants new rules for Community Redevelopment Areas that would give cities less money to use in blighted areas, require more evidence of progress and make it harder to set up new CRAs in the future. The cities, particularly the ones looking to clean up sections of town they consider blighted, aren’t thrilled about…