DeLand leaders OK downtown residential, business project DELAND — City Commissioners approved a redevelopment project Monday night that could potentially bring dozens of new residents and businesses downtown. The City Commission voted 4-1 to allow the Daytona Beach-based White Challis Redevelopment Company to move forward with the project at Woodland Boulevard and Church Street by…
Among a class of 32 countries, Riviera Beach won the Bursary Award at the 2012 LivCom Conference in Al Ain City in the United Arab Emirates. We are the only US City to receive this award! The award includes a matching grant of 10,000 pounds for the Riviera Beach Heights Community Garden! CRA Employee, Annetta…
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Division of Community Development, has completed a guide document in the Statewide Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning (PDRP) Initiative, which provides information on incorporating the guidelines into the long-term disaster recovery process. To access this document, please click here. Thanks to all of the members of our PDRP Focus Group and…
St. Pete moves a step closer to adding regulations for bars ST. PETERSBURG — The City Council moved a step closer Monday to requiring bars to get a special permit to serve alcohol after midnight. While several council members and Mayor Bill Foster admitted that only a few bars cause trouble, the council voted 4-2…
Boynton Beach CRA formally looks for Magnuson House tenant BOYNTON BEACH —The board of the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously at this week’s meeting to put out a formal request for suitors for the historic Magnuson home. The CRA had bought it in 2007 for $850,000; it was appraised at $180,000. It’s currently down…
Growth in Pensacola the goal of first-time homebuyer loan program The City of Pensacola is launching a First Time Homebuyer Program to help eligible families and individuals buy a house with forgivable loans of up to $10,000. Expected to get under way in January, the program is a key initiative of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s urban…
A stroll down Riverwalk: Visit the Bradenton Herald to view photo gallery.
Sadowski Housing Coalition Statement Regarding Agreement to Use Discretionary Settlement Funds for Housing Tallahassee, Fla. – The Sadowski Housing Coalition today released the following statement attributed to Jaimie Ross, facilitator for the coalition, regarding the agreement between Attorney General Pam Bondi and legislative leaders to use discretionary mortgage-settlement dollars for housing. Under the bank settlement…
Downtown’s cultural corridor blossoms BY LEWIS “MIKE” EIDSON www.colson.com The news that Espacio USA will build a $412 million mixed-use development at 1400 Biscayne Boulevard is a big win for Miami’s real-estate market and broader economy. It’s also a sign that the cultural corridor now under development in downtown Miami is serving as a magnet…
Friends of Our Urban Forest Awards Program – Urban Forestry Council Nominations for the 2012 Friends of Our Urban Forest Award Program are now being accepted. Please apply online or download the application – see links below. Awards nomination deadline is November 16, 2012. OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL Recognition of a professional individual for his or her contribution…
Livability Literature Review: A Synthesis of Current Practice Introduction and Purpose In 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (U.S. HUD) created the Partnership for Sustainable Communities (the Partnership) “to help improve access to affordable housing, more transportation…
Briefs Filed in Ponce Inlet Land Development Case Case History The links below are the initial brief and the brief filed by the Florida League of Cities and the American Planning Association in support of the Town of Ponce Inlet’s position in the case. Note that it is highly unusual for entities like these to…
