Reading time: 2 mins At BocaFirst we have focused our COVID-19 statistics research on Boca Raton, Palm Beach County and the State of Florida. We also research related cities for comparison purposes. One city that caught our attention recently for its relatively large number of COVID-19 cases is Immokalee, Florida.
Jim Wood

Jim Wood
Jim Wood is a computer engineer who holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and management, a master’s degree in computer engineering and an MBA. He is also a veteran who served four years on active duty with the United States Air Force. His interests include cycling, guitar, and cooking. He moved to Boca with his family in 1992 and is a member of the Boca Raton Bicycle Club and the FAU Alumni Association.
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Reading time: 2 mins some new features planned for Silver Palm Park will not be included in this phase of development. Staff was tasked with updating the feature list and providing a development timeline.
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Reading time: 4 mins May is National Bicycle Month, so we thought it would be a good to highlight the positive bicycling features in Boca Raton. Listed in alphabetical order below are some of the best aspects of bicycling in our city.
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Reading time: 3 mins It is recommended that Boca Raton learn from the best practices in Copenhagen and start setting goals to reduce vehicle traffic by improving the cycling and walking infrastructure.
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Reading time: 3 mins We can also expect a decrease in Boca Raton residents’ vehicle traffic as a result of the pandemic recession beginning in 2020. This disruption, although painful in many ways, also represents an opportunity to improve the short and long-term quality of life for Boca Raton residents by making the reduced vehicle usage permanent.
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Reading time: 3 mins The next step is for the City Council to decide on the Wildflower/Silver Palm Park site plans; however, this item is currently not on a City Council agenda.
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Reading time: 3 mins The shared use path project was stopped before completion in August, 2019 leaving 0.6 miles incomplete.
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Reading time: 3 mins On October 21, 2019 Boca Raton’s design consultant, EDSA, presented their initial Wildflower and Silver Palm Park site plans for approval. This article provides information on the site plans as well as the latest project schedule.
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Reading time: 3 mins Although there are some good transportation connectivity examples in Boca Raton, much still needs to be done to mitigate increasing vehicle use and traffic.
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Reading time: 3 mins Objective and anecdotal evidence suggests that traffic congestion in the City has become worse and is a trend that will continue.