Boca Matters

Reading time: 3 mins Virgin Trains answers questions about Brightline, the garage location and plans for a TOD parcel on the library property.

Reading time: < 1 min Pro-train station residents investigated Boca’s Brightline Station proposal and are concerned that residents are not being told the full story.

Reading time: < 1 min Running a small business is hard enough. BocaMatters sat down with pro-train station owner of Boca Scooters, Colton Ralston, and learned how Boca’s train station plans are forcing local small businesses out of the area.

Reading time: < 1 min Michele Peel is the President of Friends of Gumbo Limbo. Maintaining Gumbo Limbo is the responsibility of Beach and Parks District. Gumbo Limbo sees 200,000+ visitors a year and Friends is working hard to ensure a city master plan is implemented for a much needed renovation. Michele explains.

Reading time: < 1 min PGA Golf Teaching Professional and Boca resident Rick Heard answers residents questions and explains how…

Reading time: < 1 min Teacher and student counselor Dr Anna Owens discusses the recent findings of Boca’s Education Task Force.

Reading time: < 1 min Also known as “Transit Oriented Districts”, Boca Raton has 5 areas in Boca zoned as PMD. In this interview, Steve Utrecht explains PMDs and how they are intended to provide affordable housing and reduce traffic but are problematic if not implemented properly.

Reading time: < 1 min Council Member O’Rourke brings us up to speed on city issues and quashes fake news rumors coming from the blogosphere.

Reading time: < 1 min Palmetto Park Road, in many ways, is the backbone of our downtown. Its initial purpose was to provide access to beaches and homes on the barrier island and it remains route of top priority for emergency services. Doug discusses what’s needed and how we can get there.

Reading time: < 1 min Art Koski reflects on his decades long career with Boca’s Beach & Parks District saving green space, preserving beaches and creating community parks.