Boca Viewpoint

Reading time: 2 minsWe think the Workshop 344 work cracks the paradox of downtown’s Palmetto Park Road: Urban Place or Highway for Barrier Island?

Reading time: 4 minsMayor Singer is clearly the main driver accelerating the Government Campus project into the current request for proposal process telling staff to make the process end on April 1. And if criticized for fast-tracking the redevelopment, Mayor Singer says they’ve been “talking about it” for two years. While true, context matters.

Reading time: 7 minsAs a resident advocate blog, we advocate for livability, walkability and whatnot. In this case, 40 year resident land use attorney Bonnie Miskell is one of us and gives the lowdown on the government campus proposals.

Reading time: 3 minsIn this article we compare Boca Raton’s progress on increasing non-vehicle transportation mode share to Seattle Washington. We also look at Boca Raton’s Planned Mobility Development Outcomes.

Reading time: 3 minsCertainly, a grand and ambitious effort to redefine the amphitheater and empty land on the north side of Mizner Park. It would foster art, dance, performance, and art education. A multi- million campus of creativity and entertainment, planned to break ground in 2025, completed in 2029.

Reading time: 2 minsThis article provides the City of Boca Raton 2024 Presidential Precinct Election vote results. We also provide a graphical view of the margins of victory in each city precinct.

Reading time: 2 minsIt’s like a bad game of coastal whack-a-mole: every time we think we’ve saved our beaches; another developer comes along. Not to mention the City of Boca Raton who deliberately fast – tracked and kept the meeting under wraps to minimize public turnout.

Reading time: 6 minsOn a related note, in a special meeting Monday Oct 21, the City Council will vote on Resolution 97-2024 to approve or deny the “Landlord Plan” for the privately funded Center for Arts and Innovation to be built in Mizner Park. With tens of millions raised from donors from around the world, the Center for Arts and Innovation complex would be the crowning jewel and capstone of Boca’s prized Mizner Park.

Reading time: 4 minsThe Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is planning an upgrade to US1 (Federal Highway) in…

Reading time: 8 minsHopefully, the absurdity of fast tracking a TOD/government campus project of this magnitude is grasped and wiser heads prevail.