Research articles from BocaFirst contributors and related information about issues of governance and community in Boca Raton.
Reading time: 3 mins We are taking a multi-tiered approach to tackle ocean pollution problems. Soon, we will be testing our local waters for bacteria, raising public awareness, and finding real solutions to ocean pollution; solutions that restore healthy watersheds, protect local water supplies, and keep pollution from reaching the ocean.
Reading time: 3 mins There are currently two key methods of calculating COVID-19 positivity in use for Florida. They yield far different values for this important metric and the results of this disconnect could be catastrophic.
Reading time: 3 mins As shown in the pictures, the Wildflower Park seawall is deteriorating and gets inundated with seawater at high tides at certain times of the year.
Reading time: 4 mins While Florida passes the NY, NJ, CT criteria based on the percentage of positive test results versus the number of tests given, it fails based on the percentage of cases in the state population.
Reading time: 3 mins A formal evaluation of the IDG as represented by the test case building designs is supposed to be completed by the city so lessons learned can be used to improve future building designs in the downtown. This should be completed before any more downtown buildings are approved with the Interim Design Guidelines.
Reading time: 2 mins Those of us who live in Florida live with storms. Really big storms. We call…
Reading time: 2 mins On June 23, 2020 the Boca Raton city council passed resolution 80-2020 authorizing the staff to proceed with project planning for Wildflower and Silver Palm Park
Reading time: < 1 min BocaFirst is announcing the addition of a BocaFirst Podcast named “Boca Soul Connexion” or “bocasoulX” for short. Focussed on the entrepreneurial people and happenings around town, this easy listening podcast is aimed at informing residents about little known things and people in Boca Raton.
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.
Reading time: 3 mins How does COVID-19 affect me? Am I toast? Below are graphics of how COVID-19 affects different age groups in PBC.