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.
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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.
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Reading time: 4 minsThe Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is planning an upgrade to US1 (Federal Highway) in…
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Reading time: 3 minsWhile West Palm Beach leads the way and converts its alleys into pedestrian and bike ways, Boca Raton gives its alleys away to developers. We need to utilize our potential and reap the benefits of alternative mobility infrastructure.
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Boca Viewpoint
The Sky Is Not Falling. Why is A New Boca Government Campus Fast-tracked?
by Les Wilsonby Les WilsonReading time: 8 minsHopefully, the absurdity of fast tracking a TOD/government campus project of this magnitude is grasped and wiser heads prevail.
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Boca Viewpoint
A New Form of Time Share Is Hitting Single Family Zones.
by Mac Johnsonby Mac JohnsonReading time: 5 minsThe Pacaso business plan is to convert houses in residential areas into luxury vacation time share properties. All without the owner knowing about it.
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Reading time: 2 minsThe city is processing a $4,000,000 USDOT Planning and Demonstration Grant. A map of the proposed uses for the $4M grant by fellow BocaFirst Bike Advocate Les Wilson is included here.
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Pedestrian/Bike Advocacy
A Minimum Grid (aka Bicycle Spine Network) for Boca Raton.
by Jim Woodby Jim WoodReading time: 3 minsThe lack of bicycle infrastructure connectivity or grid is a major barrier to increasing bicycle ridership in Boca Raton.
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Reading time: 5 minsQuestions arose about Tower 155 not conforming to stated quality and assurances. The HOA hired engineers to inspect it and their report warranted a lawsuit.
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Reading time: 6 minsPalmetto Park Plaza in Boca Raton is being reimagined by its owner (Selig Enterprises) to “create a better-connected neighborhood shopping experience for years to come”. The Plaza is not without potential to elevate itself from Florida Strip Mall to modern mixed use community hub but the current proposal lacks vision.