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Reading time: 7 minsUn-blighted city buildings and public lands that bring only the traffic and intensity needed to run the city and police station will be redeveloped into a series of 8-story high-rises for what urban planners call a Transit Oriented District that brings all their traffic and intensity into one of the worst congested areas in east Boca Raton. The older privately owned properties will remain.

Reading time: 7 minsBoca’s Government Campus proposal trades irreplaceable city assets for uncertain benefits. Once the land is developed, it cannot be recovered. Here are ten financial issues for why this project is not in Boca’s best interest.

Reading time: 2 minsTo help inform Boca Raton’s approach to making the roadways safer for micro-mobility devices your input is requested.

Reading time: 2 minsStepping back  doesn’t mean stepping away. I’m committed to this community, and that commitment isn’t going anywhere.

Reading time: < 1 minBoca Raton’s Federation of Homeowners Associations are collecting questions from the public via a Google Form.

Reading time: 5 minsThe cornerstone of a real protected intersection from which the other features follow are the reconstructed corners with “corner refuge islands”. The demo project at Mizner Park needs significant changes when implemented permanently in order to provide the safety benefits of a protected intersection.

Reading time: 4 minsThe demonstration project is located at the intersection of NE Mizner Blvd and NE 2nd St, just down the block from Mizner Park. It’s an interesting place to try the Protected Intersection principles

Reading time: < 1 minThe wheels of change move slowly in government. But as we celebrate three years of…

Reading time: 6 minsWe can rebuild and improve our city government campus while maintaining and preserving the invaluable natural elements and tree forests that make this city so special, unique and desirable.

Reading time: 3 minsIn memory of John Gore, we look at the de-beautification of Boca Raton. Notably, we examine the long term effect of the adoption of new architectural guidelines by the 2015 Boca City Council (against the wishes of residents) called the Interim Design Guidelines, was the perfidious moment that started a 10 year run on boxy buildings and, consequently, the erasure of Boca Raton’s unique and historic Mizner inspired look.