Florida Atlantic Planning Society (FAPS)
Second Wednesday Lecture Series
On Wednesday, September 29 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM at the FAU Downtown
Campus, room HEC 1110A-B, the Wednesday Lecture Series begins
with North Miami City Attorney John Dellagloria (A pre-lecture
slide presentation on North Miami will begin at 5:15). Refreshments
will be served and guests are welcome. Workforce housing in South
Florida continues to be a serious problem that is frequently
discussed but all too seldom implemented. Come hear John Dellagloria
discuss this important issue and how his city is addressing it.
Real Estate Development Trends
for the Treasure Coast
Florida’s Treasure Coast remains one of the hottest
real estate development areas in the country. The Southeast
Florida ULI has assembled
governmental leaders and developers for a candid discussion
about the challenges and opportunities for growth on the Treasure
Coast, to be held on October 14th. Speakers include Director
Jim Murley and Senator
Ken Pruitt.
[Details]
Economics of Everglades Restoration
As part of FAU’s Department of Civil Engineering’s
Friday Seminar Series, Dr. Richard Weiskoff of the University
of Miami’s Economic and International Studies Program
will give a seminar on the economics of Everglades Restoration
on October 15 from 12:00 – 1:30 in the Akhurst
Room, College of Engineering, on FAU’s Boca Raton campus.
For more information, contact Dr. Sheila Sarkar (ssarkar@fau.edu)
or Dr. Daniel Meeroff (dmeeroff@civil.fau.edu).
Place Making: What will the suburbs be when they grow up?
Chuck Bohl, in his new book Place Making, helps design professionals
and others navigate the unique development issues and options
arising from the development of town centers and urban
villages that include a mix of uses in a pedestrian friendly
setting. Join us on October 20th as he shares his understanding
of the economic and social forces driving this trend and
of how projects are developed in master planned communities,
redevelopment and infill areas; special regulatory, market
and finance issues; and how suburban planners and developers
are pursuing town center concepts to create attractive
gathering places for communities. [Details]
 Second Annual Regional Summit
On October 22, the Tri-County Leadership Council is presenting
its second annual regionalism summit. This summit, subtitled “Understanding
the Puzzle,” will feature regional leaders from Chicago
and Tampa Bay and will feature keynote speaker Lynda Keever,
Publisher of Florida Trend Magazine.
[Details]
Smart Growth and New Urbanism Seminars Coming Soon
CUES will continue its joint seminars with the Florida Association
of Realtors focused on smart growth and new urbanism. The
next offering will be in Orlando on October 21. As it becomes
available, information will be posted in CUES News and on
the CUES website. To learn more about these programs, contact
Jim Murley at CUES or Suzanne Hughes at FAR, (850) 224-1400.
4Th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy,
and Livable Communities
This national, multidisciplinary event, taking place January
27-29, 2005 in Miami Beach, will build on the tremendous success
of the first three annual “New Partners for Smart Growth” conferences
held in San Diego, New Orleans, and Portland. There are many
great reasons to attend this important and timely event. The
program will feature cutting-edge smart growth issues, the
latest research, implementation tools and strategies, successful
case studies, interactive learning experiences, new partners,
new projects, and new policies. This dynamic event also offers
you the opportunity to network with your peers as well as practitioners
who come from many different disciplines but have the same
goal—building safe, healthy, and livable communities
for all.
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