/tags/development development en-US WLRN Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:38:21 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-11/jungle-island-condos-miami-commission-rapid-transport The City of Miami commission advanced an effort to build luxury condo towers on Watson Island, near the Jungle Island theme park. They also set up a battle with Miami-Dade County on zoning, and further penalized homeless residents. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:38:21 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-11/jungle-island-condos-miami-commission-rapid-transport Joshua Ceballos, Elise Catrion Gregg /wlrn-investigations/2024-05-03/overtown-cooperative-town-park-village-miami-affordable-housing Longtime residents of Town Park Village feel left in the dark while their home crumbles around them. Their property was put up for sale, and a government renovation project has been canceled. Now, they just want help. Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /wlrn-investigations/2024-05-03/overtown-cooperative-town-park-village-miami-affordable-housing Joshua Ceballos, Daniel Rivero /environment/2024-01-29/conservation-florida-population-ag-land-climate-change A new report by the University of Florida and 1000 Friends of Florida found that the 12 million more people expected to move to Florida by 2070 could wipe out huge swaths of ag land used by endangered species and needed to fight impacts from climate change. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-01-29/conservation-florida-population-ag-land-climate-change Jenny Staletovich /government-politics/2024-01-25/marathon-florida-keys-building-permit-allocations Marathon's building allocations are set to run out in July. At a packed city council workshop, council members weighed concerns over resident safety and overdevelopment in the Florida Keys. Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:52:17 GMT /government-politics/2024-01-25/marathon-florida-keys-building-permit-allocations Julia Cooper /business/2024-01-04/after-the-surfside-collapse-florida-is-seeing-a-new-condo-boom The 2021 collapse killed nearly 100 people. Regulations passed since then have raised costs for those living in older buildings. Developers want homeowners to sell so they can put up luxury condos. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:00:44 GMT /business/2024-01-04/after-the-surfside-collapse-florida-is-seeing-a-new-condo-boom Greg Allen /science-technology/2023-11-24/new-ai-tech-allows-florida-researchers-to-monitor-the-health-of-buildings UCF researchers are using virtual reality and artificial intelligence tools to predict how newer structures may crack or shift over a set period of time based on archived data. Fri, 24 Nov 2023 20:30:00 GMT /science-technology/2023-11-24/new-ai-tech-allows-florida-researchers-to-monitor-the-health-of-buildings Joe Mario Pedersen /government-politics/2023-09-29/floridas-chinese-community-property-ownership-china-development The Interests of Foreign Countries law was enacted July 1, restricting foreign purchase or ownership of Florida real estate property for citizens from "countries of concern." Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:57:28 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-29/floridas-chinese-community-property-ownership-china-development Lillian Hernández Caraballo /environment/2023-05-26/floridas-pro-growth-law-could-prevent-challenges-to-new-development-opponents-say Florida’s environment will suffer "irreparable damage” under a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that opponents say will financially discourage regular folks from challenging proposals to change local rules that limit the size and scope of new developments. Fri, 26 May 2023 18:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-26/floridas-pro-growth-law-could-prevent-challenges-to-new-development-opponents-say Tom Bayles /florida-news/2023-05-18/a-smart-growth-group-calls-for-desantis-to-veto-a-death-knell-to-growth-management-bill The bill would make it prohibitively expensive for most citizens to fight changes to a county's comprehensive growth plans. Thu, 18 May 2023 14:32:46 GMT /florida-news/2023-05-18/a-smart-growth-group-calls-for-desantis-to-veto-a-death-knell-to-growth-management-bill Steve Newborn /environment/2023-03-03/florida-environmentalists-raise-concerns-about-upcoming-development-bills Local environmentalists targeted numerous bills filed for the upcoming legislative session that could damage land-use planning and run counter to conservation efforts backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-03/florida-environmentalists-raise-concerns-about-upcoming-development-bills Jim Turner