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Sprawlhaven, Florida: Suburbs In The Age Of Climate Change

November 10, 2022November 18, 2022 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments arcade theater fort myers, caloosahatchee, cape coral, charlotte county, climate, climate change in florida, collier county, duke energy, florida, florida climate change, florida department of community affairs, ford's garage fort myers, hurricane ian, immokalee, insurance, insurance and climate change, lee county, miami-dade county, miami-dade urban growth boundary, monroe county, naples, naples florida, punta gorda, rick scott, storm damage florida, ugb, urban growth boundary, wesley marx

Fort Myers, Florida, is a flashpoint for the Sunshine State’s battle against climate change. It’s a battle that the state isn’t exactly winning. Part of that is coming from the self-inflicted wounds of eviscerating public sector oversight of real estate development. We’ve got photos of the traffic jams and storm damage to prove it.

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How To Find Nonpartisan Consensus in Sustainable Urbanism

November 1, 2022October 31, 2022 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments andy wells-bean, bike grid, bike infrastructure, bike lane, bike lanes, bike pathways, florida, induced demand, infrastructure, mobility, naples florida, naples pathways coalition, nonmotorized infrastructure, oak & stone, paradise coast, public safety, reflection isles, ron desantis, safe streets, safety, sharrow, southwest florida, sunshine state, swf, swfl, traffic jams, transportation infrastructure

In an era when political discourse seems so fragmented, polarized, and toxic, is it possible to find consensus on any issue? A recent trip to Southwest Florida featured an interesting conversation on the subject– around transportation infrastructure that can make South Florida’s cities safer and more attractive for the large number of tourists and residents alike.