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May 6th: "Climate Change and its Affect on South Florida" with speakers Commissioner Kristin Jacobs and scientist Lynette Cardoch, PhD, Principal Scientist at MWH
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Welcome
With 2.5 million more people expected to move to South Florida by
2030, it becomes necessary for residents to adjust to the growth
that is coming. If we are to master this influx of people, we must
envision our future......growth issues.
What is Smart Growth?
It is a concept that balances the need to grow with a desire to
maintain our quality of life. It is for growth, but growth that
preserves choice, improves communities, and conserves environmental
benefits for future accessibility.
How do we Achieve Smart Growth?
To achieve Smart Growth, there must be a willingness to change old
ideas and add new solutions to the mix. Local governments must rewrite
local growth plans, pursue transportation alternatives, avoid school
sprawl, provide more high quality affordable housing and adopt smart
building codes. The private sector must financially support innovative
projects, build places with variety and have businesses locate in
communities with transit options. Citizens must support smart growth
ballot initiatives, consider neighborhoods with transportation options
and support neighborhood businesses.
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Board of Directors |
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- Gloria Katz, Executive Director
- Marianne Winfield, Broker, Brickell Bay
Realty Group
- Adam Sanders, Director of Govt. Affairs,
REALTOR Assoc. of Greater Ft. Lauderdale
- Michael O'Rourke, Accountant, Berenfeld, Spritzer, Shechter & Sheer
- Lois Bush, Intergovernmental Section Leader,
Office of Modal Development, Florida Dept. of Transportation,
and/or Gerry O’Reilly, Director of Transportation Development,
FDOT
- Michael Madfis, Principal Architect, The Madfis Group
- Tracy Lautenschlagert, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig
- Darren Badore, Engineer, Miller Legg
- Ana Zinieh, Broward Alliance
- John Kendrick, Attorney, Weiss, Serota, Helfman
- Tim Mayer, Florida Dept. of Health
- Hedvah Shuchman, Audubon Society
- Mark Budwig, SMark Graphics
- Jeremy Earle, CRA Director, Dania Beach
- Joy Riddell
- Dan Holmes, Planning Director, City of Lauderdale Lakes
- Alena Alberani, Sustainable Community Partners
- Gisele Colbert, ESciences
- Wazir Ishmael, Asst. City Manager, City of Miramar
- Sandra Veszi, Rebuilding Together Broward
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Advisory Board: |
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- Louis Orosz, Director, Zoning and Change, Growth Management Group
- Carolyn Dekle, Exec. Director, South Florida Regional Planning Council
- Representative Franklin Sands, Florida House of Representatives
- Ken Keechl, Broward County Commissioner
- Cyril “Sid” Spiro, Chairman and President, Regent Bank/Co-chair Broward Workshop, Urban Core Committee
- Gary Rogers, CRA Director, City of Lauderdale Lakes
- Carla Coleman, Exec. Director, ULI SE Florida Region
- Margaret McPherson
- Devin Avery, South Florida Economic Foundation
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| Principles
of Smart Growth |
- Provide a range of housing opportunities and choices
- Aim to increase efficiency of utilizing water and energy resources
- Preserve and create open space
- Create distinctive buildings and neighborhoods with a
strong sense of place
- Promote mixed land uses serviced by a variety of transportation modes
- Make development decisions more predictable, quicker and cost effective
- Create walkable sites, neighborhoods and community designs
- Encourage community and stakeholder collaboration
- Promote regional collaboration
- Strengthen and direct development towards existing communities
- Take advantage of compact building design
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