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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, Exec. Director
- Ralph Johnson, Director, Center for Urban
Redevelopment and Education (CURE), FAU, 1000 Friends
- Marianne Winfield, Broker, Brickell Bay
Realty Group
- Adam Sanders, Director of Govt. Affairs,
REALTOR Assoc. of Greater Ft. Lauderdale
- Margaret McPherson, Executive Director,
Everglades Foundation
- Cyril “Sid” Spiro, Chairman and President,
Regent Bank/Co-chair Broward Workshop, Urban Core Committee
- Lois Bush, Intergovernmental Section Leader,
Office of Modal Development, Florida Dept. of Transportation,
and/or Gerry O’Reilly, Director of Transportation Development,
FDOT
- Devin Avery, Strategic Development Manager,
VisionBroward
- Barry Heimlich, Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on
Global Warming
- Fabio A. Naranjo, Senior Research Associate,
CURE, FAU
- Michael Madfis, principal architect, The
Madfis Group
- Tracy Lautenschlagert, attorney, Greenberg
Traurig
- Ardith Clayton-Wright, Wellness Coordinator,
Dept. of Health, State of Florida/Dr. Beverly Nelson-Curtis,
M.D., Medical Executive Director, Broward County Health Dept.,
State of Florida.
- Jeff Kune, developer, Beacon Rock Group, DMG
Capital Realty Advisors
- Bill Kyriakakis, Commercial/Industrial Development Manager,
Office of Economic Development Development, Broward County
- Councilwoman Susan Starkey, Town of Davie
- Darren Badore, Miller Legg
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Non-Voting Board: |
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- John Mulliken, South Florida Water Management
District
- 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
- Broward County Commissioner Ken Keechl
- Gary Rogers, Lauderdale Lakes CRA Director to Advisory Board
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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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