A BI-WEEKLY BULLETIN FROM FAPA

February 2, 2004

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FAPA LEGISLATIVE
WORKSHOP AGENDA IS
NOW AVAILABLE

GO TO http://www.floridaplanning.org
to view or download

SECRETARY DAVID STRUHS RESIGNS
Secretary Struhs resigned from his position as head of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to serve as Vice President of Environmental Affairs with International Paper. The Governor has not yet announced his appointment to fulfill Struhs' responsibilities. Secretary Struhs' letter to colleagues regarding his resignation follows.

January 28, 2004

Dear Colleagues:

Florida's air is cleaner, and our land and water are better protected than it was five years ago.  Everglades restoration is ahead of schedule and under budget.  A new marine sanctuary protects the Florida Keys.  Conservation along the banks of the Suwannee is the new foundation for a growing eco-tourism economy in eight rural counties.  The Loxahatchee is being restored and swimming areas closed by pollution since we were children are now reopened.  Florida springs serve not just as a window into our vast aquifer, but as a new organizing principle for a more seamless, integrated organization. Environmental enforcement is stronger than ever. DEP no longer has to rely on local judges to mete our penalties for environmental violations.  Information technology is better and more widely deployed to advance our protection mission.
 
More of our friends and neighbors are celebrating the Real Florida in our parks and preserves than ever before.  We are nurturing a technology revolution that will fundamentally realign our environmental and economic interests by unleashing us from our over-dependence on fossil fuels.  Our budgets and staffing levels have remained strong, even during the single greatest shorterm loss of revenue in our state's history.

We have experienced frustrations and setbacks along the way.  That is how we know our work is meaningful.  But our overall progress is undeniable and substantial.  Being a part of this collective experience has provided me with great professional and personal satisfaction, not to mention a treasure trove of experiences and memories.  It is not without some sadness that I now write to thank you for the thoughtful support you provided me during these past five years, and to inform you of my resignation.

Serving Governor Jeb Bush and the State of Florida as the head of this important institution has been a remarkable privilege.  Rarely does one find a political leader with such a combination of vision and confidence:  the vision to see the future as it might be, and the confidence in and support of public servants pursuing the new ideas necessary to make that brighter future a reality.  Governor Bush has done that for us.  It has been demanding, exciting and richly rewarding.  Florida is recognized as an environmental leader because of it.

Among my greatest personal rewards has been the opportunity to work with such a group of intelligent and dedicated individuals who share a commitment to both environmental quality and public service.  I am certainly a better person for it.  You all have my sincere gratitude.

My goal is to now take many of the lessons you have provided me here and apply them in a global context.  I am excited about joining a company that is one of the world's largest landowners, has operations in more than 40 countries, is a leader in addressing issues such as climate change, biodiversity and environmental restoration, and has a business plan based on the sustainability of natural resources.  I will be joining International Paper as Vice President of Environmental Affairs.  

This is a big challenge.  But it is also an irresistible opportunity to carry forward our mission of "More Protection, Less Process" to an entirely new audience.  I am better prepared for this exciting new challenge having worked with and learned from all of you.

Thank you and best wishes for your continued success.

David Struhs

DEP SEEKS COMMENTS ON REVISIONS TO TRAIL NETWORK OPPORTUNITY MAPS
There is still time to offer input on DEP Office of Greenways & Trails' Trail Network Opportunity Maps.  Drafts of the maps and comment forms are available at http://ogt.geoplan.ufl.edu.  The public comment period expires February 20, 2004. 

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FLORIDA'S ENERGY FUTURE FINAL REPORT
The Florida's Energy Future Final Report is now posted on the Florida Energy Office page of the Department of Environmental Protection website at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/energy/. 

A ROADMAP TO REVITALIZING URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
Since 1996, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center (NMSC), and community development corporations have been working together to revitalize urban neighborhood business districts. LISC and NMSC created a four-year demonstration program building on NMSC's Main Street approach, which when applied to beleaguered neighborhood business districts in cities across the country, nearly always translated into success. This paper describes the techniques that LISC and NMSC used, the results they achieved, and how LISC plans to build on this experience to help revitalize business districts in urban neighborhoods around the country. Click here to download the paper or learn more about this effort, or go to  http://www.liscnet.org/resources/2003/10/revitalizing_5618.shtml?Social+&+Economic+Development.

UN-HABITAT:  STUDY ON RENTAL HOUSING
UN-HABITAT announces the release of a new study Rental housing: An essential option for the urban poor in developing countries. It was published as part of the Global Campaign for Space Tenure, one of the main advocacy instruments of UN-HABITAT. As the culmination of a two years research project, the study notes that despite the fact that a large proportion of residents in cities and towns of developed and developing countries are tenants, the number of governments actually trying to support rental housing development is rather small. In fact, the important role played by the rental sector is barely, if at all acknowledged in many national housing policies. A major reason for this bias against rental housing is the general ideology that homeownership is essential for housing development and that owners are better citizens than renters. The study demonstrates that most of the arguments leading to this bias against rental housing are highly flawed. The report argues that Governments should modify regulatory frameworks, develop credit programmes and other forms of assistance to support housing production, with a view to creating more rental housing and to improve the existing stock. The report is available at http://www.unhabitat.org/rental_housing.asp.

TRAFFIC:  WHY IT'S GETTING WORSE, WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO
The author of this report, Anthony Downs, points out that rising traffic congestion is an inescapable condition in large and growing metropolitan areas across the world, from Los Angeles to Tokyo, from Cairo to Sao Paolo. Peak-hour traffic congestion is an inherent result of the way modern societies operate. It stems from the widespread desires of people to pursue certain goals that inevitably overload existing roads and transit systems every day. But everyone hates traffic congestion, and it keeps getting worse, in spite of attempted remedies. Commuters are often frustrated by policymakers' inability to do anything about the problem, which poses a significant public policy challenge. Although governments may never be able to eliminate road congestion, there are several ways cities and states can move to curb it.  Learn more--download this policy brief from the Brookings Institution Website at http://www.brookings.edu/comm/policybriefs/pb128.htm.

THE RETURNING CITY:  HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND TRANSIT IN THE AGE OF CIVIC REVIVAL
This paper was written by Dan Costello with Robert Mendelsohn, Anne Canby, and Joseph Bender, edited by Lisa Schamess, and sponsored by the Feferal Transit Administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  It asks what factors have contributed to the urban revolution -- a revolution in the less-frequently used sense of the word, a "return to center"? And how can we -- preservationists, local elected and appointed officials, transportation professionals, planners, and others interested in the health and well being of communities -- make the most of our existing historic resources to improve transportation options and livability in the widest possible range of places, from small towns to suburban centers to major cities?  The study that resulted was initiated in September 2001 to examine how decisions about public transportation, land development and redevelopment, and historic preservation have complemented one another in dozens of communities nationwide. The goal of the study was to demonstrate how transit and historic preservation act as compatible forces to revitalize communities, how historic preservation values are informing community planning for public transit, and how these values are being used in development decisions intended to promote transit use.  For more information and access to the report, go to http://www.planning.dot.gov/Documents/CaseStudy/Cities/returning_city.htm.

THE NEW JERSEY TRANSIT VILLAGE INITIATIVE
Final Reports associated with the New Jersey Transit Village Initiative are now available at http://policy.rutgers.edu/vtc/tod/transitvillages.htm. For those unfamiliar with the New Jersey Transit Village Initiative, it is a program that seeks to revitalize and grow selected communities with transit as an anchor. Although the Transit Village Initiative is staffed and directed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, a Task Force of multiple state agencies meets regularly to guide the Initiative.

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FAPA's LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP AGENDA NOW POSTED
The agenda for FAPA's Legislative Workshop is now posted to FAPA's website along with the workshop registration and overview.  The room block at the Holiday Inn Select has expired, however, the hotel will continue to honor the conference rate as long as rooms are available.  Time is running out--register today!

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR FAPA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Do you have a great project or planning approach that you would like to share with your colleagues? Presentation proposals for the October 13-16, 2004 FAPA Conference at the Hilton University of Florida Hotel & Conference Center are due by April 5, 2004.  For more details, see "announcements" at http://www.floridaplanning.org.

REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2004 APA ANNUAL CONFERENCE--LOWEST RATE EXPIRES FEBRUARY 6
Before you register, read all about the 2004 National Planning Conference April 24-28 in Washington, D.C., on the APA website. Plan to follow one of seven special tracks – Small Town and Rural Planning, Global Reach of Planning, Redesigning Suburbia, Comeback of Cities, Potomac Regional Community, Socially Informed Planning, or Student – or design your own. There are 240 sessions, 80 mobile workshops, professional training workshops, and special programs for planning directors and officials to choose from! For the lowest rate, register online by February 6. Click here to register or go to http://www.planning.org/2004conference/index.htm.

FAPA'S CORPORATE SPONSOR'S PROGRAM
The FAPA Corporate Sponsors' Program was created for businesses, corporations, and other organizations that share FAPA's mission of advocating excellence in planning.  FAPA provides professional development opportunities to planners statewide and is working to ensure that all Floridians have sustainable communities in which to live, work, and play.  If you share this commitment, let others know through your patronage and the recognition that comes with this program by becoming a FAPA Corporate Sponsor today!  For more information, click here or go to www.floridaplanning.org.

APA OFFERS AUDIO CONFERENCE TRAINING SERIES
Find out what more than 13,000 planning officials know--the key to informed community decision making.  This year, APA has added the option of an all web format.  It is a complete audio and visual program.  Since 1995, these audio conference programs have reached thousands of officials, planners, researchers, students, and allied groups.  This convenient, easy-to-use program is delivered straight to your desktop or confernece room.  Three programs are left to be aired of the original seven in the 2003-2004 program series.  These are Zoning Clinic (February 18, 2004); Suburban Place Making (May 26, 2004); and Land Use, Planning, and Envirnmental Law--a joint program (June 23, 2004).  For more information or to register for one or all of the remaining programs, go to http://www.planning.org/audioconference/.

APA TRANSFORMS THREE OF ITS PUBLICATIONS
Last January, APA unveiled the new Planning. This month, Zoning Practice succeeds Zoning News with added emphasis on helping planners use zoning as a smart development tool. Planning & Environmental Law, formerly Land Use Law & Zoning Digest, has a sharper focus on issues that affect the built and natural environment. The Journal of the American Planning Association has been redesigned from cover to cover. Read Executive Director Paul Farmer's observations on these changes, and request free sample copies while supplies last by visiting http://www.planning.org/publications/redesigns.htm.

COMPETE FOR NEW TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EXCELLENCE AWARDS--ENTRIES DUE FEBRUARY 27
APA is a co-sponsor of the first-ever Transportation Planning Excellence Awards. The Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, with APA as their partner, created this biennial awards program to recognize outstanding initiatives to develop, plan, and implement innovative transportation planning practices. The Transportation Planning Excellence Awards will focus on ten categories, including transportation and land use integration, safety conscious planning, transportation planning and environment, and public involvement-education-outreach.  Entries will be judged by their level of innovation, partnerships, results and replicability, intermodalism, equity and sustainability.  Entries are due by February 27. For more information, go to http://www.planning.org/notices/call78-03.htm or http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/tpea04.

STUDY FOR THE AICP EXAM
AICP has updated the list of recommended readings to prepare for the certification examination. All books on the list are available from Planners Book Service. View the list at http://www.planning.org/certification/selectedread.html.  Unfortunately, the Chapter Presidents' Council AICP Study Manuals are still on backorder.  We will post an announcement to FAPA's website as soon as we receive them.

SHOP 'TILL YOU DROP:  VISIT FAPA's INTERNET STORE
T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Golf Shirts; Baby Apparel; Mouse Pads; Coffee Mugs; and much more are now available.  Support the Florida APA and visit FAPA's on line store today at www.cafeshops.com/fapa. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and check cards, as long as they are connected with one of the major credit card companies listed above, are accepted.

APA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Almost one-third of APA's original 13,000 members still belong 25 years later. This link, www.planning.org/25anniversary/, will take you to a list of 25-year members, arranged by chapter.  APA thanks all of its 25-year members for their loyalty, appreciates their contributions to APA's progress and vitality over the years, and hopes that they will continue to be active members for years to come.  As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, APA is inviting 25-year members to share memories and pictures of their experiences -- at national conferences and chapter events, with other members, in leadership positions, etc. -- since APA's inception, or in AIP or ASPO before the 1978 merger. When stories and photos come in, APA will post them on its website, each with a link from the contributor's name. As the anniversary year progresses, APA will feature some of these reminiscences on its home page and in future issues of "Interact."  For details on how to submit materials, go to www.planning.org/25anniversary/reminiscences.htm.

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ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM THE SMART GROWTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
The Smart Growth Leadership Institute, the University of Southern California, and the University of Colorado, funded by a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, have selected nine communities to receive implementation assistance. After a careful and extensive review of applications from more than 100 communities, nine were chosen representing a broad diversity of community types.  Orange County, Florida was among the nine that were selected.  A team of experts will be working with these communities in the winter, spring and summer of 2004 and will be providing guidance to these communities specifically on assessing codes and zoning ordinances to identify inconsistencies between Smart Growth policies and implementing codes that may still contain obsolete standards; and creating design standards and review protocol that will help achieve Smart Growth objectives and deal with prospective neighborhood opposition. Experiences and lessons learned from the selected communities will help to shape a national Smart Growth Implementation Kit that will provide guidance to other communities around the nation as they work to implement smart growth.  For more information on the project or future selection opportunities, go to http://www.sgli.org/implementation.html.

NEW BLOG FOR PLANNERS
An enterprising planner has created a BLOG or Web Log for planners and other interested individuals to exchange "ideas, great thoughts, not so great thoughts, questions, and proposals on city and regional planning issues.  All are invited to join and contribute (thoughts not money).  To view the web log or join go to http://cityplanning.blogspot.com/. For further information, contact craig@hullinger.com. 

THE COMMUNITY PLANNING WEB SITE
Helping people shape their cities, towns and villages in any part of the world is the objective of the Community Planning Web Site.  According to the site's overview, growing numbers of residents are getting involved with professionals in shaping their local environment. This website is an essential starting point for everyone concerned. It provides easily accessible how-to-do-it best practice information of international scope and relevance.  Go to http://www.communityplanning.net/ for more information.

DYNAMICS OF URBAN CHANGE (CD-ROM)
Dynamics of Urban Change: a collection of resources, contributes to the "Millennium Development Goals" by providing urban practioners with a wide range of experience, reflections and innovations. This collection of resources emphasises the dynamic nature of urban change and the value and potentials of sharing knowledge that contribute to processes of economic growth, social development, cultural diversity, environmental sustainability and the reduction of poverty. The CD-ROM is organized around different 'dimensions' of urban development and catalogues the accumulation of principles and examples of innovative practices, which 'cluster' around these dimensions. This form of organization allows the user to explore the multiple linkages between different dimensions and clusters, and to accumulate the direct and indirect assembly of relevant ideas and experience.  To access this information, go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu-projects/drivers_urb_change/home.htm.

LAND USE CONTROL WEBSITE
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) launched a new Web site that is dedicated to the collection and distribution of information related to land-use controls (LUCs). Through its research in the field of LUCs, the ICMA and its partner agencies and organizations understand the importance of providing a clearinghouse of information on this subject for the use of all stakeholder groups. In this effort, ICMA has been collecting materials and documents pertaining to land use controls from non-profit research groups, local governments, local reuse agencies, restoration advisory boards, the private sector, and federal and state agencies, creating a valuable resource for all stakeholders challenged with the implementation and effective coordination of LUCs. The site includes an electronic library of searchable documents and materials, such as case studies, reports, fact sheets, policies and guides; news and events related to LUCs; information on LUC-related conferences and workshops; and frequently asked questions about LUCs.  Visit http://www.lucs.org for more informtion.

CALL FOR PAPERS:  GREENING UF CONFERENCE
The 2004 Greening UF Conference: "People, Profits, and Preservation: Empowering Sustainable Solutions" seeks to highlight realistic pathways towards a sustainable future that can empower action. The objective of the conference is to showcase how sustainable solutions flow from inter-relationships between people, profits, and preservation. Presenters should focus on how their subject program, research, perspective or policy forges links between these three areas in order to advance sustainable outcomes. Presentations may focus on local, regional, or global issues. The mission of the 2004 Greening UF Conference is to create an environment of intensified networking between students, faculty, staff, decision makers and the public at large, and to empower the creative development and implementation of sustainable solutions.  Novel papers, posters, and presentations that address these themes are invited from practitioners, students, business and industry people, researchers, citizen advocates, and professionals with local, national, or international perspectives.  The conference theme will have three primary tracks: (1) Empowering people, (2) Sustaining Profits, and (3) Preserving Nature.  Each of these tracks has numerous conceptual themes that can be addressed in papers, presentations, and posters at the conference.  A special panel will focus on promoting sustainability at the University of Florida.  Abstracts are due February 27, 2004 and if selected, the deadline for final submission is July 30, 2004.  Abstracts of 250 words or less are invited for consideration and should include the title of the submission and the name(s), affiliation(s), address(es), contact phone number(s), and email address(es) of the author(s).  The primary author should indicate if the abstract is being submitted for: a paper only, a presentation only, a paper and a presentation, or a poster only.  Abstracts should be sent to Greening UF, attn: Donna Isaacs: dlisaacs@ufl.edu fax (352) 392-9606, P.O. Box 115703, Gainesville, FL 32611. Questions should be directed to Dave Newport, Conference Director at
dnewport@ufl.edu or phone (352) 273-1173.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS:  RAIL~VOLUTION CONFERENCE
Rail~Volution is seeking presentations for its 2004 conference, scheduled September 18-22, 2004 in Los Angeles by March 1, 2004.  Presentations must be submitted via email, online form, fax, or mail on or before that date to ensure consideration for this year's program.  Rail~Volution is interested in submittals of individual presentations depicting the best national and international examples of completed projects and/or processes, including:

Case studies of transit or land use coalitions and partnerships
Examples of financing mixed-use, transit oriented development
Case studies of built developments and their relationship to transit
Community revitalization strategies and their results
Community strategies for addressing density and infill
Incorporating sustainable development practices in smart growth
Policy innovations for building livable communities
Implementation of New Urbanist projects and practices
Instances of using streets and transit for place making
Success stories of innovative uses of flexible federal funds
Public health case studies relating to walkable, transit-oriented communities
Successful examples of incorporating affordable housing into developments

Send any questions regarding this year's conference and requests for paper copies of the Call for Presentations to info@railvolution.com. Submit your presentation online or download a printable PDF at http://www.railvolution.com.

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CITY OF LAKE WORTH:  REQUEST FOR CONCEPTUAL PROPOSALS AND STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATION
The City of Lake Worth and the Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) are seeking conceptual proposals and statements of qualifications for the formulation and adoption of a citizen-based and implementable Community Master Plan.  This master plan, once adopted, must serve as the basis for, and be implemented via amendments to the City Comprehensive Plan (through the upcoming EAR process), amendments to the City's 5-year Capital Improvements Plan, and adoption of Consolidated Land Development Regulations.  It is the desire of the City that the firm selected for this project will have the experience and skills necessary to complete all necessary tasks in-house, or as part of the consulting team.  It will be necessary for a single firm and an individual member of that firm to be the lead and principal point of contact throughout the entire process from formulation of the master plan through adoption of the comprehensive plan, and land development regulations.

At a minimum, the selected firm must possess qualifications, and those qualifications must be documented and verifiable in the response to this request as follows:  visioning, master planning, and community outreach; and technical and practical knowledge of capital programming and financing, the evaluation and appraisal process relating to comprehensive planning in Florida, zoning and land development regulations in Florida, environmental issues including "green" design and construction principals, and other related issues as appropriate. 

Interested parties are required to submit one unbound original (easily reproduced in black and white) and 15 copies of their statements of qualification and conceptual proposals on or before 3:00 p.m. on March 12, 2004 to:  Mr. Tom Anderson, Manager, City of Lake Worth Purchasing Department, 1900 2nd Avenue North, Lake Worth, FL  33460 (561) 586-1674.  Fax and electronic submissions are prohibited.  A complete copy of the solicitation may be obtained at www.lakeworth.org/departments/commdev/commdev.htm.  Questions should be directed to Sharon Jackson, Community Development Director or Corey O'Gorman, CRA Executive Director at (561) 586-1687.

CITY OF PALM BAY, FLORIDA SEEKING PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS TO UPDATE THE CITY'S IMPACT FEE STUDIES AND ORDINANCES
Notice is hereby given that qualification data and proposals are requested by the City of Palm Bay, Florida for planning and engineering services for the preparation of an update to the City's impact fee studies and ordinances. Current city impact fees include transportation, parks & recreation, police and fire. The update shall include a feasibility analysis of innovative impact fee concepts and the technical analysis required to update the City's impact fee structure based on the selected concepts.  The proposal due date is March 16, 2004.

Firms desiring to provide needed consulting services will have their qualifications and proposal data evaluated based upon the criteria stated in the Proposal Outline. Copies of the Proposal Instructions, which stipulate mandatory requirements as to the contents of  the proposal package and which include a draft scope of services, may be obtained from DemandStar.com by Onvia at 1-800-711-1712 or at www.demandstar.com.  RFP information is also available on the City's Homepage at http://www.palmbayflorida.org. For additional information contact Bobbye Marsala, Purchasing Agent, City of Palm Bay 120 Malabar Road SW, Palm Bay, Florida 32907, (321) 952-3424 or by email at marsab@palmbayflorida.org.

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JOB MART advertisements posted since January 20, 2004:

Planner (City of Plantation)
Community Development Manager (City of North Lauderdale)
Assistant Project Manager (Orange County, Public Works/Engineering)
Zoning Consultant (DBS Consultin)
Economic Development Manager (City of Tamarac)
Senior Planner/GIS Specialist (City of Riviera Beach)
Community Redevelopment Area Coordinator (Manatee County)
Urban Planner (South Miami Firm)
Senior Planner II (City of Sarasota)
Planner III (Charlotte County)
Real Estate Development Planner/Project Manager (Mike Carter Construction)

Visit FAPA's Job Mart on-line for salaries, descriptions, minimum requirements, and application deadlines.

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February 20, 2004:  FAPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, at the Holiday Inn Select, 316 West Tennessee Street, from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

March 3, 2004:  Capital Area Section's TRANSIT IN A UNIVERSITY TOWN WORKSHOP, from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m., in the Tallahassee Room of the Tallahassee City Hall.  Speakers include Whit Blanton (APA), Dr. Jeff Brown (FSU), and DeWayne Carver (TalTran) with Commissioner Gillum moderating.

March 26-27, 2004:  Save the date for the Orlando-Metro Section's AICP TRAINING COURSE.  Details to be announced, but for future reference, the contact is Mack Cope at mackcope.edc@earthlink.net.

April 24-28, 2004: Plant to attend APA's NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE in Washington, D.C.--"Celebrate Community."  For registration, housing, and program information, visit APA's website at http://www.planning.org/2004conference/index.htm.  Note:  Register by Friday, February 6, 2004, for the least expensive conference rate.

May 14-15, 2004:  FAPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RETREAT, St. Augustine, Florida.  Details TBA.

July 9, 2004:  FAPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, Orlando, Florida.  Details TBA.

October 13, 2004:  FAPA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, Gainesville, Florida, in conjunction with the FAPA Annual Conference.

October 13, 2004:  FAPA LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING, Gainesville, Florida, in conjunction with the FAPA Annual Conference (tentatively scheduled).

October 13-16, 2004:  Save the date for FAPA's 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE in Gainesville.

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February 4-5, 2004:  The next LOCAL DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS WORKSHOP (LDAW) will be held in Miami at 7757 West Flagler Street, Suite 200.  Advanced registration is $225 or $249 at the door.  This workshop will teach you to extract, query, download, analyze, map and present 2002-1990 demographic data for Miami and surrounding communities. Such data can provide grant writers, social researchers and community planners with powerful tools for analyzing community changes. Participants receive a comprehensive workbook that includes the workshop presentation, exercises, reference materials and a valuable Demographic Data Resource CD. This CD includes useful GIS tools such as ArcExplorer and several shapefiles for the entire US. (Workshop focuses on Miami but techniques are transferable to any location.) Please contact Traci Clemmer at 877-241-6576 or visit www.smartgirltechnologies.com. 
Where: 7757 West Flagler Street STE 200, Miami FL

February 9-13, 2004:  For a nominal registration fee of $10, plan to attend NASA's REAL PROPERTY SPACE UTILIZATION AND MASTER PLANNING WORKSHOP, at the Grosvenor Resort, Disney Village, Orlando.  This year's workshop brings together NASA, the Department of Defense, and other government personnel along with contractors and private industry experts in a lively and interactive forum.  For further information, go to http://apps.ksc.nasa.gov/realprop/index.cfm.

February 11-13, 2004:  The Florida Chamber's ANNUAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING SHORT COURSE, Rosen Plaza Hotel, 9700 International Drive, Orlando.  Take advantage of this special opportunity to learn the latest developments from the Chamber's private and public sector experts, while networking with Florida's foremost growth management and environmental professionals.  The 20th Annual Growth Management and Environmental Permitting Short Course is specifically designed for  those looking for both basic and advanced instruction on federal, state, and local growth management and environmental regulations and emerging trends.  Attendees may choose from 48 sessions to build a curriculum personalized to their industry.  The course also features growth management and environmental panels, interactive instruction, case studies and course materials.  This year's course features a timely and informative special series on water resource and supply development.  Continuing Education Credits will be available.  Visit www.flenvironmentalnetwork.com/frameset2.html to register today or call Linda Long at (850) 425-2477 for additional information on the course, exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities.

February 17-18, 2004:  Sponsored by the FDOT Environmental Management Office and the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council, the FOCUS ON COMMUNITY:  BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSPORTATION workshop will be held at the Adams Mark Hotel in Orlando.  Workshop topics will include: Why do we evaluate sociocultural effects; collecting data in the planning phase: Where do you begin; technology approaches to collecting community data; using public involvement techniques to collect data; screening for community data--how do you analyze the data; building partnerships to develop a community database; who is your public; transportation design for livable communities; how do you know when you've done a good job. Registration is free.  To obtain a copy of the registration form, contact Nancy Hummel at (850) 410-5888 or nancy.hummel@dot.state.fl.us, or call Rusty Ennomoser at (850) 410-5879 or rusty.ennemoser@dot.state.fl.us

February 19-24, 2004:  The following is an announcement of the UF College of Law's 10th annual PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE.  It is free for UF faculty and students.  Registration is reasonably priced for everyone else too.  For registration and additional information, visit the 10th Public Interest Environmental Conference web site at http://grove.ufl.edu/~els/, or call the Center for Governmental Responsibility at (352) 392-2237.

February 25-26:  The next DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORS' MEETING will be held at the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Jacksonville.  Several speakers are being assembled to discuss the relationship between growth management/land use and health issues.  For more information, contact Bart Bibler at bart_bibler@doh.state.fl.us or (850) 245-4241.

February 27-28, 2004:  Offered by the FAU Department of Urban and Regional Planning and the Visual Planning Technology Lab at FAU, this FLORIDA PLANNING OFFICIALS TRAINING PROGRAM, will be held in the Board of Trustees Room, FAU Downtown Fort Lauderdale Campus (HEC 1110 A&B).  This 14 hour seminar is based on the Florida Planning Officials Training Program presented at the 2003 Annual FAPA Conference in Palm Beach.  Instructors include Gene Boles, Marilyn Mammano, and Peter Ross.  The fee is $175.  For more information on the program content or to register, go to http://www.catanese.org/events/event_details.asp?EventID=217.

March 3-5, 2004:  The City and Regional Planning program at Ohio State University will be sponsoring an onsite conference on E-GOVERNANCE: CREATING ON-LINE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION TOOLS.  This conference will be held at the Blackwell Hotel on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio.  It will feature experts from across the United States and include demonstrations of the latest tools available, case studies of communities who have successfully used online resources to engage citizens, and discussions of the technical challenges of on-line participation tools.  The conference fee is $175 or $75 for students. Direct questions to Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP, at cowley.11@osu.edu or (614) 247-7479.  Additional conference information including a registration form is posted to http://knowlton.osu.edu/ped/egovernment.htm. 
 
May 5-7, 2004:  THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE & EXPO is the first major conference and exhibition dedicated to the land development industry. The three-day conference, being held in Baltimore, will bring together hundreds of professionals from both the public and private sectors, including urban planners, engineers, regulators, landscape architects, developers, and builders.  For complete conference program and registration information, visit www.landdevelopment2004.com.

July 14-18, 2004:  The 2004 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE will be held in Burlington Vermont.  The call for papers, registration, program, speakers, sponsors, location, exhibitors, etc. are posted to http://www.global-community.org/conference/.

September 18-22, 2004:  Hold the date for the next annual RAIL~VOLUTION conference, which will be held in Los Angeles California.  See "Other Items of Interest" for information on the call for presentations.

September 22-24, 2004:  Hollywood, Florida, will be the center stage for the FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION'S 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE.  Anyone and everyone who is interested in redevelopment issues in Florida are invited to attend.  The educational sessions will address challenges faced by elected officials, managers, executive directors, and businesses in communities both large and small.  For conference information, contact Jan Roberts at jroberts@flcities.com or visit our website at www.redevelopment.net.

October 11-14, 2004:  Hold the date for the 2004 Greening University of Florida (UF) Conference, PEOPLE, PROFITS, AND PRESERVATION:  EMPOWERING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS.  The mission of the 2004 Greening UF Conference is to create an environment of intesified networking among students, faculty, staff, decision makers and the public at large, and to empower the creative development and implementaiton of sustainable solutions.  See "Other Items of Interest" for information on the call for papers.  For more information on UF's sustainability initiatives, see http://www.sustainable.ufl.edu.

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