One Idea for Las Olas/RiverWalk: A Roll-up Pedestrian Bridge!
Downtown Development Authority: Please Take Note!!
One of the problems we have in encouraging economic development and growth along the Las Olas/Riverfront area is that most of the foot traffic is confined to the north side of the New River. Given the height of boats (and the height [...]
The Three Faces of Fort Lauderdale Beach.
This weekend (Oct 29 to Nov 2) marks the 50th Anniversary of the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show (with $3 Billion dollars worth of boats and over 3 million square feet of space). The Boat Show will have a dramatic and favorable economic impact on the businesses and hotels around [...]
A Sad Day For Fort Lauderdale
Last night, our Commission (after considerable squirming around in their chairs), voted 3-2 to renew the contract with Florida Power & Light for another 30 years. It’s a shame that certain Commissioners and the Mayor feel that the interests of their friends at FPL outweigh the interests of Fort Lauderdale [...]
As many of you know, the 200+ acre area that encompasses the Coral Ridge Country Club and the old American Golf course (the area roughly between Federal Highway and Bay View, & north of Oakland Park and south of Commercial) was sold a few years back to some private developers & investors for approximately $17M. [...]