Imagine KC Video

Most people do not know that Light Rail is a land use issue - and not just about transportation. This video shows how pedestrian friendly developments are created around station locations, making light rail a catalyst for positive change in the community. This video was creaed for Kansas City Public Television as part of their Imagine KC.

Bank of America Continues Neighborhood Excellence Initiative

Bank of America has announced it will continue its Neighborhood Excellence Initiative (NEI), a six-year-old philanthropic program that invests in 45 of the bank’s major markets. In 2009, the NEI will invest $20 million in three key areas: grants to nonprofit organizations that work to promote vibrant neighborhoods, awards to local community heroes, and leadership development for high school students with a passion for neighborhood improvement.

As part of a statewide initiative by the Florida Division of Emergency Management to coordinate up-to-date regional evacuation information across Florida, the Florida Regional Planning Councils will be preparing Regional Evacuation Studies. The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council will research, analyze and compile data to generate a report containing a demographic and land use analysis, a hazards analysis, a behavioral analysis, a critical facilities inventory, a shelter analysis, a regional evacuation transportation networks analysis, and a vulnerability analysis specific to the Treasure Coast region. This Regional Evacuation Study will produce important, thorough and relevant information for emergency management decision-making.

For additional information, please contact Terry Hess

CUES, in partnership with the Florida Department of Community Affairs, is proud to announce the release of the Florida Planning Toolbox, an effort to further regional visioning initiatives in Florida by providing descriptions and examples of planning tools designed to protect and enhance natural resources, promote economic prosperity for all residents, and enable a sustainable quality of life. Tools have been compiled in sixteen broad categories, including agricultural land conservation, benchmarking, climate change, coastal planning, diversity and social equity, economic development, education and health, fiscal analysis &financing, housing, infill and redevelopment, land use planning &development, military-community growth planning, natural systems conservation, public involvement &education, transportation planning, and water resource planning. The toolbox can be accessed in print and web-friendly versions at www.cuesfau.org/toolbox.