Development

The state is considering building three major toll highways through rural parts of West Florida. The projects are part of what are called M-CORES and the draft final reports were recently released. The state DOT...

Last week the Hillsborough County Commission voted 6-to-1 to raise park and mobility impact fees on new construction beginning in January. Commissioner Mariella Smith voted for the impact fees. “All the commissioners, almost all the...

This week the Florida Department of Transportation is hosting online meetings to discuss three proposed toll highways through rural parts of the state. But several environmental groups oppose what’s called M-CORES. They want the whole...

How much development should there be in Florida, where should it occur and who should pay for the infrastructure? On MidPoint we heard segments of a panel discussion on the topic of the politics of...

Critics of three proposed toll roads through rural Florida are combining their efforts to fight back against the highways. Cris Costello, organizing manager for the Sierra Club, says the task forces put together to give...

The City of Clearwater wants to overhaul a popular waterfront park, Coachman Park; the city is seeking input from residents through a series of four public information sessions that continue Wednesday evening. It’s from 6:00...

A group of Hillsborough County residents is trying to save cypress wetlands near Dale Mabry Highway from rezoning that could lead to development. They’ve started a change.org petition and a Facebook group, Save Carrollwood’s Wetland....

The three task forces that will decide the parameters of new toll roads through rural west Florida met for the first time Tuesday at the Tampa Convention Center. But many environmental groups oppose the toll...

Residents in the Allendale Terrace neighborhood of St. Petersburg are fighting to protect mature live oak trees from getting cut down to make room for new houses. A developer is building several homes on the...

The Florida Legislature passed a bill that would study the possibility of toll roads through three parts of rural Florida. But environmental groups like the Sierra Club want Governor Ron DeSantis to veto the bill....

Pinellas County residents in the town of Seminole are hoping to save a large open space next to the Intracoastal Waterway from development. The Save the Tides group is demonstrating tomorrow morning to protect the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal by developers to build a sprawling residential community on thousands of acres of prime Florida panther habitat in eastern Collier County; but several environmental groups...