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Explore selected topics in town planning, with emphasis on in beautiful southwest Florida, home of Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, and Fort Myers Beach. This site is hosted by Spikowski Planning Associates, a consulting firm based in Fort Myers.

Click on the following subjects for further information:

LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
  Fort Myers Beach - the town's comprehensive plan, land development code, and related planning studies
  Southeast Lee County - "Density Reduction / Groundwater Resource" area (DR/GR):
  Greater Pine Island - community plan update
  Cape Coral - DesignDowntown master plan and implementing codes
  FORT MYERS:
    Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan
    Proposed expansion to Centennial Park
    Revitalization plan for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Veronica S. Shoemaker Blvd.
    Revitalization plan for East Fort Myers -- download final report here: high resolution  low resolution
    Downtown master plan by Duany Plater-Zyberk; read SmartCode implementation critique
  Lehigh Acres - redevelopment activities in Lehigh Acres
       
RECONNECTING LEE COUNTY - an organization dedicated to great neighborhoods and public transportation
  Imagine great neighborhoods connected by public transportation!
       
CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS
    The official website for "Plan El Paso" - comprehensive planning for this thriving border city
    Big Steps for El Paso - from Better! Cities & Towns
    How El Paso Ended Up With America's Best Smart Growth Plan - from Atlantic Cities
    Winner of EPA's 2011 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
    Winner of Comprehensive Planning Award from APA's Texas Chapter
     
FORM-BASED CODES - land development codes for creating great places
       
Seven50:  SOUTHEAST FLORIDA PROSPERITY PLAN
  A blueprint for ensuring economic prosperity & the best-possible quality of life for Southeast Florida. Learn more!
  Indicators and Benchmarks in Successful Regional Visions and Plans by Spikowski Planning & Dover-Kohl
The next Regional Summit will be held in June 2013!
       
SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA - an improved form-based code for mixed-use infill development
       
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA - "Towns - Villages - Countryside" - innovative plan and code
       
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA:
  "Toward Better Places" - the Community Character Plan for Collier County
  Naples Park - a community plan that had been proposed for Naples Park
       
GUIDEBOOK TO NEW URBANISM IN FLORIDA - celebrating 101 New Urbanist neighborhoods and codes
 

and 27 historical precedents throughout the state of Florida

       
FARMWORKER HOUSING - the need, some solutions
       
 



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About Bill Spikowski:     Gulfshore Business article      Form-Based Codes by Bob Sitkowski and Bill Spikowski  
Naples Daily News: A New Way to Grow      New Urbanism in Southwest Florida  
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Last modified: April 30, 2013