1000 Friends of Florida - 2060 Study

Do you know that almost 18 million more people are expected to move to Florida by the year 2060? And did you know that most of that growth will be in areas that are not currently developed and much of it is environmentally sensitive or currently agricultural? Do you realize that equates to almost 7 million acres of land in Florida? And did you know that many of the already disturbed/developed urban areas along the coast could accept additional density in order to direct growth away from environmentally sensitive areas? Do you know that the average density in Palm Beach County is between 6 and 7 units to an acre? Do you realize that to have an economically viable mass transit (non-automobile based) system you need to have additional density along major transportation corridors? All this is on the 1000 Friends of Florida website. Click here for the 2060 population study.

Then ask yourself, can we accept the density already established along our major corridors and can we accept the careful redevelopment our City as outlined in our Master Planning process?

I think the answer will be yes.

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