Timothy Hullihan uses 'D' word: caution encouraged before reading further—you've been warned

Florida is in a boom cycle and other than a few bumps in the road (which always happens) there is no end in sight. Westward Ho! remains the trend west of I-95 and creeping past the Turnpike. Many in this state are enchanted with the motor vehicle and their modern, detached home with a 2-car garage, expansive lawns and many with backyard pools and amenities like golf courses. But there is a very big cultural shift happening in Florida and coastal cities, such as those in Palm Beach County, need to take heed: the Millennials are here and they want more options.

Many Millennials don't want a car to be their primary source of transportation and they want more public transportation choices. And there's another thing that many Millennials support. . .and here is the dreaded 'D' word Mr. Hullihan uses: density.

Here are two excerpts from his blog post on 8/25 titled, Eastward Ho, Palm Beach Gardens!:

     I like seeing developments east of I-95 far more than proposals for developments out west. According to the Palm Beach Post, Gardens Corporate Center, LLC, submitted an application to the City of Palm Beach Gardens on July 1 to change the site plan approval at 3874 Kyoto Gardens Drive. The change would increase the height of the 2 office towers approved there in 2001 from 6-stories to 11. Along with updating the project’s density, it would also be wise to recognize changes to our culture that have transpired since 2001, and make the project more receptive to the Millenial Generation that has emerged as a large and transformational demographic since this site first gained approval. [emphasis added]
     This site is located within a district of Palm Beach Gardens that already blends hotels, retail, entertainment, residential, and office space within walking distance of it. Kyoto Gardens Drive is also a well-established bus route. Thus, it is a site that is unique within the sprawling, car-centered infrastructure of Palm Beach Gardens: It has the potential to be more like what Millenials are looking for than anything else in that city.

[and. . .]

     Palm Beach Gardens, and all of eastern Palm Beach County, needs more developments like these and less of the sprawl that will be created if Avenir and GL Homes are approved. Urban in-fill developments that begin to create walkable communities east of I-95 are an important part of our sustainable future.

The last stats I recall, and if anyone has current numbers please send them to me, is that 800 people are moving to Florida on average each day. For perspective, that's a Lake Worth city population every 45 days. All these people want a nice place to call home. The question for those of us in Palm Beach County is do we want these people adding to western sprawl or living a more sustainable/resilient lifestyle east of I-95?