2019 July 9

An Introduction to Form-Based Coding

Naples, Collier County, FloridaEvent Type: LectureParent Event: The Dollars and Sense of Growth Organizer: A Collier County Organized Public Event
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During an interactive presentation, Galina Tachieva highlighted the opportunities for creating better and healthier communities in Collier County using form-based planning and coding.

Collier County is a fast-growing region but the current Land Development Code is complicated and outdated. If done right, new planning strategies can be effective in creating dynamic, walkable communities. These area-specific Form Codes will benefit residents, economics and the environment. It is however important to assist developers and planners understand the importance of smart growth principles. Galina Tachieva, managing partner at DPZ CoDESIGN, and author of the Sprawl Repair Manual and the Smart Code shared her guidance and expertise on these topics.

The Dollars and Sense of Growth – A Collier County Organized Public Event

Sears to close 43 more stores to cut costs

Author: Staff
Outlet: Reuters, Business
Published: July 7, 2017
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A Sears department store is pictured in La Jolla, California, U.S., March 22, 2017.
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“Sears Holdings Corp (SHLD.O) is closing eight of its namesake department stores and 35 Kmart locations to cut costs and square footage in an effort to return to profitability, Chief Executive Officer Eddie Lampert said on Friday. The store closings are in addition to 150 the company announced in January.

“This is part of a strategy both to address losses from unprofitable stores and to reduce the square footage of other stores because many of them are simply too big for our current needs.”

As anchor tenants like Sears retreat, smaller adjacent retailers will suffer from reduced foot traffic. Where possible, increasing density utilizing Sprawl Repair techniques can return jobs and tax revenue to communities.

Faded Malls Leave Cities in the Lurch

Author: Miguel Bustillo & Kris Hudson
Outlet: Wall Street Journal
Published: June 8, 2011
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American cities, long reliant on sales-tax revenue from retailers to support municipal budgets, are facing a harsh reckoning as the era of the shopping center as municipal cash cow appears to be at an end.