Media Coverage

• Pinellas by Design Named Winner of 2005 Charles A. McIntosh, Jr. Award of Distinction. April 2006.
• Commissioner Karen Seel awarded the 2005 Florida Redevelopment Association Special Achievement Award. December 2005.

• "Commuters May Get on Track." St. Petersburg Times, December 12, 2006.
• "Blighted Industrial Areas Could be Eligible for EPA Grants." Belleair Bee, March 23, 2006.
• "County Tackles the High Cost of Affordable Housing." Tampa Bay Newspapers, October 27, 2005.
• "N.C. Developer Scouting Brownfield Sites in Florida." St. Petersburg Times, May 30, 2005.
• "Mixed-use Complexes Gaining Popularity." St. Petersburg Times, May 16, 2005.
• "Townhome Builders Gobble up Slivers." St. Petersburg Times, December 3, 2004.
• "North Pinellas Businesses Stray." St. Petersburg Times, February 16, 2004.
• "Delicate Balancing Act: Pinellas County Looks at Itself for New Growth." Tampa Bay Business Journal, April 25, 2003.
• "Pinellas Takes Note of Bulge in its Middle." St. Petersburg Times, March 31, 2003.
• "Redevelopment Excites Many, Frightens Others." St. Petersburg Times, February 16, 2003.
• "We Must Think, Plan as Pinellas Nears Buildout." St. Petersburg Times, December 18, 2002.
• "Redevelopment is Crucial to Future of Pinellas." St. Petersburg Times, December 17, 2002.
• "Business Interests Dominate Summit." St. Petersburg Times, December 13, 2002.
• "Redevelopment Focus of Pinellas Summit." Tampa Tribune, December 13, 2002.
• "Proposal Would Ease Rules for Developers." St. Petersburg Times, December 11, 2002.
• "Pinellas' Economic Future." St. Petersburg Times, December 11, 2002.
• "County's Focus Turns to Redevelopment." St. Petersburg Times, December 9, 2002.
• "Land Crunch to be Eased by Redevelopment Plan." Tampa Bay Business Journal, November 17, 2000.
• "Infill Development Revitalizes Underused Urban Areas." Tampa Bay Business Journal, June 30, 2000.

• "Recycled Real Estate." Florida Trend, October 2005.
• "Thinking Inside the Box." The New York Times, May 12, 2005.
• "Studies: Gentrification a Boost for Everyone." USA Today, April 19, 2005.
• "Don't Get Boxed in by Abandoned Big-Boxes." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, July 4, 2004.
• "A Second Chance For Blue-Collar Cities?" Washington Post Writers Group, May 3, 2004.
• "Smart Growth is Great, When Done Smartly." Washington Post, March 5, 2004.
• "Metro-Size Solutions to Urban Problems." USA Today, February 9, 2004.
• "Breaking Up the Box." Retail Traffic, February 1, 2004.
• "Residents Struggle to Walk Away from Traffic." Washington Post, December 28, 2003.
• "Changing the Density of Our Neighborhoods Remains a Scary Subject for Too Many People." Washington Post, December 27, 2003.
• "Neighborhoods that Nudge People to Exercise." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 14, 2003.
• "For Cities, Population Growth isn't Enough." Washington Post Writers Group, November 17, 2003.
• "Brain-Gain Cities Attract Educated Young." Washington Post, November 9, 2003.
• "Stridency of Anti-Developer Camp Hinders Debate Over Land-Use Priorities." Washington Post, October 4, 2003.
• "Development Around Transit Good for Drivers, Too." Washington Business Journal, August 22, 2003.
• "A Cure for Cluttered Roadways?" Washington Post Writers Group, June 16, 2003.
• "The Future of Transportation, and Thus Our Cities." Planning Magazine, May 2003.
• "Secret Geography." Planetizen, September 24, 2003.
• "The 'Lofting' of America." CNN, September 17, 2003.