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How Zoning Affects Growth In Florida

As Florida's population continues to rise, we look at how zoning laws affect the way we manage growth.
Daylina Miller
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WUSF Public Media
As Florida's population continues to rise, we look at how zoning laws affect the way we manage growth.

This week on Florida Matters, we talk about zoning and how it affects the way our state manages growth.

It may sound mundane, but zoning and building regulations affect us intimately because they hit us where we live.

Listen to a discussion about how zoning affects growth in Florida.

We talk about balancing growth with historic and environmental preservation, whether inclusionary zoning policies can help create affordable housing and how zoning and transportation options are connected. 

Our guests include:

Peter Belmont, vice president of Preserve the 'Burg, a nonprofit that promotes historic preservation in St. Petersburg.

Tyler Hudson, land use and real estate attorney, member of the Urban Land Instituteand former chairman of All For Transportation, a referendum to raise the sales tax to fund transportation projects in Hillsborough County.

Van Linkous, assistant professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of South Florida.

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Robin is Senior Editor at WUSF, spearheading the station's podcasting initiatives and helping to guide the vision for special reporting projects and creative storytelling. She hosts the weekly current affairs program, Florida Matters, on WUSF and also created The Zest, the station's podcast that's all about food, which she continues to host and serve as senior producer.
Stephanie Colombini joined WUSF Public Media in December 2016 as Producer of Florida Matters, WUSF’s public affairs show. She’s also a reporter for WUSF’s Health News Florida project.
Mary Shedden
Mary Shedden is news director at WUSF Public Media, where she oversees a team of reporters covering 13 counties on Florida’s west coast.