CNU 20 - West Palm Story: Downtown Back from the Brink

Twenty years ago, downtown West Palm Beach was dying. Clematis Street, like Main Streets across the country, was failing. Where CityPlace now stands, 14 city blocks of intact urbanism had been razed for a failed redevelopment scheme.

This session will describe how dynamic city leaders and a foresighted planning team turned downtown around, with particular attention to the role played by a pioneering Form-Based Code. A panel of local experts will add their personal insights, including thoughts on the latest downtown master plan and code.

Anthea Gianniotes, AICP, Urban Designer/Town Planner, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Dana Little, Urban Design Director, TCRPC
Joseph Minicozzi, AICP, New Projects Director, Public Interest Projects, Inc.
Kimberly Mitchell, City Commissioner, City of West Palm Beach
Bill Spikowski, FAICP, Principal, Spikowski Planning Associates
Joseph Verdone, AICP, Carlton Fields