By Jane Smith
A long-awaited forensic study of the reclaimed water system in Delray Beach was not turned in as expected on Sept. 30. The new target date has not been set.
"As a result of difficulties we have encountered with obtaining the email files
By Rich Pollack
Could Highland Beach have designated bike lanes and lighted crosswalks along State Road A1A in the not-too-distant future?
Would it be possible and financially feasible to have underground utility lines instead of unsightly power pol
As part of its research of U.S. 1, the Transportation Planning Agency held walking workshops in Boca Raton and other cities. File photo by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
After more than a year of study and hours of research, the Palm Be
Ocean Ridge Commissioners unanimously approved hiring Higgins Engineering Inc. to study the chronic drainage problems in parts of the Inlet Cay island neighborhood.
Robert Higgins, president of the West Palm Beach company, has 30 years’ experience
By Steve Plunkett
Turning Federal and Dixie highways into a pair of one-way roads downtown could shave two minutes off each southbound trip and almost four minutes off northbound travel, consultants say.
But such changes will not come quickl
By Mary Hladky
Tri-Rail officials are launching a new study to evaluate a proposed second Tri-Rail station in Boca Raton, a step forward in station planning that started in 2007 when the commuter rail identified a possible location near Glades Ro
By Steve Plunkett
The intersection of East Palmetto Park Road and Fifth Avenue may get one, two or three changes to improve traffic flow.
Eric Czerniejewski, a project manager for consultant Calvin, Giordano and Associates, suggests restoring a
Related story: Highland Beach negotiations underway for fire truck, rescue vehicle and staffing
By Dan Moffett
Five coastal municipalities have joined to pay for a study to explore the feasibility of forming a barrier island fire district.
The
By Tim O’Meilia
It’s the old “good news/bad news” cliché.
The good news is that the elusive environmental impact study for the perhaps illusory plan to save South Palm Beach’s eroding beach and maintain Lantana’s seawall is being revived.
T
By Antigone Barton
If the rewards of life by the sea are immeasurable, a report released last month showed the risks, at least, are calculable.
Global warming, rising sea levels and storms all add up to odds of flooding that will redraw the
