• Imagine the Possibilities
    What may be missing and lost from the Orange Avenue Overlay (re)process?     VISION. “A vision is like a lighthouse, which illuminates rather than limits,giving direction rather than destination.”– James J. Mapes, Foresight First More than 11,000 Winter Park residents (over 1/3) participated in the 2015-2016 visioning exercise for what theyContinue Reading
  • Moratorium on Development Voted in by Winter Park City Commission in Spite of Economic Impacts of COVID Study
    During Wednesday night’s commission meeting a moratorium was voted in for the improvements along Orange Avenue in the same meeting where a study reported a $799 million loss in revenue for Winter Park as a result of COVID-19. The study conducted by The Balmoral Group and commissioned by THRIVE WinterContinue Reading
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    The site is still under construction but check back periodically for updates.Continue Reading
  • OAO 2.0 – A Public Process Hijacked
    In the latest news in an attempt to rewrite the Orange Avenue Overlay, the Winter Park City Commission agreed amongst themselves, without public input, to hold a series of commission work sessions regarding the Orange Avenue Overlay to be held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. The work sessionsContinue Reading

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Jan 20

Winter Park gives first nod to Orange Avenue Overlay District plan

https://www.chicagotribune.com/os-ne-winter-park-orange-avenue-overlay-20200117-oqkrxrtdjbd3rjvq4lvyoqlo3e-story.html
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Jan 20

Winter Park leaders approve controversial Orange Avenue Overlay District

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2020/01/16/winter-park-leaders-approve-controversial-orange-avenue-overlay-district/
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Nov 19

Winter Park’s largest overlay district aims to steer major growth along stretch of Orange Avenue

https://www.growthspotter.com/news/retail-dining-developments/gs-news-orange-avenue-overlay-steering-committee-draft-20191128-sasuhdgtr5dihc6kccttybqvge-story.html
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Apr 19

Orange Avenue visioning underway in Winter Park

https://www.orangeobserver.com/article/orange-avenue-visioning-underway-in-winter-park
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Jun 18

Winter Park City Commissioners discuss mixed-use development

https://www.orangeobserver.com/article/winter-park-city-commissioners-discuss-mixed-use-development
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Jun 17

Winter Park starts Orange Ave corridor planning, to consider mixed-use overlay

https://www.growthspotter.com/news/gs-winter-park-starts-orange-avenue-corridor-visioning-process-20170621-story.html
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Mar 17

Winter Park Economic Development agenda

https://cityofwinterpark.org/docs/government/boards/agendas/EDAB-agd-2017-03-28.pdf
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