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Indian River and St. Lucie were among Florida s top 10 counties for percentage increase in population growth during the initial year of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recently released data.
Using U.S. Census and Postal Service information, Bloomberg CityLab studied statistics of people moving in versus those moving out for metro areas between March 2020 and February 2021. It then compared results to the previous year.
Communities had to have had at least 1,000 move-ins and 1,000 move-outs during both years for consideration in the CityLab analysis, which was released last week.
Indian River County ranked fourth among Florida s 67 counties, with a 9% rise in inflow/outflow ratios. St. Lucie County was ninth, at 6.2%.
California Bill Would Eliminate Parking Requirements Near Transit
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The bill s author and housing advocates argue that easing parking requirements would ease the state s affordable housing crisis and promote the state s climate goals. May 6, 2021, 9am PDT | Diana Ionescu | It’s time to prioritize housing people over housing cars, argues the Los Angeles Times editorial board, writing in support of a new bill introduced by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), which would prohibit cities from requiring parking in developments within a half mile of a major transit stop or transit corridor. Under the proposed bill, builders can still provide parking, but blanket requirements would be eliminated.
Americans Are Moving, but Staying Close to Home
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Despite fears of a mass exodus, most cities are seeing only modest population losses, with the majority of movers staying in the same metro area. May 6, 2021, 7am PDT | Diana Ionescu |
Rather than the urban exodus that many analysts feared the pandemic would precipitate, write Marie Patino, Aaron Kessler, and Sarah Holder for Bloomberg CityLab, perhaps it’s more of an urban shuffle.
As research about the last year begins to crystallize, data shows most people who did move stayed close to where they came from. According to the authors, [i]n the country’s 50 most populous cities, 84% of the moves were to somewhere within the perimeter of the central metro area, down just slightly from pre-pandemic levels.
The pandemic has created many challenges, but it also changed the way we live and work. Many people are working remotely. Some are choosing to make their vacations permanent and move to Southwest Florida full-time to work remotely. We spoke to a woman who moved to the region three months after visiting. Kim and John […]
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