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Ron Diner

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Should a Mayor Accept $50,000 From Someone Seeking One of the City's Most Valuable Assets?

Letter to the editor published in the Tampa Bay Times.

Today, the Tampa Bay Times published my letter to the editor shown above.

I wrote the letter after reading this Catalyst article:

Welch files finance report late: major developers st...

7 days ago
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Should We Take This Risk With the Gas Plant

If seven years from now the only completed structure at the Gas Plant were a parking garage, would we consider that a success?

That is the question I explore in a new article published yesterday on Home Runs Matter.

Nearly seven years ago...

11 days ago
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First Things First

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch has three proposals on the table for the future of the Historic Gas Plant site.

One would put a master developer in charge.

Another would put a different master developer in charge.

A third would have the c...

19 days ago
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When Cities Choose Developers First: Lessons from Failure

In my last article, I highlighted 10 cities that got major redevelopment projects right by planning first. Developers second.

  • They established a public vision.

  • They laid out the streets, parks, and infrastructure.

  • Then they...

22 days ago
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The Best Cities Plan First

The Best Cities Plan First

St. Petersburg is approaching one of the biggest decisions in its modern history — the redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District.

Within a few years, the Tampa Bay Rays will leave Tropicana Field, and r...

24 days ago
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