Explore the evolution of a 16 year old new urbanist development. Topics discussed include how Abacoa was shovel ready as the center of the regional bioscience cluster for Palm Beach County,
how design and planning can withstand market forces and the challenges of integrating mixed uses including specific discussion of the follies of the Town Center.
10. “ Quality-of-life issues typically have a much greater impact on projects that are trying to attract certain types of employees. …… Companies planning information technology, life sciences, research and development, and corporate headquarters projects tend to rank quality-of-life issues higher on the list than those planning other types of projects.” “Quality of life can become the deciding factor later in the selection process, especially for an industry that must attract quality talent and young professionals.……..” Happy Employees: “It’s been well documented that companies perform better when their employees are happy in the workplace. Quality-of-life factors add value to a company’s bottom line.” When Quality of Life Closes the Location Decision Deal… From: When Quality of Life Closes the Location Decision Deal September 2011 Mark Crawford (Dec/Jan 10)