Demolition by neglect happens in every city. In downtown Gainesville FL there is a block on Main Street with 2 historic 1800’s houses, owned by a local church, that has been allowed to deteriorate, creating blight in an important business district. Harvey Ward #gainesville

I think there is a market for this in the downtown core of Gainesville FL (for adults, not UF students). The question is: what can the City do to encourage this type of development? Harvey Ward #gainesvillefl Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Visit Gainesville, Alachua FL City of Gainesville Gainesville Biz News FLORIDA

Gainesville FL has a Historic Downtown and Main Street. We should be nurturing them. Harvey Ward City of Gainesville Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville

I was active with the alumni association starting when I was a student & am the past chair of the Orlando/Melbourne region for the UF Law Alumni Council. Gators around the world donated billions to support our alma mater & in a few short years, DeSantis caused so much damage.

This excellent examination parking in College town should be reviewed by the Gainesville city commission. Harvey Ward #gainesville

Former UF president's catering costs doubled previous leader sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/12/lav…

Lavish catering under ex-FLORIDA President Ben Sasse: $38,610 sushi bar, holiday party that cost nearly $900 per person Reporting by @GarrettShanley of Fresh Take Florida flapol.com/4glRCq0 #FlaPol

How about more roundabouts in Gainesville FL? Harvey Ward #gainesville

Brisket, bourbon and hand-rolled sushi: How UF spent $1.3M on catering under Ben Sasse miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

The University of Florida’s then-president, Ben Sasse, dished out over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions — including a holiday party featuring a $38,610 sushi bar. sun-sentinel.com/2024/09/12/lav…

It gets worse: Lavish catering under ex-UF president Sasse: $38,610 sushi bar, holiday party that cost nearly $900 per person wuft.org/fresh-take-flo…

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Former UF president Ben Sasse spent over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates, and extravagant social functions in his first year on the job, according to a report from a student news service. Read more: bit.ly/3ziDehw

Brisket, bourbon and hand-rolled sushi: How UF spent $1.3M on catering under Ben Sasse miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

"the evidence suggests that high-bicycling-mode-share cities are not only safer for bicyclists but for all road users."

We can use more of these traffic calming measures in Gainesville FL. Harvey Ward #gainesville #traffic

this was my entire masters thesis at berkeley, “the supply and demand of human-scale neighborhoods in america” the data absolutely supports this. if we don’t build more walkable neighborhoods, the few that we have become luxury items—not because they are any more expensive to

Gainesville FL should encourage building infill market-rate condos in the downtown core surface parking lots that sit empty most of the day. Those surface lots resulted from tearing down historic houses and structures. Let new housing take their place now. Harvey Ward #gainesville

Gainesville FL should encourage market-rate housing in the downtown core. Harvey Ward #gainesville FLORIDA

The City of Gainesville should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. Vegetative trash pick up from hurricane Helene should’ve been a priority and should already have been picked up. All that yard trash is going to become projectiles during the current storm. Harvey Ward