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Picture of Potential Failure
and Shared Vision for Success

A Picture of Potential Failure in 2030 for the Treasure Coast

Natural System: Natural resources have been degraded, wildlife and sea life are decimated, dead water ways, miles of houses with no green space; catastrophic weather has destroyed barrier islands; there’s no more countryside in the region; and a lot of taps that have no water.

Built Environment: sprawling development, urban Sprawl to Okeechobee, miles of gated and armed gated communities; the region looks like Miami Beach of 2004; 7 Metropolitan Planning Organizations have been established that are not coordinating their efforts and creating conflicts; lack of affordable housing.

Economic System: High unemployment; higher taxes, negative job growth, depressed real estate values.

Social System: increased poverty; gridlock, schools on double session; untreated maladies, healthcare problems

The Shared Vision of Success in 2030 for the Treasure Coast

In 2030 the Treasure Coast region has been identified as having the highest quality of life and the greatest place to live because:

  • Treasure Coast has Achieved a Diversified and Prosperous Economy. The region’s diversified an d vital economy was achieved through collaborative planning that started 25 years ago, and has led to retention, expansion and creation of higher wage jobs within the region’s businesses. This has brought the Treasure Coast the highest per capita income, highest wages, and lowest unemployment in the nation. The Treasure Coast has established a business environment that supports re-invention and risk taking and balances collaboration with competition. The quality of local citrus received recognition at the latest world conference, and citrus sales are at their highest point ever.
  • The Region is Sustaining a Healthy Natural Environment. The Treasure Coast’s environment has been preserved, enhanced and restored to a quality this is higher than it was in 2004. A diversity of recreational opportunities that is available for families and residents of all ages has created support for efforts to preserve the environment. The land use development plans, codes and the resulting built environment in the region now are sensitive to and contribute to a healthy natural environment. The Treasure has been recognized as a national eco-tourism destination. The CERP/IRL has been finished and the Everglades are pristine. The St. Lucie River has recently been named one of the top five in the nation. There has been significant recovery of endangered species. The area has experienced a return to the “Old Florida” environment.
  • The Treasure Coast is Known for its Attractive, Sensitive and Smart Built Environment. The built environment in the Treasure Coast has elegantly absorbed the new growth of the last 25 years while retaining agricultural lands and preserving green space and natural systems for future generations without causing degradation to the environment and community quality of life It features high quality and attractive infrastructure design with a multi-modal transportation system supported by land uses. A high speed monorail connects Treasure Coast communities. Local children go to the auto museum to view ancient modes of transportation. There is a diversity of housing choices and mixture of uses including affordable housing for all segments of the region. Appropriate locations for schools, parks and other community facilities have been agreed upon through collaborative planning in advance. Fast water transportation has contributed to reduction of congestion on roads. The Fort Pierce harbor has been voted one of the most beautiful in the nation.
  • The Treasure Coast Supports a Vibrant Culture and the Arts. The region boasts world-class institutions, programs and events that promote the arts, preserve and communicate the unique heritage of the Treasure Coast region and respond to a culturally diverse and changing population. Communities creatively respond to the needs of culturally diverse and changing populations. The Opera Society has recently celebrated it 50th anniversary.
  • Treasure Coast is Source of World Class Research and Education. A world-class system of life-long learning has been created that meets the needs of a diverse and growing population, providing programs tailored to the economy, culture, and environment of the region. The region’s well-educated students are able to succeed. Local research has resulted in a cure for cancer (using citrus extract). Collaboration between various research centers and educational institutions is a model for the nation. A local researcher, product of local schools, won a Nobel Prize. Fortune Magazine recognized Treasure Coast as the research hub of the world, noting its genius of innovation.
  • Treasure Coast Citizens and Communities are Healthy and Vital. Treasure Coast children are the healthiest and safest in the world. The basic needs (food, clothing, shelter) of all residents in the region are being met. The region’s communities successfully promote healthy lifestyles and greater self sufficiency for the young and the elderly.
  • Treasure Coast is a region that Cooperates and Collaborates to develop, support and achieve its shared vision. The Treasure Coast has utilized innovative tools and mechanisms to implement its shared regional vision and address regional issues. Intergovernmental and interagency communication enables effective planning and consensus building and innovative public-private partnerships produce solutions. State of the art education and involvement of the public enables the region to keep its vision alive.