Historic Resource Surveys: An Important Planning Tool

Trisha Logan is a Principal Urban Planner and the Historic Preservation Board Liaison for the City of Fort Lauderdale. She holds a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design and Art History from Purdue University. She is also AICP certified and a LEED Green Associate. Trisha’s experience in the field of Historic Preservation includes working in both the public and private sectors where she has been able to combine the fields of Historic Preservation and Planning throughout the United States. Trisha also serves on the Executive Committee of Preservation Action.
Email: TLogan@fortlauderdale.gov

Megan McLaughlin is the director of preservation projects at Plusurbia. She is an AICP-certified planner and has over fifteen years of experience in the fields of historic preservation, urban design, and urban planning. Megan is an experienced researcher and writer on the topics of historical urban development, architecture, and communities. Her passion is bringing attention to Florida’s unique history, and crafting planning and zoning strategies to protect the character of existing neighborhoods.

Megan worked for many years in the Preservation Office of the City of Miami and the Planning Office of the City of Coral Gables. She began her career at the office of Dover, Kohl & Partners as a Town Planner. She graduated from The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, FL, she has a degree in art history from the College of William & Mary and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Miami.

Megan has led numerous large-scale historic resources survey projects, including the neighborhoods of Shenandoah, Silver Bluff, Allapattah, Grove Park, Brownsville, and Liberty City in Miami, and the cities of Anna Maria, FL and Lake Wales, FL. Each of these documentation projects result in a book publication on the history of the place. Megan has extensive experience in development permitting, zoning, and land use policy through her municipal work. She has a unique perspective on the ways that zoning and land use regulations can be tailored to preserve a community’s unique sense of place.
Email: megan@plusurbia.com