The business of Broward County Government is to deliver cost-effective and collaborative services to enhance and promote the quality of life for our residents, businesses and visitors.

20 Year Vision

Broward County is a diverse, vibrant, urban community with parks, beaches, and green space. Broward has something for everyone. Positioned at the center of Southeast Florida, we are environmentally and economically sustainable and a gateway to the international marketplace.  Broward County is a regional body working together with government partners and stakeholders to achieve common goals.  We are home to innovation and a great place to live, work, and play.

Vision Statements

In the next 20 years, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners strives to create a community characterized by the following:

Go Anywhere in 20 Minutes
We are the transportation hub of South Florida. We have a fully integrated, interconnected, public and private system. The Port and Airport, our two gateways to the international market, are fully integrated into the transit system. We have an accessible mass transit/light rail system that will get you anywhere you want to go in 20 minutes.  You can choose your means of travel: “pay as you go” highway, rail, bus, waterways, freeways, and air.  Retail and commercial businesses are readily available at transit centers. We are the #1 cruise passenger port and among the top 100 largest container ports in the world. Broward County’s airport provides for worldwide travel either directly or through a seamless connection to our regional partner airports.
	Goal Statements 1. Cultivate community awareness and support for mass transit. 2. Create and maintain attractive, clean, safe, and synchronized transportation systems which link high-density corridors with commercial and work opportunities.
Cultural Amenities and Recreation: Something for Everyone
Cultural amenities and recreational services are accessible throughout the County from sawgrass to seagrass with emphasis on the rich cultural diversity of the community. Our citizens are able to blend work with play close to home because residents have services available to them with the opportunity to participate.
	Goal Statements 1. Raise community awareness of the need for diverse cultural and historic amenities and programs for a vibrant, sustainable urban area. 2. Maintain a network of parks and libraries that provides a variety of recreational and learning opportunities.
Social Safety Net: An Equitable Approach to Human Services
We live in a community where human services are delivered with the purpose of achieving self-sufficiency. We recognize a special obligation to our most vulnerable residents.  In collaboration with private and public partners, we have created a best practice, outcome-based human services model that places emphasis on prevention and appropriate intervention with a goal of independence.
	Goal Statements 1. Support a social services network aimed at providing enhanced quality of life in the least restrictive environment. 2. Coordinate social services in collaboration with public and private partners for overall community health and well-being.
A Pristine, Healthy Environment
We are a community that values a vibrant, healthy environment with substantial open space, equally distributed throughout the County. Our citizens enjoy pristine water bodies and clean air, with County standards that are the strictest in the state. All of our cities are our partners and best management models for sustainability, conservation of resources, environmental stewardship, landscape maintenance, clean air and drinking water, and green building are embraced countywide. All County practices and codes reflect and further the Board’s policies and vision.
	Goal Statements 1. Protect and enhance the environment. 2. Encourage and promote community stewardship of the environment and an ethic of conservation.
Economic Opportunities are Endless
Broward is an economically successful, multi-faceted international community with high paying jobs and a well-educated, skilled, and motivated workforce. We have a low unemployment rate. We are the perfect place to grow your business, with a supportive government environment.  Through technology and stakeholder input, we’ve reduced the red tape to a minimum – no hurdles here.
	Goal Statements 1. Develop public and private partnerships to attract and retain targeted higher-wage industries. 2. Cultivate and develop local small businesses. 3. Sustain the economic viability of Port Everglades and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
A Sustainable, Common Sense Approach to Growth and Affordable Housing
Broward County is a planned community where people can live, work, and play with appropriate amenities and infrastructure to accommodate the population. Our communities have green space, cultural and ethnic diversity, as well as social and economic opportunities.  Everyone in the community can locate and afford a quality home. All types and mixes of housing are available throughout the community, both high and low density. Neighborhoods include single family, condominiums, town-homes, and high-rise towers and they are combined with shopping, recreation, public transportation, and employment opportunities.
	Goal Statements 1. Facilitate a regional approach to growth and redevelopment through intergovernmental coordination and collaboration. 2. Strengthen stakeholder partnerships that increase the availability of housing options, including affordable, rental, and transitional housing.