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Jacksonville vs Sarasota: Revitalizing Downtown
Downtown Sarasota has become one of the hottest urban districts in the State of Florida. It's streets are now lined with sidewalk cafes, boutique retail shops, manicured green spaces and apartment/condominium towers. Can Jacksonville learn anything from the urban core of a metropolitan area with 1/2...
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Jax vs. San Francisco: Same Size, Polar Opposites
Both Jacksonville and San Francisco have slightly over 850,000 residents within their city limits. In fact, according to the most recent census estimates, only 913 residents separate the two.
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Tropical Vibrancy: Honolulu vs Jacksonville
Honolulu is the state capital and most populous city in Hawaii. The Honolulu metropolitan area is home to 991,788 residents and is the 54th largest in the United States. Featuring a downtown and a popular beach on the Pacific Ocean, a short distance away, the city is in the midst of a highrise construction...
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The Northbank's Successful Sibling: The Embarcadero
Judging from the most recent Jacksonville Landing charrette, the courthouse parking lot falling into the river, indecision on a new convention center, and many focusing on shipyards a mile away from the Northbank core, we are a community that has no idea of what we want our urban St. Johns River waterfront...
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Hot Urban Living: The NQ District
The North Quarter (NQ) is the fastest growing urban district in Orlando with new apartments, restaurants and a hotel. Over $200 million in real estate investment is anticipated to emerge in the five block NQ, over the next three years.
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America's Largest Cities Without A Downtown Starbucks
Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 21,536 stores in 64 countries and territories, including 12,218 in the United States. However,if you're looking for Frappauccino in one of these city's downtowns you'll find yourself out of luck. Here's the five largest cities in the United...
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Video:210 Years of Manhattan Densification in 2 Minutes
This animation shows the change in Manhattan's built-up area population density from 1800 - 2010. It is based on data collected by Shlomo Angel and Patrick Lamson-Hall of the NYU Stern Urbanization Project.
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America's First Frontier: St Augustine 1935
A brief video tour of St Augustine, Florida in 1935. Do you recognize any buildings still standing?
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Visions of Vibrancy: Brooklyn
The vibrancy of cities comes in all shapes and sizes. Many believe that what works in internationally known cosmopolitan settings may not be applicable for cities such as Jacksonville, which have struggled with embracing walkability. If we look hard enough, we may realize that this type of view should...
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Visions of Vibrancy: Seattle
The vibrancy of cities comes in all shapes and sizes. Many believe that what works in internationally known cosmopolitan settings may not be applicable for cities such as Jacksonville, which have struggled with embracing walkability. If we look hard enough, we may realize that this type of view should...
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