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Learning from Richmond
Although Richmond has not put it all together, it has valued the concept of historic preservation. Focusing heavily on working with the existing building fabric to bring back downtown and its urban core neighborhoods.
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Learning from Lakeland
Fifteen years ago, Downtown Lakeland resembled a dead ghost town. Since then, the decision to stick with a revitalization plan has this old urban district teeming with energy.
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Exploring St. Augustine
Founded in 1565, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the United States. Today, over 2 million tourist a year visit the First Coast's most pedestrian friendly city.
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The Ottawa Transitway: North America's largest busway system
You can't sell BRT to a community without showing residents what North America's largest BRT system, using dedicated bus lanes, looks like. Metro Jacksonville introduces you to the Ottawa Transitway.
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Learning from Knoxville, Tennessee
Metropolitan Knoxville is half the size of Jacksonville, less dense, and has an image problem much larger than anything Jacksonville has had to deal with. However, it appears that Knoxvillians have stumbled upon a successful strategy to bring vibrancy back to their city's core.
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Elements of Urbanism: Savannah
Savannah is what happens when you mix the often overlooked elements of urbansim together. This community is living proof that sometimes quality is better than quantity.
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Elements of Urbanism: Detroit International Riverfront
Despite being the poster child for economic blight, Detroit appears to be getting this one right.
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2007 Census: How does Jacksonville rank?
As of July 1, 2006, Jacksonville has an estimated population of 794,555. These charts illustrate where our numbers place us in the grand scheme of things.
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Elements of Urbanism: Columbus
In a region known for economic stagnation, Columbus, OH continues to grow and make progress at a Sunbelt pace.
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Learning from Dublin, Ireland
Metro Jacksonville's first European city comparison takes you to Dublin. Like Jacksonville, Dublin is split down the middle by a river. In Dublin's case, it is the River Liffey.
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