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Jacksonville vs.Copenhagen
In this article, Metro Jacksonville travels across the pond to Europe. Well-known for its compact, historic cities, its urbanism seems out-of-reach given the partisan climate and snail’s pace of progress in Florida. Can we really learn from these established cities? Or is it too unrealistic?
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Revitalizing Urban Riverfronts: Wilmington, DE
Historically, Downtown Jacksonville's riverfront shares a lot in common with Wilmington's use of the Christina River. Over the last 15 years, Wilmington has successfully transformed its once decaying riverfront with a variety of mixed uses. Perhaps there's a lesson that may be applicable for downtown...
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Can Houston be a Model for Jacksonville?
Ever wonder what a sunbelt sprawler like Jacksonville would look like with light rail and no zoning regulations? Houston would be a good case study to evaluate.
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Visions of Vibrancy: Center City Philadelphia
The vibrancy of cities comes in all shapes and sizes. Many believe that what works in internationally known comsopolitan settings may not be applicable for cities that have struggled with embracing walkability, such as Jacksonville. If we look hard enough, we may realize that this type of view should...
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Hemming Plaza vs NYC's Bryant Park: A Tale of Two Parks
What Jacksonville’s Hemming Plaza Can Learn from the Historic Restoration of New York’s Bryant Park by Metro Jacksonville contributor Ken Bowen.
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Atlantic City: When The One Trick Pony Fails
In an effort to turn its fortunes around, Atlantic City was reborn as an east coast gambling mecca in the late 1970s. In 2011, illustrating the dominance of gambling on the economy, New Jersey's casinos had approximately 33,000 employees, 28.5 million visitors, made $3.3 billion in gaming revenue, and...
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Baltimore's Inner Harbor vs. Jacksonville's Riverfront
Metro Jacksonville's Ennis Davis explains why Baltimore has found success with the revitalization of their Inner Harbor and discusses the simple challenge Jacksonville's leaders must overcome if they want a similar result along the St. Johns River.
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Downtown Windsor Revitalization Offers Lesson for Jax
Downtown revitalization efforts aren't just for United States cities. Canadian cities have worked hard to promote vibrancy in their own urban cores as well. Today, we take a visual tour of City Centre Windsor and ponder if there are applicable lessons for Jacksonville.
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Downtown Revitalization: Detroit
Downtown Detroit was one of the first cities featured in Metro Jacksonville's Learning From series in 2006. Since that initial article, Detroit has lost 200,000 additional residents, Mayor Kilpatrick has been sentenced to 28 years in prison, and being $18.5 billion in debt, it became the largest municipality...
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Downtown Revitalization: Fargo, North Dakota
Metro Jacksonville takes a visit to successfully revitalized downtown that most Jaxsons know very little about: Fargo.
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