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Latest Cities articles from Jacksonville, FLA Look at Atlanta's Historic Urban Core
When one thinks of a walkable city, Atlanta typically isn't the first place that comes to mind. Nevertheless, despite sprawling across North Georgia and the rapid growth over the last few decades, a pedestrian scale urban core still exists. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a stroll through Atlanta's Five...
Read MoreRail Goes Green: New York's High Line Park
The High Line is a popular one mile, elevated linear park in Manhattan's Meatpacking District. Originally, a part of New York Central Railroad's West Side Improvement Project, the former rail line opened to trains in 1934. The last train to operate on this section of old track was operated by Conrail...
Read MoreExploring Chattanooga Vanguard Style
Can Jacksonville learn anything from a smaller Sunbelt city? Metro Jacksonville's Ennis Davis answers this and more by sharing his experience at last week's Next City 2014 Vanguard Conference.
Read MoreElements of Urbanism: Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandra, VA is the epitome of a vibrant multimodal friendly urban community. Like many communities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, its neighborhoods are compact and walkable. However, unlike what many Jaxsons envision urban living to be, the city's buildings are generally low-rise, despite...
Read MoreElements of Urbanism: Nassau, Bahamas
Metro Jacksonville goes 200 miles off the coast of Florida to explore the downtown of the largest city in the Bahamas: Nassau.
Read MoreRevitalization: Marietta Street Artery
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at an emerging neighborhood in Atlanta that has a lot in common with several blighted areas of Jacksonville: The Marietta Street Artery
Read MoreDowntown Revitalization: Omaha
Metro Jacksonville takes a visit to one of the more successful downtown revitalization scenes in the country: Omaha, Nebraska.
Read MoreDowntown Revitalization: Minneapolis
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the heart of the Midwest's second largest economic center: Minneapolis.
Read MoreVisions of Vibrancy: Paris
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...
Read MoreVisions of Vibrancy: London
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, that have struggled with embracing walkability. If we look hard enough, we may realize that this type of view should...
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