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Redeveloping Hemming Plaza
In 2005, Metro Jacksonville pointed out to the JEDC and Peyton Administration why the Main Street Pocket Park would struggle to succeed if built. We were ignored and $800,000 later, the chickens eventually came home to roost as our warnings became reality. Now a City Council committee is in search...
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Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship 2012
Sights and scenes from Metro Jacksonville's first Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship as well as Downtown Vision's position regarding food trucks in downtown Jacksonville's revitalization.
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Food Trucks in Jax: DVI Board Votes No
With Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship taking place this weekend, Downtown Vision's Board of Directors votes to further restrict this burgeoning small business sector from being a part of our downtown revitalization process. With our public agencies continuing to take a sledgehammer to a fly and prohibiting...
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Food Trucks and Their Impact on Downtown Revitalization
With one full week to go before the first Jax Truckies Food Truck Championship, Metro Jacksonville explores the food truck craze, and how downtown could benefit from embracing the industry's popularity.
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Reinventing Springfield: Urban Ag and Sustainability.
Much ado about Urban Ag has been made lately here in Jacksonville. Goats being confiscated, Chicken wars, heavy fines etc. Where did all the hubbub come from? It wasn't this way in Jacksonville just a generation ago. Join us after the jump for Springfield's push to open up the past so that we can...
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The S-Line: The Key To Urban Economic Revitalization?
While much of the City of Jacksonville's economic development focus has been centered on downtown and big-ticket items such as the Duval County Courthouse and a new convention center, Metro Jacksonville exposes an amenity that surpasses them all: The S-Line Right-of-Way.
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Eleven Principles for Creating Great Community Places
Sometimes instead of dreaming of big ticket and expensive public financed projects for downtown revitalization, it's better to take a step back and attempt to understand the basics of what makes a space great. With this in mind, Project For Public Spaces (PPS) has identified 11 key elements in transforming...
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WOKV Interviews Metro Jacksonville's Stephen Dare
Metro Jacksonville has had the opportunity to speak with WOKV (106.5FM & 690AM) about the major issues facing the city of Jacksonville on multiple occasions. In this interview, Tiffany Griffith on First Coast Forum asks Stephen Dare to provide input about "growth management and development." As to be...
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Portland Loo: Success where others have Failed
Ever attempt to find a public restroom while visiting downtown Jacksonville for an extended period of time? You'll have better luck walking up to a leprechaun holding a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. For Portland, Oregon, using public restrooms is not a matter of necessity, it's an act of civic...
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Guest Series: Carmen Godwin, Executive Director of RAP
Metro Jacksonville consistently offers the opportunity for our readers to absorb the editorials, personal accounts, and vocal opinions of some of the key players in the decision making process of our community. This week, Riverside Avondale Preservation Executive Director Carmen Godwin tells what one...
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