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The Qualities of a Great Street

Great streets are created by a mix of characteristics in a compact setting that is well integrated into the urban environment which surround them.

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Built to Last: CNU Video Winner

The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), the leading international organization promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl, announces the winner of its 2009 video contest. The team of First + Main Media from Julian, CA and Paget Films from Buffalo, NY, award-winning...

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Annie Lytle demolition back on track?

If developers Doug Milne and Carlton Jones have their way with Council's LUZ committee today, Jacksonville could lose yet another significant historic building.

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Mayor John Peyton: Investing in Jacksonville's Future

Mayor John Peyton's complete presentation "Investing in Jacksonville's Future" outlines his focus for downtown in his final two years in office.

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Lerner Shops Demolished Downtown

Despite being featured by the Content Design Group's 'Urban Facelift Project' as a neglected structure ripe for redevelopment, the Lerner Shops at 118 Main Street has been demolished.

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Recreating Jacksonville: The Urban Facelift Project

The Urban Facelift project, by the Content Design Group, showcases the potential of under-appreciated and often neglected buildings in Jacksonville. Several sketches are now available for the public to see.

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Forgotten Jacksonville: Julia Street

Despite being in the heart of downtown, within a block of three skyway stations, and serving as a direct link between FSCJ and the Times-Union Performing Arts Center, Julia Street remains completely desolate.

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The I-95 Overland Bridge Project

The I-95 Overland Bridge replacement project will snarl urban Jacksonville traffic until 2017. Here is a detailed look at the project's overall purpose and individual components.

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What Makes Great Neighborhoods?

Is Jacksonville on the right path to becoming a city filled with great neighborhoods? You be the judge.

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Reinventing Suburban Jacksonville

Suburban America as we know it may be coming to an end. Here is an eight step plan that may possibly bring Jacksonville into the 21st century.

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