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Jacksonville: One of America's Least Walkable Cities
The good news is Jacksonville is a more walkable friendly city than Charlotte. The bad news is that isn't saying much. Here is a look at Walk Score's 2014 ranking of America's most walkable cities.
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Who was Nathan Bedford Forrest?
As the debate wages on around the name of a local high school honoring a man with no historical relationship with the First Coast, Metro Jacksonville shares videos with two different perspectives on the life of the former Memphis, TN slave trader and Klansman.
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On the River: Swimming the St. Johns
EUJacksonville's Shannon Blankinship discusses the St. Johns river with Jim Alabiso.
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The Walkable City. Jeff Speck's Amazing Ted Talk
How do we solve the problem of the suburbs? Urbanist Jeff Speck shows how we can free ourselves from dependence on the car -- which he calls "a gas-belching, time-wasting, life-threatening prosthetic device" -- by making our cities more walkable and more pleasant for more people.
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Transforming City Streets Immediately, Affordably
In this remarkable Ted Talk, the Transportation Commissioner for the City of New York, Janette Sadik-Khan shows the tranformation of New York's streetscapes and the wave of lifestyle change and city living that they have brought about. Pursuing literally the opposite techniques employed by Jacksonville,...
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It's Time to Welcome Uber to Jacksonville
Our taxi system is inefficient, unreliable and sometimes unpleasant. A new competitor called Uber is poised to enter the Jacksonville market with the aim of improving quality, efficiency and provide consumers with better choices. The only problem? The City of Jacksonville doesn’t allow for their...
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Robert Montgomerie: Why Alternative Media Is Important
Watching a little TV here and there, it's hard not to see that the corporate media knows it is having a harder time selling the war in Syria and other objectives the status quo has. This is why we're starting to see more action without consensus in this country. Newspaper, radio, and television has always...
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Robert Montgomerie: Is Gentrification Really So Great?
On MetroJacksonville.com recently Stephen Dare posed a very important question, "Is it really 'historic preservation' if the only thing you want to preserve are the wealthy old districts for wealthy new residents?" I was glad to see that someone asked that question as I've often wondered that myself...
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Deliberate Hemming Park Neglect and DeAmenitization
"Any changes to Hemming Plaza would occur only after collaboration and discussion with City Council, the Downtown Investment Authority and other stakeholders. There is no action under way and has been no decision to proceed as described in your email, although the City of Jacksonville could obviously...
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Net Worth of Jax Council Members
Every year all elected officials in Florida are required to submit a "Financial Disclosure Form". This form breaks down the official's assets, liabilities and sources of income. It's purpose is to keep officials transparent about where their monetary interests exist.
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