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New JTA Bus Stops signs
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Future of Sunset Limited train service through Jacksonville unclear
jacksonville.com - Until 2005 the Sunset Limited ran from Orlando to Los Angeles going through Jacksonville. But service from here died when Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf Coast in August 2005 and…
City Council Amends Sign Ordinance to Allow for Bus Shelters
urbanjacksonville.info - This morning on First Coast Connect at 9:00 we'll be discussing the City Council's decision to allow the JTA to hire an independent company to build dozens of bus shelters…
Florida East Coast will roll out AMTRAK in 2.6 Years
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Urban Jacksonville Wins Best Jacksonville Blog
urbanjacksonville.info - For the third year in a row Urban Jacksonville was nominated by Folio readers as Best Blog in Jacksonville. It's an awesome honor and I'd like to thank everyone who…
Placement of bus shelters stirs debate through Jacksonville
jacksonville.com - In the half-shade of a droopy palm tree, Kise Jones did his best to stay comfortable and patient as he waited for the bus Sunday afternoon in downtown Jacksonville.
Urban Jacksonville Weekly #35
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JEDC to amend Downtown historic restoration agreement, restart project
jaxdailyrecord.com - An agreement approved by City Council five years ago to grant $400,000 from the Historic Preservation Trust Fund to rehabilitate a building on West Adams Street got some new life…
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Sigma
December 02, 2008, 02:51:41 PMSpeaking of the importance of re-habbing old buildings, check out this link (pg 54-57).
http://www.zinio.com/express3?issue=325511596
I know the CEO and remember when downtown Greenwood was very sad. This area deserves one of your "Learning from" segments. It has truly been a remarkable turnaround.
Jason
December 02, 2008, 04:10:29 PMWelcome Sigma. Thanks for the link.
deathstar
December 02, 2008, 05:46:55 PMK, COJ, take note of your accomplishments there, and spread that throughout the city!
thelakelander
December 02, 2008, 10:16:22 PMThe number one accomplishment here is that public agencies did not get in the way. Redevelopment was driven by private sector market rate investment and creativity.
GatorShane
December 03, 2008, 11:08:57 AMGreat Pics! This area is really coming along. I do wish we had one huge district like Ybor City, but I do think it is cool that we have several smaller ones around town. This will add another distint street to our cityscape.