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Can Trees Actually Deter Crime? - Neighborhoods - The Atlantic Cities
theatlanticcities.com - Silly as it may seem to the public, there's an intense disagreement among scholars about the impact urban trees have on a city's crime rate. Some are convinced urban greenery…
What Really Matters for Increasing Transit Ridership - Commute - The Atlantic Cities
theatlanticcities.com - At first glance Broward County, Florida, doesn't look like the friendliest place for public transportation. The metro area just north of Miami has a couple downtown areas — Fort Lauderdale…
Slideshow: Saying goodbye to the old courthouse
jacksonville.com - The 1958 courthouse is very much a product of its time. The last couple of decades found the building and its infrastructure pushed to its limits.
Jaguars' unexpected action leads to showdown with city over contract
jacksonville.com - The Jacksonville Jaguars have unilaterally decided they want to keep SMG running EverBank Field and other city entertainment facilities, setting up a legal fight with the city.
Likelihood of Duval courthouse opening on schedule dwindles
jacksonville.com - As a holiday weekend starts, Jacksonville and court officials are awaiting a state fire marshal’s input on whether they could still open the $350 million Duval County Courthouse by mid-week…
Nature's Table coming to AT&T; Tower in Downtown Jacksonville
bizjournals.com - The cafeteria space in the AT&T; Tower will soon be home to Nature’s Table. Pamela Smith, a spokeswoman for Elad National Properties, which owns the tower, said the ownership is…
Is There a Smart Way for Cities to Privatize Parking? - Commute - The Atlantic Cities
theatlanticcities.com - The Sacramento City Council voted recently to approve a plan to build a new downtown arena to replace the current suburban home of the Sacramento Kings. It's seen as a…
Does Subsiding mega-projects ever pay off for cities?
theatlanticcities.com - The state of New Jersey collects hundreds of millions of dollars in gambling taxes each year, but its one and only gambling destination, Atlantic City, is now surrounded by competition.…
Jacksonville mayor's ignoring council could backfire
jacksonville.com - Sometimes it takes a 2-by-4 up beside the head to get a mule's attention. Or as City Councilman Robin Lumb put it recently, "The sounds you hear are sabres being…
2012 Jacksonville Jazz Fest schedule
jacksonville.com - Downtown’s going to be jumping this weekend, with free jazz on the streets through Sunday courtesy of the Jacksonville Jazz Festival. You can see legends and up-and-comers, smooth jazz artists…
tufsu1
December 31, 2009, 08:20:03 AMIt is interesting to see how many of these stories have changed throughout the year..my quick list
#1 Bay Street - no median was installed (may be good or bad depending on your perspective)
#5 BRT North - the proposed route changed and may still be in flux
#7 Cruise Terminal - dead (at least for now)
#14 Skyway Extension - may also be dead (for now)
BridgeTroll
December 31, 2009, 10:17:32 AMOutstanding articles... every single one! Congratulations!
Dan B
December 31, 2009, 12:14:00 PMIts interesting to see what actually generates discussion and page views. I have heard several times that some of the more controversial topics are page view generators, but it seems thats not entirely true, based on this list.
Dog Walker
December 31, 2009, 12:23:59 PMThe controversial ones attract some of us regular blowhards, but the informational ones attract the silent readers.
iluvolives
December 31, 2009, 12:46:16 PMI took the title of the post to mean that only sanctioned Metro Jacksonville Articles were ranked- not general threads or discussions that may be started by anyone. I could be wrong, but I also agree that there are a lot of people who come on the site to read good informative articles, not to read the constant bickering back and forth.
stjr
December 31, 2009, 01:38:14 PMNice to see that roughly a third, depending on how you classify the articles, are related to Jax history. As we have discussed before, there appears to be an unfilled need for details of our past. And, with the destruction of so much of our heritage, articles and pictures on MJ are often the only way many can appreciate it. Good job.
stephendare
December 31, 2009, 03:18:57 PMWell actually, there are two seperate sites with separate hit counts. The forum's numbers are registered on a different count. This list reflects the counts of the sanctioned articles.
mtraininjax
January 01, 2010, 12:35:51 AMSad not to see more people interested in the Jacksonville Jazz move to Laura Street. It was way cool and I can't wait for the same in May of 2010.
cayohueso
January 03, 2010, 12:32:24 AMMoon River Pizza...out.
tufsu1
January 03, 2010, 01:02:15 PMremember it won't be on Laura St this year because of the construction....maybe Julia or Hogan
Dog Walker
January 03, 2010, 03:02:12 PMBut Hogan has that permanent concrete cloud over it.