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Imagine it. Build it. Reach it
Every great city has a vision of itself and what it will be. In Jacksonville, we aren’t what we were, and we don’t know what we want to be. But we do know this: we won’t stay the same. Now is the time to decide what kind of community we want to be in the year 2025. JAX2025 is not just about creating a vision; it’s about creating our future.
What kind of Jacksonville do we want to create? Twenty years ago, Jacksonville residents came together for the Jacksonville Insight process, which resulted in River City Renaissance and many improvements downtown. Today, however, Jacksonville lacks a shared vision of what the city could be and how we will get there. Now is the time for Jacksonville residents to shape our own destiny.
JAX2025 is a community-owned and -driven initiative funded entirely by private donations. It is facilitated by JCCI – the Jacksonville Community Council Inc. and belongs to everyone in the city. Every resident will have an opportunity to contribute to making the JAX2025 vision a reality. JCCI, an organization with a 37-year history of validated research and consensus-building to create community change, will facilitate Jax2025 from visioning through execution.
JAX2025 is about action and change. It’s about becoming the city we could be by creating a shared vision, finding solutions and making them real, and identifying leaders for our future.
Will this work?
You CAN make a difference
There are so many priorities in a city as big as Jacksonville it can feel like your individual voice is too faint to be heard through all of the noise. This is your chance to share your thoughts and ideas about Jacksonville’s future.
We are asking that every resident of Jacksonville participate in this process by taking the community survey, by requesting a presentation to your civic, business, social, faith, school or community group, and by participating in at least one of four community meetings.
The survey takes just five to ten minutes to complete but can make a lifetime of difference for your children, your grandchildren, your neighbors, and all of us who call Jacksonville home.
About the survey
We’re conducting this survey as part of a large community effort to develop a vision for Jacksonville for the year 2025. We’d like your opinion on what it’s like to live, work, and play in Jacksonville. We are particularly interested in what you think is good about Jacksonville – what we should work to preserve, as well as those aspects about living in Jacksonville that you would like to see improved.
We’ve tried to keep this survey short and sweet, with just over a dozen questions. We’ve also provided places for you to let us know if we forgot to ask about something important to you. Thank you for your help on this important project!
Click here to take the community survey.
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Ben Warner
October 18, 2012, 07:40:52 AMWe're very excited about this project, and especially the opportunity to draw on the creative energy of the MetroJacksonville community to shape a grassroots-up vision for Jacksonville. I'd love to hear your comments, suggestions, and concerns as we move forward.
Ben Warner, CEO, JCCI
jaxlore
October 18, 2012, 08:50:41 AMBen
I liked the format of this survey. There were plenty of places to comment and put a face on our answers. Besides JCCI does this information get disseminated to City Council, Mayer, heck even the school board?
Thanks
Captain Zissou
October 18, 2012, 09:34:25 AMI filled it out. It's tough to convey everything I'd like to say, but the format of the survey was pretty good. If I could sum up my feelings in three points it would be.
-Curb the massive sprawl and refocus on the urban core.
-Our government and special interest groups have been some of our biggest obstacles to organic growth. Change that.
-Establish connectivity throughout the city through transit connections and improved pedestrian environments. This will spur TODs and smart growth.
Noone
October 18, 2012, 09:54:03 AMI filled out the survey.
Ben, can't wait to go kayaking with you.
We'll all be Downtown with Mayor Brown!
Ben Warner
October 18, 2012, 10:38:32 AMCaptain Zissou -- Thanks!
Noone -- Thanks, and yes we need to kayak.
Jaxlore -- Absolutely, we'll be sharing the results with all elected officials (and more) -- the results of the survey will be informing the vision agenda and action plan beginning next January. The results (so far) have been fascinating ...
Ocklawaha
October 18, 2012, 11:00:10 AMFinish the Skyway to the Sports District and San Marco and build heritage streetcar and the urban core will bloom. Adjust the zoning overlays downtown to encourage dense urban rather then suburban type development, and the rest will take care of itself.
dougskiles
October 18, 2012, 11:39:54 AMSMPS was honored with Ben's presentation this past Monday at our general meeting. He did a great job and we are excited about the project.
If I remember correctly, Ben told me that he is scheduled to give 70+ presentations this fall, and has hit 45+/- so far. The man is on fire!
Bill Hoff
October 18, 2012, 12:50:21 PMSpringfield has one of those 70+ presentations scheduled for tonight's Spar community meeting. Should be good!
urbaknight
October 18, 2012, 01:05:17 PMI filled it out, I hope instead of taking offense they see it as a wake up call.
tufsu1
October 18, 2012, 01:15:44 PMI encourage you to not only fill out the survey, but also consider getting involved with the effort. There are numerous opportunities to speak about Jax2025, staff the Jax2025 booth at events like RAM and ArtWalk, and to assist in the big community-wide event in January.
Ben Warner
October 18, 2012, 01:22:10 PMurbaknight, we're getting all kinds of honest responses of what people like and don't like about Jacksonville. Brutally honest responses -- and that's what we like. We can't work together to create the kind of community we all know we could be if we're too afraid to talk about what's really bugging us.
<grin> The entire project needs to be a wake up call for this community. As Shad Khan said at one of our recent gatherings, Jacksonville, like the Jaguars, has been underperforming for too long. And we all deserve better.
thelakelander
October 24, 2012, 05:52:34 PMSteering committee named for JAX2025 vision project
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=537850
tufsu1
October 28, 2012, 09:36:14 PMWell done Ennis
mbwright
October 29, 2012, 09:20:03 AMIt always concerns me when Paul Harden is part of something.
fieldafm
October 29, 2012, 09:23:31 AMGet them steered Ennis!
fsujax
October 29, 2012, 09:32:48 AMso the port authroity is represented but not the the transportation authority?
Jimmy
January 03, 2013, 07:45:30 PMTime is running out to take the survey. If you haven't taken the JAX2025 survey, I would encourage you to do so at once. If you have any connection to Jacksonville and care about its future, answer this short, but important, 12-question survey.
The survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JAX2025
There will be more opportunities in the weeks and months ahead to get involved. This process has impressed me so far and I believe Jacksonville is up to following in the footsteps of San Antonio, where this process has already begun to reap rewards.
The calendar of in-person meetings:
http://www.jax2025.org/events/
tufsu1
January 03, 2013, 09:50:07 PMthanks for the reminder Jimmy....if you haven't done so already, let your voice be heard....TAKE THE SURVEY!
and then let your voice be heard even louder....attend the first community-wide meeting on January 19th
Cheshire Cat
March 15, 2013, 11:01:15 AMOur next JAX2025 Community Visioning Event is...
Tuesday, March 19
6:00-8:00 PM
at the Prime Osborn Convention Center
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Entrance: Free --- Parking: Free --- Snacks: Fre
Ben Warner
March 15, 2013, 11:55:12 AMI'll see you there! This is the session where we take the vision targets people have set and start to focus more on the specifics -- how we are going to define success. This will set us up for the April meeting, where we talk specific strategies.
Cheshire Cat
March 15, 2013, 11:57:04 AMI hope the turnout is great Ben! We all deserve a beautiful future. Thanks for your hard work!
Cheshire Cat
March 18, 2013, 12:49:42 PMBump.
Reminder for tomorrow!