How the Forgotten Downtown Loop System Destroyed the Historic Connections Between Downtown and Springfield.

At the end of the 1960's Jacksonville was beginning to grapple with a few problems universal to the times. 

White flight (primarily to Arlington with the opening of the new super "Mall", Regency Square.) emptying the core neighborhoods of affluent residents and any real diversity

Metro Jacksonville attempts to clear up the local media's misconceptions about the characteristics of malls, lifestyle centers, the concept of new urbanism and their impact on the First Coast.

 People’s health is influenced by where they live. Where we live is made up of many physical, social and cultural factors. The relation of these factors to health can be seen with almost every health issue that our community faces. This report focuses on how the place where we live is so important to our health.

The City and Port Authority believe spending $60 million for a new railyard may be the solution to the port's logistics problem.  Metro Jacksonville offers up an alternative solution.

Due to the housing bust and slumping economy, Florida is growing slower than ever in the past three decades.  The local media paints a bad picture for Jacksonville, but how do we really rank when it comes to population growth?

Fighting a fire in downtown Jacksonville? Not without a quarter.

Better Jacksonville Plan voters were promised a $190 million courthouse, now Mayor Peyton wants us to pay $400 million.  Unfortunately, no one is asking why a courthouse costs this much.

Downtown will never be the same again.  Well maybe it will be.  Here's a brief list of urban projects that died or were indefinately delayed in 2007.

The destiny of the Main Street pocket park was predicted by urbanites long ago and now the prophecy has come true. Today Metro Jacksonville suggests some ways to turn a lemon into lemonade.

Eighteen months ago Metro Jacksonville pointed out why the Main Street Pocket Park would struggle to succeed, but no one on the 4th floor listened.  Today, we examine what's needed to guarantee the creation of a successful urban public space, according to Project for Public Spaces.