Metro Jacksonville - Learning From

	A New Look for the Suburbs? We have to think of these corridors ... as the front door of our neighborhoods. - Jacksonville Planning Director Brad Thoburn. Months ago we critized the nomination of Brad Thoburn as... FULL STORY
	Elements of Urbanism: Toronto This time there's no comparison. Instead, let's examine what vibrant urban life looks and feels like, while paying close attention to the subtle things that combine create this urban... FULL STORY
	Learning From Georgia III: Downtown Atlanta Known as the Mecca of Sprawl, Georgia's largest city offers several good and bad examples of how to create a vibrant urban... FULL STORY
	Learning From Georgia II: Atlantic Station First planned in the mid-1990s and officially opened in 2005, the 138 acre Atlantic Station is one of the largest and most recent urban renewal projects in the... FULL STORY
	Learning From Georgia I: Centennial Olympic Park While Jacksonville is known for having the largest urban park system in the country, it doesn't take much to see that we struggle to get the most out of our parks. Let's take a look at how... FULL STORY
	Convention Centers: How do we compare? For years we have been hearing that the Prime Osborn Convention Center is too small, out-dated, and isolated. Let's see how it stacks up against fourteen convention centers located in other U.S.... FULL STORY
	Learning from Raleigh, NC: Fayetteville Street Renaissance Like Downtown Jacksonville's Laura Street, Fayetteville Street in Downtown Raleigh, N.C. is poised to become the city's premiere street. The issues that held back Fayetteville Street were... FULL STORY
	Learning from Asheville? Asheville is the largest city in Western North Carolina. After prospering in the early 20th century, downtown went through five decades of stagnation, before things turned around to make the... FULL STORY
	Urban Walkability: Learning from Boston Founded in 1630, Boston is one of the oldest and most culturally significant cities in the United States. It’s also a role model for being a walkable city. Despite being nearly 200 years... FULL STORY
	25 urban districts: What do they all have in common? These 25 downtown cores are located in metropolitan areas and cities of various sizes. Some are tourist based and liberal, while others are blue collar and conservative in nature. Nevertheless,... FULL STORY

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