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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…

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