Print ArticleCan Jacksonville learn anything from a smaller Sunbelt city? Metro Jacksonville's Ennis Davis answers this and more by sharing his experience at last week's Next City 2014 Vanguard Conference.
Northshore
The Walnut Street Bridge.
Crossing any of the four bridges connecting downtown with the north bank of the Tennessee River will take you to the fashionable Northshore area. Northshore is to Downtown Chattanooga as what the Southbank is to Jacksonville's Northbank. The amount of recreational activity and resulting infill development taking place nearby would make any Southern city jealous.
Vanguards on the north tour get a lesson from a local developer about the economic impact of the Walnut Street Bridge.
William Tate poses for the camera.
Emily Sadigh (2010 class) learns a little about the Walnut Street Bridge's history.
An afternoon of volleyball in Coolidge Park.
Hanging out with (left to right) Peter Smith, Boris Suchkov, William Tate, Emily Sadigh and Julie Ulrich at the Brewhouse, which overlooks Coolidge Park.
A view of the Tennessee Aquarium from the opposite side of the Tennessee River.
What happens when you mix a crew of Vanguards, drinks, a hill and cardboard?
Fun.....
Link to full 2014 Next City Vanguard Conference Photo Gallery
Editorial and images by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com
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