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Elements of Urbanism: Uptown Charlotte
Over the past few decades, Charlotte has become one of the most progressive and fastest growing cities in the Southeast. Let's take a look at how this city is shaping up from an urban perspective.
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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 Jacksonville's Planning Director. However, there is merit behind his department's recent suggestion of clustering...
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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 powerhouse of activity.
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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 atmosphere.
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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 Southeast.
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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 Atlanta, another Sunbelt Sprawler, has created one of the most successful urban public spaces in less than ten...
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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. cities.
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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 much more severe. In 1977 it had been converted into a failed pedestrian mall, removing all vehicular access and...
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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 city’s core one of the most vibrant in the Southeast. Can Jacksonville benefit from any of the redevelopment...
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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 older and many times as dense, this city offers many pedestrian friendly ideas and concepts Jacksonville should...
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