Something to make you Urban Planners salivate

[grimss]

I haven't been on this site long enough--or enough recently--to know whether you've already found this fabulous tool for picturing what smart growth really looks like. Regrettably, they haven't tagged JAX in this site, but what they have done is a blueprint for smart change: http://www.nrdc.org/smartGrowth/visions/

Per the website, "With generous assistance from our friends at Urban Advantage, NRDC has created a map of the United States featuring 70 locations across the country that are ripe for transformative change. Open the map, zoom in on a location and, without leaving our web site, you will be shown a Google Maps satellite view of the existing site, given some context about the metro area, and be treated to a brief slide show demonstrating how each can be converted, step-by-step, from sprawl, vacant property or disinvestment into a lively, beautiful neighborhood . . .”

Totally sounds up the MetroJAX alley . . .

[Keith-N-Jax]

I really like this site,,but once again tools are only great if you use them correctly. Jacksonville time and time again go againts whats been researched. Placed this site right in front of them and a blind person would do better at understanding it. The information is there for our Mayor and city leaders, they just dont know how either to process it or go about making it happen in the way it should. The end result you have,,, downtown Jacksonville and many of its surrounding communities. 

[Ocklawaha]

San Jose, Phoenix and Miami on those maps could be us! Wonder if we could get them to do 5-points, or San Marco at Atlantic? Very interesting.

OCKLAWAHA

[Charles Hunter]

The closest we have here is the Northeast Florida Regional Council's "Reality Check" growth workshops:
http://www.realitycheckfirstcoast.com/

[Jason]

Very neat site.  Those images could be reproduced in any town in the country.   

IMO, on of the greatest transformations we may see in the comming years is the Philips Highway corridor assuming the Jackson Square development takes off and spurs more pedestrian friendly development across the street and along the remainder of the corridor.

[hillary supporter]

umm i believe jax, in this context, is recognized as an metropolitan area?

[zoo]

How do Mobile, Montgomery and Savannah make it onto this site, and not Jax? Odd...