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Downtown Parking Lots and the Customers Who Hate Them
If you answered yes to any of the four questions, your company may be engaged in what an article, Companies And The Customers Who Hate Them in the Harvard Business Review calls adversarial value-extracting strategies.
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KBJ Just Doesn't Get It!
In downtown areas, when a building is destroyed it is often referred to as a missing tooth . This is because in downtowns, the majority of buildings do not stand alone, but are generally part of a continuous wall of buildings fronting on the street. The missing tooth analogy is appropriate, given the...
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Main Street Renaissance?
Main Street has everything in place needed for a full blown urban renaissance. These components include immediate population density, an urban zoning overlay, historic building fabric, lots for infill development, proximity to downtown and public support. Despite all of the positives, Main Street still...
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A Tale of Two Park Systems
Springfield San Marco. Everyone in Jacksonville seems to know there is a difference in two of the most urban of Jacksonville suburbs. By all accounts, as far as gentrification goes, Springfield is a good 7 to 10 years behind San Marco.
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JTA Wants to Hear from You
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is attempting to collect information about how they can improve their service. Let them know what you think!
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Downtown's Red Tape
What do Fuddruckers, Einstein?s Bagels, and Chamblin?s Uptown have in common? The opening of these businesses was delayed by permitting issues. Business after business have attempted to open a location downtown and have been delayed for weeks, and in some cases even months, because a merchant did not...
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A Message to City Hall: Practice What You Preach
It's the typical story out of the City of Jacksonville: continuing to trade Babe Ruths for a bucket of balls and a pair of dirty socks. This particular story involves the city making a move to strengthen the core, but ignoring or forgetting to incorporate the small details that create really vibrant...
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Discover In-Town Jacksonville?
Much has been discussed over the years about bus rapid transit, skyway/trolley ridership, non-user friendly stops and the city's struggle in creating an environment that helps strengthen the downtown convention market.While JTA does offer a brochure for those looking to use their services to get...
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Jax Daily Record serves as Mouthpiece of Downtown Parking Lot Owners
The Jacksonville Daily Record is taking the position of legal advisor and advocate for downtown blight and the destruction of historic structures.
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Salvaging The Big Idea II: Preserving Friendship Fountain
Last week we shared an affordable solution that involved finding a suitable location for the Mayor's Flex Space needs, without being forced to relocate Kids Kampus or destroy Friendship Fountain in the process. Today we take a look at what can be done to bring life back to the Southbank, by working...
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