Jacksonville

Undoing a Sprawl-Inducing Rule in Florida

Planners in Jacksonville are getting behind plans to encourage more infill development by getting rid of an older rule that was seen to contribute to sprawl.

26 January 2011 - 9:00am

The Florida Times-Union

Michael Lewyn

A Blunt Tool

Wed, 05/05/2010 - 20:51

How can one measure the housing affordability of a city or region? One common option is to focus on a region’s median home price (or the median home price divided by median income). I’ve used this method myself, and regional medians will often be the best tool available.

But sometimes, this method leads to absurd results. For example, the median home price for metropolitan Atlanta is $150,000, which makes Atlanta seem like a remarkably affordable housing market.(1)

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Jacksonville Baptists Denied Their Church, Sue City

The First Baptist Church of Mandarin applied to build a 249,000 sq. ft. complex in a rural area. They're suing the city in federal court, on the grounds that they're getting "unequal and discriminatory treatment."

13 September 2009 - 11:00am

Jacksonville.com

Public Parks Seeking Private Funding in Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida is hoping private funding will come through to save the city's parks, which officials say they can't afford to build or maintain.

8 May 2009 - 9:00am

The Florida Times-Union

The Planetizen News Brief - 3/19/09

4:15 minutes (3.9 MB)

Florida cans growth management, floundering retail leaves cities high and dry, and advertising takes over public spaces -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

19 March 2009 - 5:00am

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Lose Pay Phones, Fight Crime and Blight?

Jacksonville, Florida officials are considering removing pay phones on sidewalks and in downtown parks, which are often viewed as nuisances that hinder efforts to make neighborhoods cleaner and safer.

13 March 2009 - 1:00pm

The Florida Times-Union

Five Unlikely Gay-Friendly Cities

New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles are usually regarded as hotbeds for homosexuals. But five unlikely cities -- in places such as Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska -- show that more gay-friendly cities are coming out of the woodwork.

17 April 2008 - 6:00am

Utne Reader