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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.
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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.
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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.
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Water Limits Northeast Florida Growth Beyond 2030
Groundwater supplies in Northeast Florida may only be able to support growth until 2030, when demands on water will overshoot available resources.
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Florida River Pumping Plan Is Causing Concerns
Water agency officials in Florida are considering a plan to pump 262 million gallons of water per day from local rivers to satisfy a high population growth rate. But many are calling the plan short-sighted and a futile attempt to control nature.
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A Road Too Wide
As a neighborhood road in Jacksonville is widened from four to six lanes to attract business, many residents are expressing distaste. Michael Lewyn outlines the argument against road widening.
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Jacksonville Seeks To Expand Skyway Rapid Transit System
Jacksonville weighs options whether expanded avenue would make a good corridor to run its underperforming Rapid Transit System.
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Florida Bullet Train Plans Continue
Even with the re-relection of Governor Bush, work will continue towards a florida Bullet train.
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Challenges For Urban Pioneers In Jacksonville
New residents of Downtown Jacksonville townhomes face urban realities of noise and vagrants.
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Northeast Florida Development Plan Upheld
A new comprehensive plan designation upheld for Northeast Florida Mega-development.
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Jacksonville's New Downtown Hub Plan
Downtown Jacksonville seeks to create retail town center and relies on nearby housing.
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Massive Florida Development Clears Legal Hurdles
A large Northeastern Florida Development clears a major legal challenge.
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Clay County, FL Faces Growth Challenges
Jacksonville Metro area county faces serious growing pains and seeks solutions.
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Sprawling New Urbanism
Defining conventional wisdom, a sprawling community Weston, Florida has managed to integrate suburbia with new urbanism.
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Nocatee Plan Will Cause Urban Sprawl
Sierra Club explains its position on the Nocatee development plan for northeast Florida.
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Nocatee: Sierra Club's Stance Criticized
Editorial criticizes the Sierra Club's stance on the Nocatee mega-development plan in Florida.
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Are Roundabouts Better Than Traffic Signals?
Roundabouts (circular intersections), new to Florida, are proposed for Jacksonville.
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Critical Hearing For Nocatee Mega-Development
Controversy surrounds a 15,000 acre development in Northeast Florida.
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City Encourages Downtown Housing Development
Downtown Jacksonville housing developments are being spurred on by financial incentives from the city.
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Jacksonville's Downtown Renaissance
Downtown Jacksonville gets its first large residential tower/complex.
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