Public awareness, grassroots involvement push waterways use forward
New initiatives to market Jacksonville’s “liquid assets” – including its offshore resources and a proposal to link the beaches and downtown with trails – were among the highlights of the Waterways/Waterfront Activation meeting hosted by District 5 Councilwoman Lori Boyer Aug. 3. Also serving as Jacksonville Waterways Commission Chair, Boyer said she wanted to focus […]
Historic District improvements part of proposed budget
Tucked inside Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry’s 2017-2018 budget of nearly $2.5 billion are funds proposed for 12 capital improvement projects which will advance economic development and improve quality of life in the urban core, which includes the historic districts. Among the projects designated to receive funds next year are several water-related projects, reaching from Brooklyn […]
Disappointing attendance at Brooklyn Road Diet public workshop
A little over a dozen people, most of whom were members of the media, the consulting group or City Hall, attended the second public workshop on the proposed Brooklyn Road Diet. “More than a year ago the conversation began regards to pedestrian walkability within various streets downtown. Some of the targeted streets to be reviewed […]
City settlement over tree mitigation resolves issue, promotes beautification
In the welcome shade of the Treaty Oak on the Southbank, representatives of civic groups came together July 27 to celebrate the future of trees in Jacksonville and the July 25 resolution of a lawsuit against the city over the use of tree mitigation funds. The suit filed in 2015 by the Public Trust Environmental […]
Major hurdle cleared, The District moves forward with development
Construction on The District – A Life Well Lived is expected to begin after the first of the year and by then some of the brands planned for the long-awaited 30-acre development on San Marco’s riverfront might be known. The District cleared a major hurdle in June when state regulators issued an environmental “clean bill […]
Final beams placed on new Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ironworkers and other construction employees of Perry-McCall Construction and DPR Construction were saluted by top officials at Baptist Health during the July 12 topping out ceremony for the new Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center. Both Hugh Greene, president and CEO of Baptist Health, and John Wilbanks, executive vice president and COO of Baptist Health, spoke […]
FDOT hears concerns about proposed Overland Bridge landscaping
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) hosted an open house July 13 to gather feedback from the community for proposed landscaping of the Overland Bridge project. Conceptual landscape plans, including a proposed list of trees and shrubs, were available for review. Dave Crawley, principal landscape architect and group manager at AECOM, was on hand to […]
National Historic Register status helps put downtown Jacksonville on map
Another “district” was added last year to downtown Jacksonville’s growing list of named places. Joining the Spark District, the Cathedral District and the Sports District is the Downtown Jacksonville Historic District. Approved May 2, 2016 by the United States Department of the Interior’s National Park Service, portions of downtown Jacksonville are now on the National […]
