It can be said that the Cathedral District is Jacksonville's one lost and forgotten walkable downtown neighborhood that actually still exists. Filled with a dense mix of buildings dating back to the first decade of the 20th century, a walk in this district provides a glimpse of what a true walkable urban neighborhood looks like. Read More
Here are the finalist sites under consideration for the location of the JEA's new corporate headquarters. Although many believe the fix is in for a move to TIAA Bank Field, we're putting the politics and the unreleased financial details of each proposal and development group aside and taking a look at how each site can either help or hurt the continued revitalization of Downtown Jacksonville by using good old fashioned urban planning sense. Read More
Largely razed in the name of 1990s urban redevelopment, LaVilla was one of Jacksonville's most walkable neighborhoods with a fascinating history. Read More
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) has banked its future on autonomous and connected vehicles, even going as far as planning to replace the existing Skyway system with smaller, slower moving driverless vehicles. Are you excited or skeptical? Here's a chance for you to express how you feel about this, the future of transit and autonomous/connected vehicles in general.
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Pilsen is a neighborhood of Chicago located on the Lower West Side of the city. Historically a first-stop neighborhood for American immigrants, following the Great Fire of 1871, Pilsen was initially settled by Czech immigrants who named the district after Plzen, a city in what is now the Czech Republic. Read More
