A Vision For The Shipyards

[Metro Jacksonville]

A Vision For The Shipyards



Under the direction of Professor Arpad Daniel Ronaszegi, a series of conceptual ideas for the redevelopment of the shipyard area were recently developed by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) graduate level Architecture Urban Design Studio.


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[tufsu1]

Great studies/concepts!

Some of the ideas (greenspace, tearing down the expressway, moving the JSO/Jail) have been discussed here.....these ideas should be explored further in coming years, and over time maybe some come to fruition.

[JeffreyS]

why does everyone want to get rid of the Hart bridge.

[thelakelander]

My guess would be to create additional opportunities for development, greenspace and connectivity.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Highly unlikely the Hart Bridge expressway will be removed. Just work around it. Moving the Jail is a good idea for sure.

[thelakelander]

At some point it will be.  Its been around since the 1960s and eventually we're going to have to replace it or take it down. Considering the I-95 Overland Bridge replacement project is pushing $200 million and the Hart Bridge ramps carry little traffic, I can't imagine anyone wanting to drop that type of dime on a new structure.

[vicupstate]

Design 3 is my favorite.  Primarily because it seems BOTH visionary/creative AND realistic.  I like the large amount of greenspace while still leaving sufficient room for major development. 

[acme54321]

I don't think the bridge itself should/would be removed, but the feeder ramps up to it could definately go.  They see little traffic and really chop up the area between downtowa nd the stadium.

[Overstreet]

At some point it will be.  Its been around since the 1960s and eventually we're going to have to replace it or take it down. Considering the I-95 Overland Bridge replacement project is pushing $200 million and the Hart Bridge ramps carry little traffic, I can't imagine anyone wanting to drop that type of dime on a new structure.

Well not exactly since the 60's......the jail and police building were built around 1989. It replaced the previous building and the Jail annex across the street next to the old courthouse.

[duvaldude08]

Design 3 is my favorite.  Primarily because it seems BOTH visionary/creative AND realistic.  I like the large amount of greenspace while still leaving sufficient room for major development. 

Yeah those feeder ramps are not heavily traveled at all. The only ramp that should stay is the one going towards MLK expressway.

[Overstreet]

Interesting thinking out of the box. The practical solutions will likely be different. Where the money comes from takes a bit longer to dream up.

The tower with the right angle "flag" like structure at the top will be some interesting 120mph wind rating problems for the structural engineer. The low "chevron" like bridge across the river might increase walk ability but it kills navigable waterways and the water taxi.

[I-10east]

IMO Project 4 is a disaster. Why move all of those important municipal buildings esp. JSO? What's the purpose of tearing down existing infastructure (Hart Bridge ramp). There's plenty of land in Jax's DT to grab instead of a relatively short stretch of land underneath a high clearance four lane feeder artery.

[ChriswUfGator]

The pedestrian walkway across the river is a neat concept, but a no-go. We have a lot of commercial and private boat traffic. That's why the bridges have to be 200' high or drawbridges. The cost involved would make a pedestrian ramp seem unfeasible. But then again we just spent $400mm on a county courthouse, so who knows.

[SMoody84]

That pedestrian bridge made me laugh.

How about a zipline across the river?  Now that would be cool.

[acme54321]

Maybe the pedestrian bridge was meant to be something like the one in London that rotates up to allow for boats to pass under?