Creating a Better Arlington

[Tacachale]

Okay, what's being done about it? The pro-moratorium crowd are clearly already on the ball.

[dougskiles]

Okay, what's being done about it? The pro-moratorium crowd are clearly already on the ball.

Recently, Mike Field and Ennis Davis were on First Coast Connect.  Before that, several of us provided information and interviews for an article series in the Resident Community News (second article went to print today).

Others have been meeting to take the message to a larger audience.

However, we need more people to get serious about this issue.  Ultimately, what will have the most success is for the City Council members to hear from as many concerned citizens as possible.  And the most effective way to communicate that is by attending public committee meetings and general council meetings.

[CityLife]

Excellent article in the Resident that Doug referenced.

http://residentnews.net/2012/08/07/mobility-fees-moratorium-ordinance-review-fall/

Of interest is this article from earlier in the month that says St. Johns County has issued more single family home permits than all of Duval, Clay, and Flagler combined. There have also been a substantial amount of commercial projects and are many more in the works. Oh and St. Johns County has impact fees...

http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2012-08-06/county-building-permit-numbers-skyrocket#.UD7AUaMhQzI

Can you guys give me some info on the Mobility Plan fee structure? I'd be interested to compare it to the St. Johns County Fees.

[tufsu1]

Of interest is this article from earlier in the month that says St. Johns County has issued more single family home permits than all of Duval, Clay, and Flagler combined. There have also been a substantial amount of commercial projects and are many more in the works. Oh and St. Johns County has impact fees...

and oh btw...unlike St. Johns, Duval, Clay, and Nassau have moratoriums on transportation concurrency fees

[BackinJax05]

If this works, Arlington could once again become the grand suburb she once was - instead of The Ghetto, East she has become

The concepts for Town N Country & the pedestrian bridge are amazing. If only there was a way to link the pedestrian bridge to Tree Hill.

If only.