Downtown Frankenstein: 1987 Downtown Initial Action Plan

Started by Metro Jacksonville, October 24, 2006, 12:00:00 AM

Metro Jacksonville

Downtown Frankenstein: 1987 Downtown Initial Action Plan



All too often  plans  for downtown are just that.  They ignore the political, financial or market realities of downtown and end up on the shelf ignored. - Quote from KBJ's Initial Action Plan for Jacksonville's Core Business District - 1987

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Jason

Wow, what an excellent article.  The two target points that caught my attention were the relocation of the zoo to downtown and color coded parking signs.

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3. Felt that downtown only had a few historic structures worth saving, due to the Great Fire of 1901
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That statement could be the single most destructive statement I've read yet.