Ranking Jacksonville's Cultural Vitality
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"The new striving energy in smaller cities like San Antonio, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis is remarkable. Whether or not these cities ranked high on the VI, they are clearly on the move upward with a sense of self-discovery and identity." Creative Cities International, LLC's Vitality Index is a cultural impact study that models the human experience of each city at its heart.
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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2011-jul-ranking-jacksonvilles-cultural-vitality
some good news! at least we didn't rank last! ;D
I can only speak for myself, but I love it here. I have done quite a bit of travelling, but I always get home sick after just a few days. I live in the heart of Avondale, and I take full advantage of all the neighborhood has to offer. I kayak in fun urban waterways, and some amazing middle of no where marshes and creeks. I find myself trying to decide which thing to do instead of wrongly saying there is nothing to do here. So obviously for me the Vitality Index is off the charts.
I too love it here. I think after living all over the county that Jax provides amazing amenities unlike so many other cities. For some people I think it is just a realization of that. I too look forward to coming home.
I love the area as well. I just made one terrible move from Riverside to Oakleaf and can not wait for the market to improve and correct that.
That's pretty interesting, but I don't see where the quantitative figures they talk about in producing these rankings.
I wonder why Memphis is on the list but not Nashville.
I must admit, I miss Jacksonville. I decided to come north for the summer, I spent a month in the Carolinas, then I came to Jersey. I'll return to Jax on the 16th of august. I look forward to seeing the groundwork laid by the new mayor. I saw a video of Friendship Fountain opening, it was very impressive!
I agree guys. I love Jacksonville despite what the critics say. I was born and raised here and dont see my self being anywhere else. If we can get our DT in order, It will make it even better. I too get home sick when Im not here. I remember I visted my friend in Atl and I said I was staying for a week. After three days, I was getting depressed and home sick. So I made up an excuse to leave. LMAO
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 27, 2011, 10:56:53 AM
I wonder why Memphis is on the list but not Nashville.
the same could be asked for why Jacksonville is on the list but not Orlando
The line that says, " they are clearly on the move upward with a sense of self-discovery and identity." describes us perfectly. We have long struggled with an indentity crisis. Over the past decade or so, weve been on the journey of finding ourselves as a city and it shows. Also, our population has became much more diverse, which is forcing change. As of last years census results, duval counties population is ALMOST half white and half miniority. Our culture here is changing and one can only resist it so long. Having our first Africia American mayor shows alot about our progress as a city.
Interesting, i love jacksonville no doubt, but how we beat out portland, denver and miami has me scratching my head. maybe because we are on the cusp of change were as those cities are very well established?
^That may help, and I'd imagine that we score bigtime on our parks and natural assets, and the level of easy access to them. I'd really like to see what their figures were.
I can see how we could rank higher than Portland and Miami. They might be established but I don't think they have quite a sense of city pride (for lack of a better word) as people from J-ville
Quote from: tufsu1 on July 27, 2011, 11:18:31 AM
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 27, 2011, 10:56:53 AM
I wonder why Memphis is on the list but not Nashville.
the same could be asked for why Jacksonville is on the list but not Orlando
Or Dallas but not Austin
If a city isn't listed does that mean that it ranks below all of the listed cities, or just that it wasn't analyzed?
On this list from Forbes of America's next boom towns, Austin is #1, Nashville is #3, and Orlando is #10.
http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/ (http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/)
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 28, 2011, 10:36:55 PM
On this list from Forbes of America's next boom towns, Austin is #1, Nashville is #3, and Orlando is #10.
http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/ (http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/)
I was looking at that list yesterday. They only showed the top 8 cities, but don't have the rest of the list even though they mention LA, DC, and NYC. I want to know where Jacksonville is.
Quote from: jaxlore on July 27, 2011, 12:34:11 PM
Interesting, i love jacksonville no doubt, but how we beat out portland, denver and miami has me scratching my head. maybe because we are on the cusp of change were as those cities are very well established?
Yes. This study is mainly talking about cities that are on the cusp of change.
Quote from: JaguarReign on July 28, 2011, 06:25:00 PM
I can see how we could rank higher than Portland and Miami. They might be established but I don't think they have quite a sense of city pride (for lack of a better word) as people from J-ville
You know I never thought about it, but we do have alot pride about our city. And that is why we get so upset when people trash us. I know I have alot of pride. Even if they are speaking the truth, I go down fighting for duval. LOL
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 29, 2011, 10:12:11 AM
Quote from: JaguarReign on July 28, 2011, 06:25:00 PM
I can see how we could rank higher than Portland and Miami. They might be established but I don't think they have quite a sense of city pride (for lack of a better word) as people from J-ville
You know I never thought about it, but we do have alot pride about our city. And that is why we get so upset when people trash us. I know I have alot of pride. Even if they are speaking the truth, I go down fighting for duval. LOL
I hate to say it, but I almost feel like it's the opposite. It seems like Jacksonville has a massive inferiority complex, which is why we tend to overreact when people like Tony Kornheiser or Bill Simmons trash the city. On the plus side, for the first time since I've moved here, I truly feel like that is beginning to change. Between the 2010 Jaguars season, and the new mayor, and (I know, I know) the Town Center bringing high end shopping to the market, and the incredible success of the Friendship Fountain restoration project, and even the Courthouse (long since a symbol of our city's futility, at the very least it's going up), you really can sense a real feeling of optimism around town. I'm not sure if Jacksonville is destined for a boom in the next 5-10 years, but I do honestly believe that if we play our cards smartly, we could be in for a
major boom in the next 10-20 years.
I do feel the same way. Keep my fingers crossed
Quote from: KenFSU on July 29, 2011, 10:36:13 AM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 29, 2011, 10:12:11 AM
Quote from: JaguarReign on July 28, 2011, 06:25:00 PM
I can see how we could rank higher than Portland and Miami. They might be established but I don't think they have quite a sense of city pride (for lack of a better word) as people from J-ville
You know I never thought about it, but we do have alot pride about our city. And that is why we get so upset when people trash us. I know I have alot of pride. Even if they are speaking the truth, I go down fighting for duval. LOL
I hate to say it, but I almost feel like it's the opposite. It seems like Jacksonville has a massive inferiority complex, which is why we tend to overreact when people like Tony Kornheiser or Bill Simmons trash the city. On the plus side, for the first time since I've moved here, I truly feel like that is beginning to change. Between the 2010 Jaguars season, and the new mayor, and (I know, I know) the Town Center bringing high end shopping to the market, and the incredible success of the Friendship Fountain restoration project, and even the Courthouse (long since a symbol of our city's futility, at the very least it's going up), you really can sense a real feeling of optimism around town. I'm not sure if Jacksonville is destined for a boom in the next 5-10 years, but I do honestly believe that if we play our cards smartly, we could be in for a major boom in the next 10-20 years.
I think we are just very defensive. Kinda of like a child that gets bullied in school all the time. We always have our guard up. I know personally, when people say something negative about us and I get them straight, they say, " Gosh you sure do love your city dont you? " LOL But I agree. This past year and a half has been very encouraging. You can actual feel it in the air. Great things are in store for us.
We just have to keep on growing what's good and eliminating what's bad.
The boundary line is somewhere in Brooklyn.
Quote from: iMarvin on July 29, 2011, 10:05:45 AM
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 28, 2011, 10:36:55 PM
On this list from Forbes of America's next boom towns, Austin is #1, Nashville is #3, and Orlando is #10.
http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/ (http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/)
I was looking at that list yesterday. They only showed the top 8 cities, but don't have the rest of the list even though they mention LA, DC, and NYC. I want to know where Jacksonville is.
Every metro area with more than 1 million residents is ranked on the Forbes list. I read somewhere that the really big cities, like NY, Boston, etc, are at or near the bottom of the list.
I couldn't find the complete list anywhere, so I don't know where Jacksonville is.
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 29, 2011, 11:14:48 AM
Quote from: iMarvin on July 29, 2011, 10:05:45 AM
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 28, 2011, 10:36:55 PM
On this list from Forbes of America's next boom towns, Austin is #1, Nashville is #3, and Orlando is #10.
http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/ (http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/07/06/the-next-big-boom-towns-in-the-u-s/)
I was looking at that list yesterday. They only showed the top 8 cities, but don't have the rest of the list even though they mention LA, DC, and NYC. I want to know where Jacksonville is.
Every metro area with more than 1 million residents is ranked on the Forbes list. I read somewhere that the really big cities, like NY, Boston, etc, are at or near the bottom of the list.
I couldn't find the complete list anywhere, so I don't know where Jacksonville is.
Yeah, that's my problem.
Here's the reply that I just received from Mark Schill at the Praxis Strategy Group, which compiled the ranking of The Next Big Boom Towns in the US for Forbes Magazine.
(Dashing Dan)
We have the full list available at our version of the piece at New Geography:
http://www.newgeography.com/content/002322-the-next-future-boom-towns-in-the-us (http://www.newgeography.com/content/002322-the-next-future-boom-towns-in-the-us)
Jacksonville is 14th.
Mark (Schill)
Praxis Strategy Group
mark@praxissg.com :: p: 701-775-3354 :: www.praxissg.com
It never hurts to ask.
14th is actually pretty darn good
Thanks DD!
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 29, 2011, 12:59:41 PM
Here's the reply that I just received from Mark Schill at the Praxis Strategy Group, which compiled the ranking of The Next Big Boom Towns in the US for Forbes Magazine.
(Dashing Dan)
We have the full list available at our version of the piece at New Geography:
http://www.newgeography.com/content/002322-the-next-future-boom-towns-in-the-us (http://www.newgeography.com/content/002322-the-next-future-boom-towns-in-the-us)
Jacksonville is 14th.
Mark (Schill)
Praxis Strategy Group
mark@praxissg.com :: p: 701-775-3354 :: www.praxissg.com
It never hurts to ask.
Thanks. Jacksonville's pretty high on the list.
Dashing Dan were gonna have to find you another nickname. Everyone cant call me and you both DD. LOL
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 29, 2011, 01:54:16 PM
Dashing Dan were gonna have to find you another nickname. Everyone cant call me and you both DD. LOL
And there's a Dapper Dan as well!
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 29, 2011, 04:01:42 PM
Quote from: duvaldude08 on July 29, 2011, 01:54:16 PM
Dashing Dan were gonna have to find you another nickname. Everyone cant call me and you both DD. LOL
And there's a Dapper Dan as well!
Ahh hell. Well Im doing to be Duvaldude08 aka DD8 LOL
If I wanted to change it, how would I?
If it was LIRR then I could still use the same image.
Quote from: Dashing Dan on July 29, 2011, 05:24:19 PM
If I wanted to change it, how would I?
If it was LIRR then I could still use the same image.
Well My pic is a banana flashing a strawberry and a pear. So I dont know what my screen name could be changed to. LMAO