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Title: Special Edition: Predicting the Growth of a Future Metropolis
Post by: Metro Jacksonville on October 12, 2006, 12:00:00 AM
Special Edition: Predicting the Growth of a Future Metropolis

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In this special, the staff of Metro Jacksonville shares a section of the 1931 Jacksonville Master Plan, that predicts how the city would develop, 40 years into the future.

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Post by: Jason on October 12, 2006, 09:24:22 AM
The population density comparison is very interesting. I wonder how Jacksonville stacks up today?

Also, it looks as if even in the 30's they were aware that the automobile would have a large impact on where people lived.