Learning From Fort Worth, Texas
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A major part of Fort Worth's downtown revitalization was the festive lighting scheme. Building along with street / landcaping uplighting not only provide stimulating view corridors, it also enhances the image of safety within the same corridor. This has been mentioned by Tri Vu and Metro Jacksonville's Lighting Laura Street presentation. Here's a chance to view a downtown district incorporating these design elements.
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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/content/view/236
Seeing other downtowns reminds me of a line in "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle".
Person 1: What do you want our downtown to be like?
Person 2: Remember downtown Jacksonville?
Person 1: Yeah
Person 2: I want the exact opposite of that.
how we stack up to St. Louis...