New Hogan's Creek master plan

[hanjin1]

I just saw this on urbanjacksonville http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2009/11/18/hogans-creek-master-plan-for-springfield-draft-released/.

Looks like this is the new concept idea for the Hogan's Creek park system, there are some pdf's that show a better image of each part of the park.

[Lunican]

This is scheduled as tomorrows article. Stay tuned.

[Captain Zissou]

The McPhearson & Schell Park Concept shows a skate park, creek expansions, a play ground and a fountain

This would be AWESOME!  I might turn back the clock 5 years and take skateboarding back up if this park gets built.

[Joe]

Looks like a great plan. I hope it gains traction and a rehab project finally gets funding.

[hanjin1]

The only thing I don't like is that it looks like they would relocate the dog park

[fsu813]

The story says that completion is set for Jan 2010? I assume that finalizeation of the plan itself, not construction. It was mentioned at the meeting that it would take a couple years just to secure full funding.

Also, this is just a preliminary/rough draft.

They made it very clear that nothing was set in stone in the least, and this was thier very first (of mulitple) versions.

[Ocklawaha]

Is that the Skyway we see in those drawings? Funny how dead projects keep coming to the surface. If the city was to build this out completely wouldn't it be a FIRST? Have we EVER built out a plan?

OCKLAWAHA

[Joe]

I don't see any skyway stuff in those drawings. Did I miss them?

Anyway, if this new streetcar plan actually gets off the ground and connects to Springfield, that'll put an extra nail in the coffin of the idea of ever expanding the Skyway northward. So I wouldn't exactly worry about that.

[JeffreyS]

It will probably go the other way Joe the more you have the more you want.

[Ocklawaha]

It's not the Skyway, but appears to be both an aquaduct underground, on the same right of way planned for the Skyway. BTW, if streetcars go up Main to 8Th to Shands, and a someday Skyway runs from the "S" line above Shands directly South through the West and Southern bounds of the park, they would serve a completely different market.

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B4_UQrTv8syNYTQwYTkxYTAtMDNiOC00ZDA5LWE5NWItZmEyODEzYzI2YzM3&hl=en

Check out the upper left of this print, double blue lines. I hadn't noticed that they ended at the water works.

OCKLAWAHA

[Steve]

Yes, if you are interested in this, you'll definitely want to check this out tomorrow.

[nvrenuf]

The only thing I don't like is that it looks like they would relocate the dog park

Some updates about this in the comments section. I look forward to this being brought back to the community again when they have finalized a plan.

[fatcat]

The only thing I don't like is that it looks like they would relocate the dog park

me too

[Ocklawaha]

The question in Jacksonville is not "If you build it they will come" it is "WILL you build it!"

OCKLAWAHA

[chris farley]

Got to do what Imeson did for Mr Klutho's beautiful design, kept the water out