Marketplace at The Fountains Coming to East Arlington

[choosing2disappear]

There is no such thing as "nothing can be done".

You must be new here.

But perhaps the greater truism is that NOTHING WILL BE DONE. Not here.

[reednavy]

You must be new here.

But perhaps the greater truism is that NOTHING WILL BE DONE. Not here.

Must be new here, I've been on here since 2007.

Oh yeah, and great optimism by the way. It is pesimistic idiots like you that are a contributing factor to this city's spinning in place.

[tufsu1]

I guess this sprawling development will continue until all of the land is gobbled up and then people will start building vertically?

that has pretty much been the pattern throughout the U.S....just look at LA and Miami....cities formerly known for sprawl that are now in fact two of the most dense cities in the country...it all changed when undeveloped land became hard to find.

[choosing2disappear]

You must be new here.

But perhaps the greater truism is that NOTHING WILL BE DONE. Not here.

Must be new here, I've been on here since 2007.

Oh yeah, and great optimism by the way. It is pesimistic idiots like you that are a contributing factor to this city's spinning in place.

My friend, welcome. If your the optimistic sort, good for you, but you're in the wrong town. We don't take kindly to optimism round these parts. Once you've gotten comfortable, start sniffing around for the true history of the bold new city of the south. Then once you know the truth, once you're in full possession of the facts, you'll be scared straight. Believe it.    It's easy to be optimistic if you've just shown up, but I applaud your effort to smokescreen reality in favor of......uh... optimism. Sorry to have to be the one to tell you.

[choosing2disappear]

With the demolition of the Lerner building last summer, I feel I passed some sort of tipping point, mentally. Ever since I first laid eyes on it, I thought of it as a little gem, and how lucky it was for us to have had the thing survive for so long, as though it was hibernating, just waiting to be occupied once again. I had dreams about what I would do with it (or what anyone would do with it). Never, never, never, ever did I think that things would end the way they did, even in this city. So I started adding up all (perceived) blunders and all the small victories (and not only in the fields that are my priorities) and the resulting equation left me feeling quite hopeless (in many respects)about the future. I feel like "the battle" wasn't just lost, but lost awhile ago. I understand that "things change" and all cities experience lost and bafflingly stupid leadership from time to time, but both at once? And seemingly in perpetuity? It feels like some sort of cosmic joke.

[finehoe]

And seemingly in perpetuity?

That's the heartbreak of it all.

[urbaknight]

This is exactly what I was talking about in an earlier post. We can make it an environmental issue. a huge portion of land was cleared away to build this pitiful thing. Maybe future sprawl can be stopped in the name of protecting the environment. There are plenty of empty buildings around town that can be renovated and revitalized, there are also economic reasons as to why these projects are bad for Jacksonville. We can keep the sprawl that we have, we just shouldn't clear away anymore land for future sprawl.

[CS Foltz]

There are so many empty Bldg's downtown it is not funny! Instead of plowing the older ones down, we should be trying to renovate and reuse! Tax incentives are just paper that is moved here and there but there is substance to that incentive..............so I would have to ask - Why is it just coperations, like Vescor, get those kinds of inticements? Why are they able to get low cost loans from the City while small business's have to scrape by? The playing field needs to be level for all to have a chance to expand and go beyond a mom and pop operation!

[ricker]

^^^amen
and the Kernan FOUNTAINS!
bwahahahaha
I puke.