Waterfront Commons: A Destination, Not A Pass Through

[Metro Jacksonville]

Waterfront Commons: A Destination, Not A Pass Through



It's the predominant feature of West Palm Beach's latest downtown destination.  A 12.5-acre, half mile stretch of concrete waterfront transformed into a $30 million public space featuring sprawling lawns, walkways, docks, a beach and a greed certified glass-encased community building that can be used for special events: Waterfront & City Commons.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2011-nov-waterfront-commons-a-destination-not-a-pass-through

[north miami]

Final photo depicts the Palm Beach Boat Show.I know the space well.
(chuckles over the mis spell "greed"certified glass community building.........special rock proof design?)


Jacksonville's Gracious Front Porch could be even better.

And a spacious area it is.Getting ready to get ready?

"......a Master Plan should also evaluate the feasibility of expanding Metro Park into the space occupied by Kids Kampus.........which could be accommodated in another location off of Riverfront.
the Kids Kampus site is a popular destination for families and school groups but lacks a connection to it's surrounding uses,and is poorly planned........neither of the two sections (Kampus and WJCT) embraces the river.........
                                 Downtown Action Plan. JEDC.    December 2007

[Noone]

We enjoyed walking the passive waterfront when we visited.

Now imagine an active visit to Jacksonville's front porch "Southern Style" and instead of seven canopies there are 7 retrofitted shipping containers serving a number of organic cluster purposes.
Tell the world that we are a port city.
Just look at the two containers next to Everbank Stadium.
A food container.
A kiosk container.

Great story and pics.

[simms3]

Very nice...looks like they spent a lot more than $30M on the area, though!

[dougskiles]

Now imagine an active visit to Jacksonville's front porch "Southern Style" and instead of seven canopies there are 7 retrofitted shipping containers serving a number of organic cluster purposes.
Tell the world that we are a port city.
Just look at the two containers next to Everbank Stadium.
A food container.
A kiosk container.

I can see it!  This is a great example of what can be done at the Shipyards.

I hope to make a trip down soon and check out the living docks.  That is very intriguing to me.  Lots of opportunities in Jacksonville.