CNN anchor raves about Jacksonville

[duvaldude08]

"Maybe soon, things appear to look better than before, today. But its still terrible DT."

I've lived DT for 8 years now and IMHO it has never been terrible.  I like it.

Yeah I agree. Downtown is far from terriable. Does it leave alot to be desired? Yes...Is it a hell hole? Not quite.

[comncense]

I think we all can agree that as individuals we all have different wants and views as to what we'd like Downtown to grow into. I've lived Downtown for the past 4 years. I wouldn't describe it as ever being terrible either. In my opinion it's been a few peaks and a bunch of valleys. I don't think there has ever been a continuous positive steady progress that I can recall at least.

Maybe this goes back to some of our previous conversations about hitting singles instead of focusing on home runs. Maybe I haven't noticed the singles we've hit over the past year or so. I'm still waiting for something great to happen with downtown under the current administration.

[Jaxson]

At the end of the day, our urban core is what we make it.  We show up for some great events (e.g. Jazz Festival, ArtWalk, Florida-Georgia weekend, etc.) but we neglect our downtown the rest of the time.  Once we leave our suburban comfort zones to unite behind a more vibrant downtown, we will continue to scratch our heads and wait for someone else to make the first move.

[duvaldude08]

At the end of the day, our urban core is what we make it.  We show up for some great events (e.g. Jazz Festival, ArtWalk, Florida-Georgia weekend, etc.) but we neglect our downtown the rest of the time.  Once we leave our suburban comfort zones to unite behind a more vibrant downtown, we will continue to scratch our heads and wait for someone else to make the first move.

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