Is it time to replace Metropolitan Park?

[mtraininjax]

If you let the city leaders have their way, they will build an amphitheater at the Equestrian Center, way out near Baldwin.  Good luck getting public transportation to there.

For example, Raleigh just built a real downtown amphitheater a few years ago. There's more residential in closer proximity to it than anything near Met Park. It could be looked at as a case study for deciding if further investment in a real outdoor venue at Met Park is a viable option.

Lake - Great for Raleigh, they may be more progressive than Jacksonville, but you need to convince the City Council, not me how great Raleigh is and how Jax can be JUST LIKE RALEIGH, with some thought. Lunacy yes, but a Equestrian Center solution affects the least amount of people. Watch for it to be high on the list of options, unless someone from the Council sacrifices themselves for a downtown spot.

[thelakelander]

It's not about being like Raleigh, so there's no need to convince anyone how great some other place is or how we should be just like them. It's about learning from other people's experiences and applying lessons learned to your own landscape. No need to recreate the wheel because it wasn't invented locally.

[tufsu1]

Here's an interesting article about plans to better integrate Merriweather Post Pavilion (Baltimore/Washington area) with surrounding downtown Columbia

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/in-columbia-lofty-plans-for-merriweather-park/2013/12/08/2c2782ce-5b98-11e3-a49b-90a0e156254b_story.html

[Coolyfett]

^No. Moving things out of the core that attract people from all over, goes against the general idea of DT revitalization.

ummmm YES