Is Edgewood Avenue Ready For A Makeover?

[Metro Jacksonville]

Is Edgewood Avenue Ready For A Makeover?





Read More: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2016-oct-is-edgewood-avenue-ready-for-a-makeover

[Jtetlak]

The MHPA board recently submitted a proposal to COJ/Mayor Curry to mimic what was done on the first block further down by the theater block. It was in response to a call for neighborhoods to submit ideas for funding of major improvements, but with the current state of our city finances I doubt if anything will ever come of it.

[Adam White]

I definitely think it could use a makeover. Something tasteful which improves the look and experience, but doesn't sanitize it or make it lose what character it has.

[ProjectMaximus]

Sorely needed. Either a redesign like San Marco Blvd. or something like the first block, which would add parking in addition to slowing vehicular traffic.

[thelakelander]

The MHPA board recently submitted a proposal to COJ/Mayor Curry to mimic what was done on the first block further down by the theater block. It was in response to a call for neighborhoods to submit ideas for funding of major improvements, but with the current state of our city finances I doubt if anything will ever come of it.

Long term improvements requiring significant funding (like the design of the First Block), can be implemented incrementally by short term easy-to-do improvements.

For example, restriping the existing street to add features like additional parking or bicycle lanes, doesn't require a lot of money.


A restriping in Denver that added bicycle lanes to an existing street.

Tie them together with a planned resurfacing job and you could get a new look with cash already dedicated to a specific purpose.


A resurfacing in Albany, NY.

Instead of roadway reconstruction for wider sidewalks, parklets and bulb-outs at street corners could be easy additions as well. For landscaping, simply tap into the tree mitigation funding pot. In other words, getting the basics right doesn't require a big pot of money. Funds get crazy when items like burying utilities, adding themed street lighting, modifying drainage, installing brick pavers, etc. get tossed in.


An example of a bulb-out

So an incremental strategy would be to focus on the easy-to-do, transformational items first and add the expensive enhancements as funds for those items materialize down the road.

[JaxAvondale]

I saw this bicycle lane setup earlier this month in Barcelona.

https://flic.kr/p/MbPa9S

[JaxAvondale]

This play area setup was pretty cool too.

[MusicMan]

When is the new French Pantry supposed to open?

[exnewsman]

Could somebody in the know please explain "the hottest slice in Murray Hill" to me please. Does that mean they cook it longer than anybody else or maybe add some hot pepper flakes?

And having watched people park (or should I say try to park) in Jacksonville for the past 21 years,  I cannot imagine back-in angled parking here (as shown in the one photo in Denver). Just sayin'

[Josh]

Could somebody in the know please explain "the hottest slice in Murray Hill" to me please. Does that mean they cook it longer than anybody else or maybe add some hot pepper flakes?

It was a greasy spoon before it was a pizza place, and the slogan was "the hottest grill in Murray Hill"

[Jtetlak]

The owners of French Pantry told the MHPA board that it would probably be summer of 2017.

[MusicMan]

Thank you. Thought it was going to be much sooner.

[Jtetlak]

I believe they also own Burrito Gallery, and their immediate focus was the opening of the beach location.