Activating Jacksonville's Riverfront

[thelakelander]

The Jessie Ball duPont Fund is helping to convene a series of conversations about how best to activate our city's downtown waterfront for the benefit of all of our residents and visitors. Here is a look at the public space planning principles and Shipyards conceptual plans developed as a part of these ongoing efforts.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/activating-jacksonvilles-riverfront/

[Ken_FSU]

Per Nate Monroe, big CIP budget ($430 million) coming in for next year for septic tanks, downtown, and parks.

[Ken_FSU]

$100 million for parks over the next two years in the CIP, per the T-U.

That's a nice start.

https://amp.jacksonville.com/amp/7803110002?__twitter_impression=true

$25 million to relocate the Fairgrounds to the Westside as well. 

Brian Hughes says it's to help the Fairgrounds grow and expand, but the Jags were also talking with Hughes about this space in the last year as well. No clue what the plan was, just the space. Will be interesting to see if the two are related.

[fsu813]

$100 million for parks over the next two years in the CIP, per the T-U.

That's a nice start.

https://amp.jacksonville.com/amp/7803110002?__twitter_impression=true

$25 million to relocate the Fairgrounds to the Westside as well. 

Brian Hughes says it's to help the Fairgrounds grow and expand, but the Jags were also talking with Hughes about this space in the last year as well. No clue what the plan was, just the space. Will be interesting to see if the two are related.

I have a theory. Hear me out.

Adventure Landing inexplicably announces that both locations are going out of business almost immediately. The public mourns.

COJ announces the fairgrounds are being incentivized to move.....but why? There must be a interested stakeholder, a plan?

The whole "closing" thing was an intentional slight of hand. In fact, the two Adventure Landing's aren't closing at all, they're merging into one Mega Adventure Landing and moving TO THE FAIRGROUNDS! BOOM!

All part of the masterplan.

Bonus: COJ can reuse part of its "Landing" way finding signage and reference materials, for Adventure "Landing".

#masterplan #comeplaywithus #chess>checkers

[jaxoNOLE]

^and you thought you were being funny

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/adventure-landing-owners-looking-for-new-location

The Adventure Landing story does not permanently end here, as the owners are in the process of exploring other locations in the Jacksonville area to build another water park

[fsu813]

^and you thought you were being funny

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/adventure-landing-owners-looking-for-new-location

The Adventure Landing story does not permanently end here, as the owners are in the process of exploring other locations in the Jacksonville area to build another water park

All part of God's plan.

[Charles Hunter]

If they get in a bidding war with Khan/Iguana for the Fairgrounds, my bet is NOT with the Adventure Landing folks.

[jaxoNOLE]

If they get in a bidding war with Khan/Iguana for the Fairgrounds, my bet is NOT with the Adventure Landing folks.

Maybe they'll partner. We have swimming pools in the stadium, why not slides on the outside? JTA could sponsor the flagship slide, brand it the "U2Sea"

[Wacca Pilatka]

^ (Applause)

[WarDamJagFan]

We were up on the rooftop of Estrella Cocina last night - a pretty odd set up they have with reservations only and you have to wait in this small, awkward, quiet room in the building entrance before having someone escort you to the elevator even though half the tables are open in the actual restaurant - but heard 2 very loud explosions probably around 9PM or so. Anyone else downtown last night and hear them? First one came from the big parking garage across the street as if someone set off a mortar in the garage itself. The 2nd one was probably a few blocks North off of Main St. Obviously nothing serious as we saw no police activity after the booms.

But for Estrella.. cool place. Still new so hopefully they don't continue with the odd reservation/wait situation as multiple people we spoke to there all agreed it was odd. The owner was also sitting on the outside patio and the hostess said we couldn't eat outside until the owner's group of 4 were finished. Also really odd. Food was pretty good and the spicy Marg was one of the best I've honestly ever had. 

[JPalmer]

The owner was also sitting on the outside patio and the hostess said we couldn't eat outside until the owner's group of 4 were finished. Also really odd.

That is not a good sign...Not how you treat paying guests. 

[thelakelander]

I believe the reservation thing has something to do with not having enough staff at the moment.

[MusicMan]

I went Wednesday and for the most part the roof deck was not being utilized. It's open, no shelter (that I saw) and when a few folks did get seated out there they were chased in by an errant downpour, not a lot of rain but enough to want to get out of it....

The food was good, it's new, so they are probably still working out the kinks of preparation, timing and service. I will go back. The entire building is nice, as VyStar is kicking it up a couple of notches downtown.

Speaking of activating Jax downtown, this place in St Louis is pretty cool:  https://www.citymuseum.org/

[WarDamJagFan]

I went Wednesday and for the most part the roof deck was not being utilized. It's open, no shelter (that I saw) and when a few folks did get seated out there they were chased in by an errant downpour, not a lot of rain but enough to want to get out of it....

The food was good, it's new, so they are probably still working out the kinks of preparation, timing and service. I will go back. The entire building is nice, as VyStar is kicking it up a couple of notches downtown.

Speaking of activating Jax downtown, this place in St Louis is pretty cool:  https://www.citymuseum.org/

Yeah I'll definitely go back. I don't find it fair to really place any sort of expectations on a restaurant that's brand new. Food quality was certainly there, the atmosphere on the deck should improve over time. Just a few things seemed off is all but again, it's brand new. What I couldn't get over is how borderline-cool the temperature was last night. Felt more like a late October evening vs smack-dab-middle-of-Summer. It's been relatively mild all Summer really. Guess we can thank the great NW for taking on our heat burden!

[thelakelander]

I went Wednesday and for the most part the roof deck was not being utilized. It's open, no shelter (that I saw) and when a few folks did get seated out there they were chased in by an errant downpour, not a lot of rain but enough to want to get out of it....

The food was good, it's new, so they are probably still working out the kinks of preparation, timing and service. I will go back. The entire building is nice, as VyStar is kicking it up a couple of notches downtown.

Speaking of activating Jax downtown, this place in St Louis is pretty cool:  https://www.citymuseum.org/

I visited this place 10 years or so ago. I was very impressed. It was like an urban MOSH housed in the Laura Street Trio. Here are a few pictures from that visit: