CH. 3 - CORRIDOR VISION & STRATEGIES
CORRIDOR VISION & STRATEGIES - CH. 3
Neighborhood Strategies: UF Health/Shands Subarea
Environmental Strategies: UF Health/Shands Subarea
→ Elevate the visibility and safety of the S-Line multiuse trail north of the hospital with lighting and signage to highlight access points and designation. → Incorporate Florida-friendly site and landscape design features to reduce stormwater runoff and water consumption. → Advance 2023 Resilient Jacksonville action strategies. → Incorporate green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) standards into new development and plan for stormwater management at the larger watershed/station area scale in lieu of site by site approaches.
→ Create a major institution and neighborhood serving working group inclusive of JTA, UF Health/Shands, JHA, FSCJ, Bethel Church, JEA, Darnell Cookman School for the Medical Arts, Boys and Girls Club of Jacksonville, Christ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, Duval County Health, City of Jacksonville, and other non-profits to coordinate on the identification and prioritization of neighborhood stabilization (prevention of residential displacement, crime reduction, access to opportunity) in the area. → Expand Community Land Trust initiative in area to help preserve naturally occurring affordable housing and pathways to home ownership for existing residents. → Consider a community benefits agreement model whereby hospital expansions and other private sector initiatives in this area create new jobs, amenities, and other benefits for nearby residents.
→ Prioritize the restoration of Hogans Creek (Henry J. Klutho Park) natural systems to create new recreational amenities and green infrastructure stormwater management. → Prioritize Emerald Trail expansion and improvements. → Use the 2023 Parks Master Plan update for the City of Jacksonville to retain and prioritize reinvestment in several existing parks that can provide community benefits such as Julius Guinyard Pool and Park, John McPherson Park, and Catherine Hester McNair Park. → Incorporate green and biophilic building design features.
The VA Clinic Station Area, marked with green pin, is north of the Julius Guinyard Pool and Park in foreground. Both are east of the Henry J. Klutho Park and Hogans Creek with N. Jefferson Street running north and south, aerial view North.
The UF Health/Shands Hospital station area at green pin, aerial view South.
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Northwest Jacksonville Connects: Green Line TOD Study Final Report | Jacksonville Transit Authority
Northwest Jacksonville Connects: Green Line TOD Study Final Report | Jacksonville Transit Authority
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