Downtown redevelopment is an extremely important goal.
But it's foolish to imagine Lot J would be part of that.

People aren't going to "wander down" past a jail and a coffee roasting factory. Those types of buildings are too scary, especially at night.

The stadium is in an industrial area. Heavy commercial and residential construction would be cost prohibitive. It's great for tailgating, which is all most people want to do before the Jags games.

The only thing Jacksonville really needs is a way to improve the experience for the out of towners coming to FL-GA and the Gator Bowl. That doesn't have to be right next to the stadium. That could be in springfield or the South bank or san marco or five points. South bank is probably the best idea considering the hotels and skyway and fountain and ruth's chris are already there. An aquarium could be part of that. A movie theater should be part of that. So should a community theater. And the liquor licenses must flow freely.

But none of that involves the Jaguars. The only thing the Jaguars should care about is getting a shade structure.

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