Quote:After the shipyards are complete, I'll bet he puts his stake on getting the SB back here. The stadium is a premium spot compared to when we had it here before. The lack of hotels is what our downfall was, that and nightlife, but if the Shipyards get done that would be a boost to maybe getting a second SB in Jax.

In 5-10 years from now, I would love to see this shipyard plan put into place. I would love to see the Landing redeveloped. I would love to see Bay Street lined with bars and restaurants connecting the two. I would love to see the JEA lot turned into something (healthy town?). I would love to see the skyway extended down bay to connect San Marco, the Southbank, the Landing, the Shipyards and everything in between. I would love to see the old courthouse torn down and turned into something cool like a new convention center and maybe a hotel where the current river front parking lot is. I would love to see the Prime Osborne turned back into a train station for All Aboard Florida, the high speed rail line being built along the FEC rail lines. I would love to see Hogan's Creek cleaned up and interconnected with the shops and restaurants of the Shipyards and Bay Street.


If all these things could come to pass along with the stadium improvements (club seats and that wicked tarp design Khan proposed a year or so ago) and the continuing growth in the Riverside, Brooklyn, San Marco, and Springfield... Then I could see Jax getting another crack at the Super Bowl.


All we would need now is to find a fix to the homeless/vagrant problem or people won't bother going downtown anyways.

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