San Marco Publix vs. Hogan’s Creek
01/04/07 • Posted in: Downtown Jacksonville, Poll, San Marco, Springfield by Joey Marchy 10 Comments »
A Publix store designed to fit it’s surroundings
It’s a news story battle royale! Two stories caught my eye yesterday so I decided to pit them against each other to see who would come out victorious. There is no evaluation criteria, only your opinion counts. It can be based on newsworthy-ness, writing, or just rep your block. Vote for the story you like best.
Publix inks deal to open San Marco store
San Marco finally has it’s grocery store. While it’s not Whole Foods, a Publix is not so shabby. Too bad residents have to wait till 09 to roll down the Greenwise aisle. This will be Jacksonville’s first “urban core” Publix location, a representative said. So does this mean the storefront will extend all the way to the sidewalk and forgo the traditional parking in the front, shopping in the back layout. If so this news story might be worthy of your vote.
Urban Connectivity: Hogans Creek parks
There aren’t many too many times Springfield can go up against San Marco and come out victorious. This may be one of them. This latest article in the Metro Jacksonville series on urban connectivity is informative and insightful. It focuses a spotlight on our city’s neglect of possibly the most valuable park asset in the Jacksonville.
Over the last decade, there has been an increased focus on the lack of greenspace within the downtown core. This has resulted in the city focusing on finding away to destroy landmarks like Friendship Fountain and spending millions of dollars in the process to create new, yet disconnected, public spaces along the St. Johns River. In the meantime, Jacksonville’s premier chain of parks and it’s many positive features, including its connection to the St. Johns River has become an undervalued and neglected public space.
Its been proven that green space can also lead to greater social cohesiveness. Well maintained park-areas, such as those lining Hogans Creek are not only are used more often, but also strengthen neighborhood social ties. In addition, these settings can encourage a sense of ownership and empowerment in the community. A higher priority should be given to restoring the creek and parks because of its large scale, historical assets, number of cultural and educational establishments lining its borders and it potentially being the glue to draw residents from Springfield and Downtown together.
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they really need to get on that confederate park dog park. my pup would love that.
Where is that Publix in the picture? That’s awesome looking.
First Coast news showed Confederate Park tonight on their early edition. They showed quite a bit of the park. It was shown during the intro into the weather. John Gaun(probably…no….surely I am misspelling his name) commented that the park was near San Marco. It’s amazing how they connect the bad with Springfield but cannot give Springfield it’s due when it comes to the good.
Uturn, the Publix is in Atlanta.
SP, pretty parks are in San Marco, murders are in Springfield. It’s easy for the talking heads to remember that. Ha ha ha!
It’s official. MetroJacksonville kicks the TU’s ass.
I’m not sure if you were joking with the “will it front the street” question, but here’s the happy answer for those who didn’t know…
The San Marco Publix will be part of the 6 story mixed-use project at the corner of Hendricks and Atlantic. There will be over 50,000 sqft of retail, half of that the Publix, 125 condo units, and an interior parking garage.
http://www.sanmarcopreservationsociety.com/documents/sanmarco_presentation.pdf
No I wasn’t joking. I was just wondering if the store would have a parking lot out front. The author of the article had this to say:
I’m not sure about the sidewalk, but in addition to the internal 400-spot parking garage, there will be about 50 additional “street” parking spots in the immediate area. Most likely, this will look different than other Publix stores in the area, because it is being used in a mixed-use layout, not just a shopping center or stand-alone store. Hope this helps.
so long common grounds.
Maybe the increase in traffic will help Common Grounds.
Read this whole thread over at metjax … It should clarify the site layout… http://www.metjax.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2553
The Public looks like it will be in the “back” of the building, and not directly front either Hendricks or Atlantic - which is a good idea for a huge grocery store. Then there will be a small surface lot on the interior of the project (again, not directly fronting either main road). Small botique retail, consistent with San Marco will be what fronts Hendricks and Atlantic. This will, I hope, serve to extend the square even further.
Overall, it’s a very solid urban project.