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#AskJAXTDY | Is a carousel still planned at Carousel Park?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Is a carousel still planned at Carousel Park?The city approved James W. Brinkley’s plans for a new carousel last May. Brinkley said then that the ride could be up and running as soon as that summer. Jacksonville Today reader Greg D. wonders why it isn’t.
#AskJAXTDY | Can FDOT make construction zone safer on I-95 near Emerson?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Can FDOT make construction zone safer on I-95 near Emerson?Jacksonville Today reader Karen F. says people in her office have been discussing the stretch of Interstate 95 in the construction zone. Several co-workers relate that they have had “dangerous close calls at a new ‘unmarked merge” while heading northbound after Emerson Street.
#AskJAXTDY | Why can’t we use public streets at RiversEdge?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Why can’t we use public streets at RiversEdge?The site of a former JEA power station on the Southbank is being redesigned into RiversEdge, a huge mixed-use development with homes, hotels, retail, restaurants and four public parks. Jacksonville Today reader D.U. notes that many of the public roads appear done. You just aren’t supposed to drive on them, D.U. says.
#AskJAXTDY | How does Jacksonville’s immigration ordinance work?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | How does Jacksonville’s immigration ordinance work?Jacksonville Today reader Susan A. is curious how the local immigration ordinance works, and whether police can use it to stop anyone and demand proof of citizenship.
#AskJAXTDY | Why doesn’t Jacksonville use AI on sheriff’s budget?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Why doesn’t Jacksonville use AI on sheriff’s budget?Mayor Donna Deegan’s AI pilot does not include the largest part of the city budget — the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Jacksonville Today reader Johnathon A. wonders why.
#AskJAXTDY | When will I-10 widening finally be done?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | When will I-10 widening finally be done?There’s the long-running redesign of Interstate 95/Interstate 295 on the Northside. There’s the addition of lanes on I-95 north of Emerson Street. Then there’s the widening of Interstate 10 on the Westside. That’s the one that irritates Jacksonville Today reader Christopher N.
#AskJAXTDY | Is development threatening the Baldwin Rail Trail?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Is development threatening the Baldwin Rail Trail?According to the city of Jacksonville, the Baldwin Rail Trail is part of a nationwide “Rails to Trails” program designed to turn abandoned railroad lines into “linear parks.” But Jacksonville Today reader Alan C. has noticed signs implying that something needs to be done to “Protect the Trail.”
#AskJAXTDY | Why aren’t streetlights working on San Pablo Road?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Why aren’t streetlights working on San Pablo Road?Jacksonville Today reader Audrey M. has a question about the work on San Pablo Road. She says that new street lights on San Pablo at Drakes Point Drive — the entrance to the Villages of Pablo neighborhood — are still not working.
#AskJAXTDY l Can people hand out political flyers near polling locations?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY l Can people hand out political flyers near polling locations?Q. A Jacksonville Today reader, Courtney S., wants to know whether it’s legal for political groups to hang out near polling locations and hand out pamphlets to voters.
#AskJAXTDY | Does the city’s resilience office have any power?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Does the city’s resilience office have any power?Q: Jacksonville Today reader Alice K. has multiple questions about Jacksonville’s 3-year-old Office of Resilience. Does the resilience office have more than advisory power? she asks. If not, how serious is the mayor about actually listening to the office’s advice? And is the resilience office “part of the debate about what to do with the Downtown/river corridor?
#AskJAXTDY | Who’s behind mailers in School Board District 3 race?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Who’s behind mailers in School Board District 3 race?Jacksonville Today reader Henry T. received a political mailer that caught his eye in late June. In Henry’s eyes, its message against District 3 Duval County School Board incumbent Cindy Pearson was “over-the-top scaremongering.” A second anti-Pearson card soon followed. Henry wrote to us, asking for info on who sent the mailers, which is listed on them as a political action committee called Educated Professionals for Jacksonville.
#AskJAXTDY l Why prevent stronger local heat protections for workers?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY l Why prevent stronger local heat protections for workers?Q: Florida recently enacted a law prohibiting local governments from requiring heat protections for workers, after Miami-Dade County last year ended a push to protect outdoor workers like agricultural and construction laborers.
#AskJAXTDY | Does Jacksonville get its money’s worth on EverBank Stadium?
Read full article: #AskJAXTDY | Does Jacksonville get its money’s worth on EverBank Stadium?Q: With a deal reached between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the city on splitting the cost of an estimated $1.4 billion “Stadium of the Future” renovation, Jacksonville Today reader Paul N. asks what taxpayers are getting for their money when it comes to investing in EverBank Stadium.