Plans & Studies

DIA Business Investment & Development Plan (BID Plan)

The BID Plan is comprised of the Community Redevelopment Area Plan (CRA Plan) and Business Investment and Development Strategy (BID Strategy). Together, the CRA Plan and the BID Strategy strategically prioritize, shape the design of, and implement public infrastructure improvements and support private sector, market-based revitalization initiatives.

State of Downtown Reports

Each year, Downtown Vision tracks and analyzes Downtown’s performance in key indicators of urban revitalization, such as development, employment and residential

Brooklyn Neighborhood Road Diet Study

In 2017, the DIA contracted with Pond & Company, an architecture, engineering, planning, and construction firm, to develop pedestrian and bicyclist plans for the major streets within the Brooklyn district.The Plan outlines several opportunities for alternative transportation, that, if made in concert with redevelopment, will help make Brooklyn a more vibrant and pedestrian-friendly destination.

Cathedral District Master Plan

In 2017, Cathedral District Jax-Inc. (CDJ) commissioned a master plan with the purpose of developing a revitalization strategy for neighborhood. The framework of the physical master plan is organization around the following ideas: create a residential core; make improved connections to surrounding neighborhoods and existing resources; create a mixed-use neighborhood-serving retail street; create safe and friendly walkable, bikeable streets; add open space; create religious public art program; attract a charter school; and develop a parking strategy.

City of Jacksonville Economic Development

Partner Impact Report
The Economic Development Partner Impact Report details the results of the City's collaborative efforts to strengthen the local economy and increase opportunities for the people of Jacksonville.

Convention Center Feasibility Analysis

In 2017, the DIA contracted with Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) to prepare a Convention Center Feasibility Analysis. SAG evaluated the current market demand and feasibility for a new convention center. In conducting this analysis, SAG provided DIA with invaluable insight into the key factors that are important to decision-makers when choosing a destination for their future meetings, conventions, and events.

Downtown Market Feasibility Study Part 1 of 2

Downtown Market Feasibility Study Part 2 of 2
The 2021 market and feasibility study provides an expanded and updated baseline of demographic and real estate trends and projections to inform an assessment of development constraints and opportunities in each Downtown neighborhood. The market assessment includes direct input from the local and regional real estate development and brokerage community and builds on the prior Business Investment and Development Strategy research released in 2014 (updated in 2019) with an expanded emphasis on data collection and analysis at the neighborhood level. Recognizing the impact of Covid‐19 on the real estate redevelopment market, note that pre‐Covid‐19 data is analyzed to establish a baseline.

Downtown Public Parking Strategy & Implementation Plan

In 2019, DIA and the Office of Public Parking contracted with Tim Haahs to undertake a Downtown parking study as well as an analysis of on-street parking conditions for several historic areas.

Emerald Trail Master Plan

In 2019, Jacksonville City Council approved Groundwork Jacksonville’s Emerald Trail Master Plan to create a 30-mile network of bicycle and pedestrian trails that will connect Downtown to 14 historic neighborhoods, 18 schools, two colleges, and nearly 30 parks.

Jacksonville's Southbank Technical Assistance Panel

The Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) engaged the ULI North Florida District Council to convene a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to study City-owned property between the Acosta and Main Street bridges along Jacksonville’s Southbank. The 15-acre study area currently houses the Museum of Science and History (MOSH), Friendship Park and Fountain, a portion of the Riverwalk, River City Brewing Company and Marina, and various parking lots.

SIMPLIFY ZONING FOR
DEVELOPMENT
In Spring 2019, the 2030 Comprehensive Plan was modified to eliminate Downtown’s minimum parking requirements and the Downtown Zoning Overlay was updated to streamline 14 zoning categories into one Commercial Central Business District (CCBD) zone. The new CCBD zone will permit a myriad uses: residential, office, retail and entertainment, mixed-use properties, “eds and meds,” utilities and parking garages. Prior restrictions on riverfront height and setbacks were clarified and illustrated with built-in permitted alternatives.

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