First Coast Forum

A quarterly series of interactive community forums designed to address critical challenges facing Florida’s First Coast and to engage the community in resolving them. Each program brings First Coast business and community leaders together for discussion, and gives community members an opportunity to weigh in. Launched in July 2001, the quarterly forums broadcast live on WJCT-TV and 89.9 FM.

Jacksonville’s pension obligation is costing hundreds of millions of dollars a year, and... [more]
First Coast Forum: The Transit Predicament
With fuel prices near record highs, First Coast Forum: The Transit Predicament tackles... [more]
First Coast Forum: The Downtown Dilemma
Historically, downtown and urban cores have served as the economic and cultural markers... [more]
First Coast Forum: Influence of the Arts
Though arts and music are often the first targets of public school funding cuts, we're... [more]
First Coast Forum: The State of School Funding
As state lawmakers look to close a $3.8 billion dollar budget shortfall, they've asked... [more]
First Coast Forum: Cutting the Crime Rate
Recent statistics show Jacksonville's violent crime rate is dropping. However, questions... [more]
Should any new or amended land use plan come before a citizens' vote? The controversial... [more]