What is Shipyards West Park?
The 10-acre Shipyards West is positioned to be an amazing waterfront park in a string of public spaces that reconnect the city to its waterfront and river. When complete, the park will include places for gathering where users can explore nature and play, learn about the City’s history, and honor the City’s heroes, and relax while enjoying a meal with friends, fishing, or simply taking in the beauty of the St. Johns River.
Over the next several months, the City is partnering with a team of landscape architects, designers, engineers, ecologists, and community engagement experts to design the park together with city stakeholders and the broader community.
The team’s goal is to understand the planning efforts that have come before it, how its shipbuilding past will inform what is possible in the park’s design, and what the neighborhoods that surround this space envision for its future. It’s your opportunity to help shape the future of the Jacksonville riverfront and its connections to your community!