Editing First Coast (section)

==Northeast Florida==
The "directional" region of Northeast Florida refers to largely the same area as the First Coast. Lamme and Oldakowski's 2007 survey noted that "North East Florida" had emerged as one of six common directional regions, along with [[North Florida]], [[Central Florida]], [[South Florida]], [[North Central Florida]], and [[South West Florida]].<ref>Lamme & Oldakowski, p. 229, 334–335.</ref> The survey found that the term was primarily used in the north-easternmost parts of the state – Nassau and Duval Counties.<ref name=Lamme229>Lamme & Oldakowski, p. 229.</ref>

Enterprise Florida, the state's [[economic development agency]], identifies "Northeast Florida" as one of eight economic regions used by the agency and other state and outside entities. This definition includes all five counties of the Jacksonville metropolitan area (Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau and St. Johns), as well as Putnam and Flagler counties to the south.<ref name=CtC>''Charting the Course'', p. 2.</ref> Other organizations such as the [[Florida Department of Transportation]], JaxUSA Partnership (the regional business development wing of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce), and the Northeast Florida Regional Council also use this definition.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jaxusa.org/About/Regional_Overview.aspx |title= Northeast Florida |date= 2010 |website= www.jaxusa.org |publisher= JAXUSA Partnership for Regional Economic Development |access-date= June 17, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130517031734/http://www.jaxusa.org/About/Regional_Overview.aspx |archive-date= May 17, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nefrc.org/Regional%20Information.htm |title= Regional Information |date= 2013 |website= www.nefrc.org |publisher= Northeast Florida Regional Council |access-date= June 17, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150610223051/http://www.nefrc.org/Regional%20Information.htm |archive-date= June 10, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Similarly, in June 2013, the state established the [[Northeast Florida Regional Transportation Commission]], which covers all these counties besides Flagler.<ref>{{cite news |title= Gov. Scott signs two transportation bills into law |author= Carole Hawkins |url= http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2013/06/14/gov-scott-signs-two-transportation.html |newspaper= [[Jacksonville Business Journal]] |date= June 14, 2013 |access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref>