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Stimulus, SunRail at forefront of TPO jaxdailyrecord.com - For board members of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization, discussion surrounding a second helping of stimulus dollars isn't quite yet complete.

New JTA Bus Stops signs jaxdailyrecord.com - New JTA bus signs, like this one on Newnan Street across from the Yates Building, have started popping up at stations Downtown.

Future of Sunset Limited train service through Jacksonville unclear jacksonville.com - Until 2005 the Sunset Limited ran from Orlando to Los Angeles going through Jacksonville. But service from here died when Hurricane Katrina decimated the Gulf Coast in August 2005 and…

City Council Amends Sign Ordinance to Allow for Bus Shelters urbanjacksonville.info - This morning on First Coast Connect at 9:00 we'll be discussing the City Council's decision to allow the JTA to hire an independent company to build dozens of bus shelters…

Florida East Coast will roll out AMTRAK in 2.6 Years jacksonvilletransit.blogspot.com - 1968, it was an overcast afternoon when train number 2, The Florida East Coast Local to Jacksonville, whistled through St. Augustine, for the last time.

Placement of bus shelters stirs debate through Jacksonville jacksonville.com - In the half-shade of a droopy palm tree, Kise Jones did his best to stay comfortable and patient as he waited for the bus Sunday afternoon in downtown Jacksonville.

Bus shelter battle heads to Jacksonville City Council jacksonville.com - Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Bishop says the city has a sign law that's one of the best in the country. So Bishop was frustrated this week when a City Council…

Mayport to get dredging funds jaxdailyrecord.com - Much needed federal funding to deepen the basin at Mayport could be approved soon. Those funds would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to increase the depth of the…

JTA inching towards transit shelters ads jaxdailyrecord.com - Legislation has been introduced to the City Council that would amend the regulations concerning signage on public right of ways to allow advertising on the JTA's shelters that serve bus…

JTA considers trains in Jacksonville area jacksonville.com - Commuter rail won't be coming to Jacksonville anytime soon. But a long-term plan to introduce rail to Northeast Florida will get a hearing on Monday during a meeting of the…

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