Latest from Transportation
Latest Transportation articles from Jacksonville, FL
$78 million fix announced for I-95 and JTB interchange
More road construction is headed to the Southside. Today, Governor Rick Scott, along with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary Ananth Prasad, announced an additional $78 million project to improve the safety and mobility on Interstate 95 and J. Turner Butler Boulevard. This funding...
Read More
JTA adds additional members to executive team
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority's (JTA) rapid reorganization turns another corner as CEO Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr. names three transportation professionals to their new executive team.
Read More
JTA Announces First Members of New Executive Team
As part of his previously announced organizational transformation plan, Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nathaniel E. Ford, Sr. recently named a chief of staff and the first of five new vice presidents.
Read More
Major FDOT Project List for 2014 Released
Governor Scott's Florida Families First Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 fully funds the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) Work Program investments in port, highway, bridge and other transportation infrastructure improvements. Here is a list of funded transportation infrastructure projects in...
Read More
The South's Latest Streetcar: Loyola Avenue Streetcar
Already home to the nation's oldest, continuously operating streetcar line, New Orleans is also the city with the nation's newest.
Read More
Red Light Camera Locator Map
Now that red light cameras are being installed at several major intersections across town, it's only fitting that we provide our readers with a list and map of the camera locations.
Read More
JTA Unveils Major Reorganization Plan
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority's (JTA) new CEO, Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr. announces a major reorganization of the agency is in the works. What does this mean for Jacksonville?
Read More
America's Rail Systems by Ridership
This list of United States heavy rail, light rail/streetcar, commuter rail, and downtown people mover ridership statistics indicates that success or failure of rail transit systems may not be based off of traditional density and urban area population statistics.
Read More
The A-Train: What Happens When Transit Becomes Priority
While Jacksonville can study with the best, Denton County, Texas turns a 2005 concept into an operational mass transit reality by 2011. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a ride on the A-Train.
Read More
JTA Skyway: Nation's Fastest Growing Rail System!
Long known as Jacksonville's white elephant, the JTA Skyway has a new accolade to add to it's list. According to American Public Transportation Association (APTA), over the last year, our own much maligned Skyway was the nation's fastest growing fixed mass transit system in terms of average weekday...
Read More