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Amtrak: Flagler Line Will Happen
With $118 million committed in FDOT's work program for their 2013 budget year, plans for the return of passenger rail between Jacksonville and Miami are alive and well.
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Are Complete Streets Incomplete?
Project for Public Spaces questions the effectiveness of Complete Streets policies and recommends additional guidelines to make implementing Complete Streets policies in communities more effective.
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The Country's Largest Bike Sharing Systems
In 2011, the total number of cities with bikesharing and the total number of bikesharing stations in the country have more than doubled. How long will Jacksonville wait before becoming the next community to attempt to address mobility by methods other than additional roadway construction?
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Guest Series: Councilman Bill Gulliford
Metro Jacksonville consistently offers the opportunity for our readers to absorb the editorials, personal accounts, and vocal opinions of some of the key players in the decision making process of our community. This week, Jacksonville City Councilman Bill Gulliford addresses the future of the Mayport...
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The Charlotte Sprinter: Cost Effective BRT
Once again, a Jacksonville competitor finds a way to quickly implement major mass transit improvements for an affordable cost through no-frills, effective, low-cost solutions. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the Charlotte Sprinter and ponders why can't JTA take lessons and follow suit with...
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Norfolk Tide Exceeds Ridership Estimates
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the South's newest light rail line that continues to exceed original ridership estimates: Norfolk's Tide
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Policy and Successful Transit Development
In the early years of the 20th century, transit dominated travel in cities - and, by necessity, development was clustered near transit. In fact, transit and land use were so closely connected that private transit operators often developed real estate and used the profits to subsidize transit operations....
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JTA Cutting Riverside Trolley Service
In the Summer of 2010, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority expanded the Riverside Trolley from its then current terminus of Five Points to the Shoppes of Avondale. Prior to the relaunch, MetroJacksonville.com Board Members expressed concerns about the headways, route and service periods, and felt...
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2030 Mobility Plan: The Cutting Edge of Planning
When it comes to city planning, Jacksonville is sometimes known more for it's missteps than what it does right. The 2030 Mobility Plan could change all that. This innovative plan provides a framework to integrate rail, pedestrian, bicycle and road transportation planning with land use strategies that...
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San Diego Trolley 30 Years Later: Special Report
30 years have passed since San Diego opened its first 15.9 mile starter and Jacksonville ignored Metro Jacksonville's Bob Mann's warning that the skyway would be a failure and that it should be replaced with light rail or streetcars. Today, Jacksonville's 2.5 mile Skyway attracts less than 3,000 riders...
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