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Mass Transit 30 Years Later: Special Report
Metro Jacksonville's Bob Mann (Oklawaha) warned JTA in 1981 that the Skyway would be a failure and that our mass transit focus should instead be set on streetcars and light rail. Thirty years later, San Diego, one of the cities that did what Mr. Mann suggested, has an urban core full of vibrancy and...
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How To Get A Streetcar System In Jacksonville
Milwaukee provides us with a step-by-step blueprint for implementing a streetcar line in less than five years. What excuse can we come up with now to continue to do nothing to improve fixed-transit connectivity and bring economic redevelopment to downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods?
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Mayor Questions Validity of JTA's Transportation Center
Mayor Alvin Brown was wise to slow down the momentum on the proposed Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center. Currently estimated to cost a whopping $180 million, the Mayor's Office, City Council, and JTA would be smart to consider reducing and compacting the scale of the enormous complex. Here are...
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How To Design A Transportation Center
While we move forward with a spread out, $180 million intermodal transportation center, Raleigh has decided to reduce their $150 million proposed center to $20 million by consolidating modes into an existing abandoned warehouse building.
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Ten Affordable Fixes For Transportation In Jacksonville
When it comes to transportation infrastructure, there are a lot of noteworthy capital projects that our community would benefit from. However, we must accept the reality that our city is staring at a budget deficit of $65.9 million in 2012, $144.7 million in 2013 and $165 million in 2014. With this...
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Jacksonville Terminal As The Job Maker
To get a train rolling, you need the manpower to push it. Bringing Amtrak and passenger rail back to downtown will create an array of potential jobs.
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Water Taxi Service Expands To Riverside
Connectivity between Riverside and Downtown has been enhanced with the expansion of water taxi service to the Riverside Arts Market (RAM). Metro Jacksonville shares some sights and scenes from the inaugural trip.
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Does Fixed Transit Really Spur Economic Development?
Does rail-based mass transit really stimulate growth in urban core neighborhoods outside of downtown? Metro Jacksonville takes a visual look at peer city 2010 urban core census results and lets you decide.
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Can a Streetcar cost less than a Faux Trolley?
Bob Mann, the resident transit consultant and ferroequinologist, examines the difference in the two systems and demonstrates that in a short number of years the faux trolley actually costs us more than a streetcar.
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JTA Responds to Skyway Criticism
Facing increased scrutiny from mayoral candidates and the public, JTA releases a statement explaining the current state of the Skyway and welcomes discussion about where to go from here.
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