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Downtown Bus Rapid Transit Project Moving Forward
As JTA moves forward with implementing Bus Rapid Transit in downtown, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the proposed shelter designs.
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Bringing Amtrak to Downtown Jacksonville Inexpensively
Metro Jacksonville explores an affordable way to accelerate the relocation of Amtrak to downtown.
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Changes coming to Riverside Trolley Bus
Plans are underway to enhance the Riverside Trolley route between Downtown and the Riverside/Avondale Historic District.
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Former Passenger Rail Station to Reopen
After much consideration, the City of St. Augustine has selected the former FEC rail station, north of downtown, as its official preferred station site for passenger rail's return to the city.
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Jacksonville Commuter Rail Plans Progressing
JTA's recent allocation of $1 million to begin the Alternative Analysis study indicates that plans for commuter rail in the First Coast are moving forward.
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American Light Rail Systems by Ridership
This list of United States light rail and streetcar ridership statistics indicates that success or failure of rail transit systems may not be based off of traditional density and urban area population statistics.
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5 Reasons Why The Outer Beltway May Be A Bad Investment
If you think the Skyway is a drain on resources, it's nothing compared to the continuously growing deficit a failed road can bring to the table. While local leaders and planners struggle to find an entity willing to take on the risk of constructing the First Coast Outer Beltway, South Carolina's failed...
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Before & After: Rail Spurs Economic Development
In an effort to prove local rail-based mass transit can bring density and economic development to a sprawling region like the First Coast, Metro Jacksonville presents a visual argument of this phenomenon taking place in peer cities across the country.
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Why Build A Streetcar in Jacksonville?
Cities around the country are planning or building new streetcar systems to focus development in their urban cores. After years of unsuccessful urban revitalization strategies, Jacksonville should consider the impact of viable mass transit investment on the surrounding built environment.
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Metrorail Commuter Line Opens in Austin
After two years of delay, Austin joins the rapidly growing list of American cities with local passenger rail service. Is Jacksonville paying attention to the economic development these systems bring to a community?
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