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Confirmed: Sprawl and Bad Transit Increase Unemployment

If this recently released study is right, Jacksonville may have a long term problem on its hands.

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JTA's New Bus System Debuts Today

After months of promotion and fanfare, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority's new network of bus routes begins today. Here's a look the new way to get around town.

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Is All Aboard Florida A Match For Jacksonville?

Quietly in late August, construction began on All Aboard Florida (AAF), a $2.5 billion passenger rail system that could eventually reach Jacksonville. The FEC eliminated passenger rail services between Jacksonville and Miami in 1968, during one of the most violet labor conflicts of the 20th century....

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A Day On The St. Mary's Railroad

While the greater Jacksonville region is the well known home of major railroad companies such as CSX and Florida East Coast, there are also several smaller class III railroad operations that call the First Coast home. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the behind the scenes operation of the St....

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Groundbreaking for Jax's Bus Rapid Transit on Monday

It's taken over a decade to reach this point. On Monday, November 17, 2014, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will be in town for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority's First Coast Flyer bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

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Denver Union Station: A Real Transportation Center

No 'Regional Transportation Intermodal, Multimodal, International, Governor, Mayor, or General so-and-so Memorial, All Purpose, Transportation Palace.' Just DENVER UNION STATION and that says it all in The Mile High City. Metro Jacksonville's Robert Mann takes us on a stroll through a stunningly amazing...

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New Sidewalks For Philips Highway

Philips Highway, a Southside roadway traditionally known for being dangerous to pedestrians and cyclist, is in the process of getting new sidewalks and bike lanes.

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Florida's Fixed Rail Systems Ranked By Ridership

The following is a list of all local rail transit systems in Florida, ranked by ridership. Here's an interesting fact. The Skyway does not come in last place.

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The Skyway Express: Should We Keep Or Get Rid Of It?

Metro Jacksonville's Kristen Pickrell sits down with three local professionals to ponder the merits of the JTA Skyway and its future.

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More Roads in Jacksonville's Future?

People may be interested in alternative forms of mobility nationwide but is that trend apparent in Jacksonville? Out of $7.78 billion dollars to possibly be spent on improving Jacksonville's transportation network through 2040, nearly $5 billion appears to be dedicated for more roads and expressways....

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