JACKSONVILLE — There have been a number of fast-moving developments at Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) of late, most importantly, the City Council approved a “2030 Mobility Plan and Fee” for the Northeast Florida multi-modal transit network on May 24th. Metro Jacksonville’s Seven Days and Waking Life: Downtown to Come is specific to what this plan means [...] [...more]
JACKSONVILLE — The following is excerpted from the mysterious Ocklawaha‘s new Facebook group “Streetcar NOW Jacksonville.” In reality Ocklawaha is Robert C. Mann, Jacksonville Transit [see FF blog roll] pundit. I agree with him about the need for streetcars downtown, but not necessarily on the uselessness of the Skyway elevated system. It’s already operating and streetcars could feed [...] [...more]
JACKSONVILLE — Curitiba, Brazil (a Jacksonville Sister City ! ) has a model, if not Utopian, Bus Rapid Transit [BRT] system. The city is a case study for the Federal Transit Administration’s Research, Technical Assistance and Training division. Curitiba was also featured at EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport’s series of panel discussions profiling innovative global [...] [...more]
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