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Choose Your Path: The Best Transportation Investments?
Chamber leadership stresses the importance of investing in the port to our region’s economy while JTA is developing a blueprint for enhanced transit services. Bicycle and pedestrian advocates continue to ask for enhanced access and safety while private companies, like Uber, seek to fill a niche in...
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Are We Gassed?
Despite an influx of more fuel-efficient vehicles, the average American household spent nearly $3,000 on gasoline in 2012, or about 4 percent of their pre-tax income (which is the highest proportion in history). Find out how we compare with the rest of the world and what we can expect in the coming years.
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Making “The Connector” a Reality
Metro Jacksonville's Kristen Pickrell highlights the attempt by Void Magazine and The Elbow to bridge the gap between two of Jacksonville’s hottest night scenes with transit.
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JTA's On-Time Transit Operations Campaign (OTTO)
According to a recent press release, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) has launched its On-Time Transit Operations (OTTO) campaign – following the re-opening of the Mathews Bridge – designed to improve on-time performance and enhance customer service.
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Bus Rapid Transit Coming To Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) wants to bring Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Jacksonville. However, there's a lot of confusion about what's coming to Jacksonville is and isn't. Here's a glimpse at what's headed to our streets.
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Path Forward 2040: Investing In Our Future
Hundreds of years ago, North Florida began as a hub for commerce and transportation. In fact, our region includes some of our nation’s first ports, cities and roads. This transportation system shaped our past. Now it is time for us to forge a path to our future. Today, Metro Jacksonville provides...
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The South's Next Streetcar System: Atlanta Streetcar
With a goal of spurring infill economic development in downtown and Sweet Auburn, the City of Atlanta (COA), the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID), and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) have teamed up to implement a modern streetcar transit system in Atlanta's urban...
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Trainsforming America Coming to Jacksonville
There is no doubt that Jacksonville residents and most of America lives in a car culture. Many U.S. citizens don't know what it would be like to live in a train culture. The population of the U.S. is on track to add over 100 million people to the country by the year 2050. Airports and highways are already...
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State Road 9B Opens To Traffic
Jacksonville is a city that loves its highways. Now residents have another expressway to enjoy: State Road 9B.
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Attracting Choice Riders By Engaging Neighbors
Over two years ago, Metrojacksonville.com introduced a 4 month pilot program linking the restaurants and bars of Riverside, San Marco and Downtown neighborhoods together via a convenient transit option that utilized privately rented trolley buses. The experiment was a smashing success as hundreds of...
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