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Rethinking the Jacksonville Transportation Center
Eight city blocks, five massive new buildings, four stand alone stations, and hundreds of millions of dollars will buy us a dysfunctional transportation center. The alternative is, remodel the Prime Osborn to reflect its original purpose by removing most of a single building, adding pavement and train...
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A Streetcar for Downtown Fort Lauderdale
While we continue to sell the benefits of a streetcar for urban revitalization efforts, another Florida city is prepared to implement their own downtown system. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at Fort Lauderdale's proposed streetcar system.
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Video: Missouri Train Crash Causes Bridge Collapse
Two freight trains collided at a rail intersection in rural Missouri on Saturday, triggering the collapse of a highway overpass. The incident is the latest in a string of catastrophic transportation accidents.
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Raw Videos: Washington State Bridge Collapse
Another part of America's decaying infrastructure network fails. The Interstate 5 Bridge over the Skagit River in Northwestern Washington State collapsed on Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the river. State troopers are not certain if there were any injuries or deaths. Here's a feed...
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I-95/JTB Interchange Public Workshop Scheduled
The Florida Department of Transportation has scheduled a public information workshop to discuss proposed improvements to the I-95 / SR 202 (J. Turner Butler Boulevard) interchange. Here is a look at FDOT's proposed Interim and Ultimate improvements, neither of which include a multimodal component to...
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JTA Skyway moves thousands during One Spark
More than 44,000 Skyway boardings took place during last week’s One Spark festival, illustrating the positive impact of an active downtown environment and mass transit working together. Here's a look at the numbers!
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Construction begins on next phase of State Road 9B
Construction begins this week on the next phase of State Road 9B from U.S. 1 to I-95. The work starts with clearing land near U.S. 1 and continuing along the three-mile footprint of the new roadway during the next few months.
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Study Shows Homes by Transit Hold Value
A new study, The New Real Estate Mantra: Location Near Public Transportation, conducted by the Center for Neighborhood Technology shows that homes in close proximity to transit stations lost much less of their value during the collapse of the housing market.
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FDOT Planning Improvements to Philips Highway
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is proposing to add sidewalks and bike lanes on Philips Highway between San Marco and Bowden Road, as a part of a $4.5 million resurfacing project. FDOT will be hosting a public workshop on the Philips Highway project tonight.
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Skybridge Jacksonville!
When JTA built the Skyway, they masterfully managed to miss 11,900 employees at Aetna, Baptist, and Wolfson Children's Hospital. Abysmal pedestrian connectivity between the San Marco Station and these important community assets led to design a concept Metro Jacksonville's Ocklawaha calls SKYBRIDGE JACKSONVILLE!
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