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Are JTA's Priorities Off-Track?
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the proposed Jacksonville Transportation Center and wonders if JTA's priorities for a new office building are in the right place?
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Toronto's Retiring Streetcars an Opportunity for Jax?
Assuming the 2030 Mobility Plan becomes reality, Jacksonville will have a funding mechanism for getting fixed-rail off the ground. With that in mind, Metro Jacksonville suggests taking advantage of Toronto's retiring streetcars to make our plans even more cost effective.
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Bike Sharing in Urban Jacksonville?
To combat traffic congestion for an affordable cost, Miami Beach is betting big on an overlooked form of transit: bike sharing. Could such a program work in walkable areas of Jacksonville?
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Roads: America's $600 Billion Subsidy
So much for the myth that roads pay for themselves through the form of gas taxes and tolls. A recently released study from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group claims the answer is a resounding "no" as it's revealed that road construction has sucked $600 billion out of American taxpayer's wallets...
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TECO Line Streetcar
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the transit oriented development that has been stimulated along Florida's only operating streetcar line: The TECO Line Streetcar.
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Miami Metrorail
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at economic development that has been stimulated by Florida's only Heavy Rail mass transit system: The Miami-Dade Metrorail.
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2030 Mobility Plan Presentation
The following presentation provides a brief overview of the 2030 Mobility Plan and was the focal point of Tuesday's Jacksonville City Council and Planning Commission's Joint Mobility Plan Workshop. If adopted, this work could become a ground breaking point in transforming the quality of life in Jacksonville.
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Joint Mobility Plan Workshop This Week
This Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council and the Planning Commission will host a Joint Mobility Plan Workshop to discuss pending legislation 2010-879. If approved, legislation 2010-879 would be a significant step in the creation of a more sustainable Jacksonville.
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The Miami Metromover
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at the result of integrating a Jacksonville Skyway-like transit system with downtown revitalization and economic development: The Miami Metromover.
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Florida High Speed Rail - The Conservative Way
Jacksonville stands at the door to regain its leadership position as the railroad gateway to Florida. Within the last week we have heard a new governor suggest he would never support rail, a FDOT official that thinks our train station should be at the airport, a report that the City told Amtrak the concourse...
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