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Massive I-95/JTB Expansion Project Underway
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has started construction on the $67 million project to improve the I-95/Butler Boulevard interchange. This comes 10 months after FDOT and Governor Rick Scott announced the accelerated project at a press conference in February.
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American Streetcar Systems to Scale
Ever wonder how America's streetcar systems compare with each other in terms of scale? If so, Greater Greater Washington has a graphic comparison that provides the answer. Here's the country's streetcar systems, built or under construction, all to scale
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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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