Staff ReportsFebruary 8, 2019
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Does Anna Brosche have a shot in hell? Perhaps.
Tag: Jacksonville Transportation Authority
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The smell of fear? It’s in the air, they say.
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 28, 2018
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Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland is collaborating with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority to amp up autonomous vehicle development in public transportation, the agencies announced Wednesday. The news comes as engineers and tech experts from all over North America wrap up the 2018 Florida Autonomous Vehicle Summit in Tampa highlighting progress in autonomous vehicle and supporting […]
A.G. GancarskiMay 8, 2018
1min241
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority announced Tuesday a $3,356,900 Passenger Ferry Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. The money is earmarked for improvements for the ferry slips, the vessel, and the ferry terminal. JTA took over the ferry’s ownership and operations two years ago, noted its CEO. “We have made a lot of […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 20, 2017
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Tuesday saw a big project for Jacksonville’s transportation future break ground: JTA’s Regional Transportation Center. The JTA center, to be constructed in Jacksonville’s historic LaVilla neighborhood, will accommodate Greyhound, Uber, Megabus, the Skyway, First Coast Flyer and other modes of travel, in what is designed to be a regional focus. Greyhound will go online in January […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 21, 2016
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According to the Jacksonville City Council auditor’s report, FY 2016 was a good year for the city of Jacksonville’s budget, highlighted by a $29 million favorable variance in a $1.1 billion budget. Revenues were $15 million above budgetary expectations, and expenditures were $14 million under projections. However, underneath the rosy picture, the report spotlighted issues with pension […]
A.G. GancarskiDecember 15, 2016
4min258
On Thursday, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam spoke in Jacksonville, capping off an event at the North Florida TPO. After a discussion by local leaders on advancing technology in the sector, including electric buses and autonomous vehicles, Putnam spoke of the unique challenges Northeast Florida will face via rapid growth. Putnam said that local transportation advances “personified disruption,” […]
A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2016
1min258
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s Skyway has been a subject of controversy locally and a wide range of opinions — including calls to tear the fixed-rail system down and efforts to expand it beyond the downtown area, toward the stadium on the east and out toward Brooklyn and Riverside. Those interested in weighing in on the […]
A.G. GancarskiOctober 20, 20162min284
Local NAACP President Isaiah Rumlin was reappointed to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority Board this week, after being confirmed by the city council last week. Rumlin was originally appointed to the board by former Mayor Alvin Brown in 2012; prior to that, Rumlin had been a board member from 1987 to 1991. He currently serves as vice chairman […]
A.G. GancarskiSeptember 28, 2016
2min168
Slowly but surely, Jacksonville is moving toward affording its LGBT citizens the same rights others have. The latest example of progress: the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and four independent authorities (The Jacksonville Aviation Authority, JEA, Jacksonville Port Authority, and Jacksonville Transportation Authority) protect LGBT employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Activists hailed […]
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