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A.G. GancarskiJuly 30, 2015

Internal emails from the Lenny Curry administration spotlight a TIGER grant application from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. The email, forwarded from Mike Hightower of Holland & Knight to Chief of Staff Kerri Stewart, shows both the purpose of the grant application, and the lobbying strategy that will be employed. The $15.24 million grant application is a “request for a bike, pedestrian […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2015

On Monday afternoon, a meeting of the St. Johns River Ferry Committee proved to be surprisingly contentious. Councilman John Crescimbeni was, at various points, extremely critical of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. Regarding JTA, Crescimbeni said at one point, “I feel like we’re completely out of the loop. We keep trying to look at JTA as a […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 28, 2015

The Monday afternoon meeting of the St. Johns River Ferry Committee was a packed house. The conference room swelled with people, including multiple representatives from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (which was, at last check, expected but not guaranteed to fully take over responsibility for the Ferry effective Oct. 1). Turns out that’s not happening this […]

A.G. GancarskiJune 18, 2015

The afternoon begins in the Lenny Curry Transition Team Budget marathon, as Chief Administrative Officer Sam Mousa leads a review of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority budget. It’s more of a holistic overview with Henry Li from the JTA. 1:17: This is different from the budget reviews, as the JTA Board has authority over the budget. 1:18: Budget […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015

On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the names of five appointments to a variety of regulatory boards. The list includes former Miami-Dade mayoral candidate and County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Cancio to the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority. Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority Scott announced the appointments of Jose “Pepe” Cancio and Cliff Walters to the Miami-Dade […]

Tag: Jacksonville Transportation Authority

JTA applying for $15.24M TIGER Grant

JTA “surprised and disappointed” with tone of Monday ferry meeting

JTA takeover of St. Johns River Ferry to be delayed 6 months

Jax transition budget meeting: Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Rick Scott names 5 to state boards, including former Miami-Dade commissioner