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A.G. GancarskiMarch 24, 2016

On Thursday, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry discussed briefly the scandal raging around the office of U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. The common thread between the congresswoman and the JTA is Von Alexander, on the payroll for both and handling communications between the two parties. An email that Curry sent to an aide […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 23, 2016

On Wednesday, the Florida Times-Union reported that Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and his senior staff intends to meet with JTA Head Nat Ford regarding the Von Alexander situation and other issues. T-U City Hall reporter Nate Monroe says that “Curry, in an email, requested his office set up a meeting with JTA CEO Nathaniel Ford. The mayor also wants […]

A.G. GancarskiDecember 18, 2015

The Omnibus Appropriations bill passed handily on Friday, and Rep. Corrine Brown explained her “yes” vote in a statement loaded with partisan language. “Today I voted to avert a disastrous Republican government shutdown and to make vital investments in the future of America’s working families,” Brown said. “The bill implements the Bipartisan Budget Agreement that was adopted […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 23, 2015

The fifth meeting of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority Skyway Subcommittee and Skyway Advisory Group happened on Monday, as the JTA gets ever closer to divining an action plan for the 30-year-old people-mover. Options run the gamut, from decommissioning the structure and leaving it subject to its own obsolescence, to replacing the cars, to expanding the […]

A.G. GancarskiNovember 10, 2015

On Tuesday, Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford offered an “lunch and learn” update of capital projects to a group of city officials, staffers, and the occasional journalist looking for a free sandwich at City Hall. Discussed: Blueprint 2020, which Ford described as the “roadmap of initiatives” for the next five years. “It’s a host of multimodal transportation […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 26, 2015

On Monday, members of the St. Johns River Ferry Commission met with representatives of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority and representatives of the City Finance Department to discuss future funding for the St. Johns River Ferry … and ultimately, “whose baby” (and responsibility) the ferry is. To this end, an agreement transfer subcommittee will be formed, including Mike Weinstein, […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2015

On Monday afternoon, the second meeting of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority Skyway Advisory Group convened in the JTA Boardroom, as group members weighed a variety of options regarding what to do with the Skyway as it approaches its 30th year in existence. Options range from tearing it down completely, to decommissioning it and letting it […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 12, 2015

On Monday morning in front of City Hall, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, Mayor Lenny Curry, and Councilmembers Reggie Brown and Joyce Morgan helped hail the first of 100 Jacksonville Transportation Authority compressed natural gas buses. Such buses appear to be the future of the JTA fleet. They’re projected to save the JTA $5.7 million over […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 9, 2015

As is the case throughout the country, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority is bringing compressed natural gas buses into its fleet. On Monday, the big reveal happens in front of Jacksonville’s City Hall. “JTA will receive a total of 23 CNG buses by the end of November 2015, in time for the launch of JTA’s First […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 5, 2015

The long-awaited JTA presentation to the Jacksonville Transportation, Energy, and Utilities Committee on the way forward for the much-maligned Skyway finally occurred on Monday afternoon. Scheduled originally for a committee meeting in September, scheduling confusion pushed back the original presentation. The options on the table range from overhauling vehicles, creating new vehicles, decommissioning the Skyway once obsolete, […]

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Lenny Curry addresses Nat Ford, JTA, Corrine Brown situation

Report: Lenny Curry to meet with JTA head about recent controversies

Why Corrine Brown voted yes on the Omnibus Appropriations bill

JTA moves toward final Skyway plan

JTA presents “lunch and learn” Blueprint 2020 capital projects update

Future St. Johns River Ferry funding proceeds like custody battle

JTA Skyway Committee seeks to figure out way forward

Jax dignitaries show for big reveal of JTA compressed natural gas bus

JTA to roll out compressed natural gas buses Monday

Jacksonville Transportation Authority presents Skyway options to Council TEU committee