Skyway Merits Debated

[Ocklawaha]

Here's the goods on Runways and Sunshine...

https://www.rnwy.com/

http://www.sunshinebus.net/

Both are mass transit companies deserving of our patronage and JTA connects with them.

OCKLAWAHA

[stjr]

Article calls $2 million for Skyway "repairs" as the federal government is "giving away" the money.  LOL.  More pork barrel or a real boost to the system?  I will have to see the latter to believe it.  Wonder what could possibly cost $2 million to "improve Skyway hubs" for bus transfers?  What's wrong with Rosa Parks?  Kings Rd. garage?  What other hub could their be?  More LOL.  If its "repairs", add it to the $14 million annual losses already incurred?  This is $2 million of Fed money that the Fed's could have spent elsewhere in Jax, like on starting streetcars or bus shelters!  But, no, the Skyway soaks it up.

Local News      
Jacksonville Picking Up Federal Money For Skyway Repairs
By
Jeff Hess
@ October 4, 2010 3:05 PM Permalink | Comments (0)
Jacksonville is lining up for more federal money to help improve our transportation system.

Jacksonville is getting about 2-million bucks of the roughly three-quarters of a billion dollars that the federal government is giving away. The city plans to spend that money to improve Skyway hubs were people can transfer to buses.

"Currently more than 40% of the nation's buses are in poor or marginal condition," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

La Hood argues that this is just the state of what is needed to bring the public transit system up to date.

"Will take nearly 78-billion dollars to bring the nation's bus and rail service into good repair overall," LaHood said.

LaHood thinks this spending is important because people rely on the public transportation system, doing the work will put people back to work and it is what the country needs to move forward into the 21st century.

http://wokv.com/localnews/2010/10/jacksonville-picking-up-federa.html

[tufsu1]

well that seems like a good imvestment....especially since JTA has reconfigured bus routes to serve Skyway stations....which in turn has led to a pretty strong ridership increase over 2009.

[Doctor_K]

well that seems like a good imvestment....especially since JTA has reconfigured bus routes to serve Skyway stations....which in turn has led to a pretty strong ridership increase over 2009.

I thought I passed a bus or three that had "Kings Ave Station" in the marquee.  It's nice to see a baby step in the right direction of complimenting services. 

[ricker]

dedicate the station at FCCJ to the college and church district.
move the bus station.
JTA holds mass amounts of open land west of DT.
fairgrounds moving?