Clay County workers have 2nd worst commute in Florida

[I-10east]

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[BIG CHEESE 723]

Clay County traffic is an abomination.

[I-10east]

In my experiences while actually driving down Blanding during peak hours is not too bad IMO in comparison to the arteries that leads to Blanding like Argyle Forest Blvd; Now trying to make a right on AF to Blanding with umpteen braked cars ahead of you in single file, now that's a legitimate nightmare. 

[Dapperdan]

Anyone know anything about the Park N Ride lot that JTA built out near Flermming Island next to the railroad tracks? I assume it is not for a train station, but for bus, but one can dream.

[tufsu1]

It is for express bus service for now....but yes, it was located next to the tracks in the event that regional commuter rail comes to be.

[BackinJax05]

It is for express bus service for now....but yes, it was located next to the tracks in the event that regional commuter rail comes to be.

That will be sometime after the Rapture. 

[spuwho]

Haven't you heard, the Outer Beltway is your salvation, rapture averted!

[ronchamblin]

When my commute time from my house in Fleming Island began to hover around 25 to 30 minutes, I decided to live in a small apartment in the core.  I walk about 80 feet from my work to my apartment.

I've often thought that a good, three day experiment, would be to place "human" traffic light controllers at each of the intersections on U. S. 17 from Fleming Island to Collins Road, just to see how much of a difference this would make to a typical driver's commute.

There are many times when, even if one departs early from home, one is stopped without cause at a light, as if the system is saying.... "Wait for the others so that you can have a traffic jam."  In other words, we have too many rather "dumb" intersections, which delay vehicles attempting to get from A to B as quickly as possible.  The goal of any "system" should be to have absolutely no time during which the intersection is not being crossed or used by some vehicle.

Typical scenario.  You look ahead.  You see two vehicles waiting on a side street.  You have a green light.  The other vehicles are held, stopped.  As you approach the intersection, your light turns red.  You stop, and wait while the other two finally are let go.  You wait some more.

If the system was "right" the other two vehicles would have been let go while you were approaching.  And when you arrived at the intersection, your light would have been green.  No vehicle would have been held up without cause.

If all intersections were controlled by "smart" systems, ones that were able to sense all vehicle positions, speeds, intentions, and quantities in lanes, much as if a human was in the middle of it on a tower, making decisions to accomplish the most efficient movement of traffic, I'll bet the traffic through Orange Park would be remarkably smoother.