Do You Care About The Future Of Transit In Jax?

[Ocklawaha]

Frankly IMO, the revised route along the south and west edge of the Springfield Parks works better as a streetcar route as it could be sodded and landscaped, you don't interfere with the new 'Main Street' upgrade, and you could easily serve Bethel, FSCJ, Health Department, a couple of dense apartment complexes, the new VA clinic and end in the UF center on a loop. Little to no street running involved which takes typical streetcar up to the next level-more like rapid transit.

I also MUCH prefer Water/Independence to Bay Street, less traffic, more pedestrian friendly, close to Riverwalk, Landing, Hyatt, and it avoids duplication of the Skyway should it ever move east of Central Station. I also like it better as it moves the streetcar one block further down from any future cross-town run on Duval.

Failure to include direct access to the old F&J rail line behind and running north from Maxwell House to Gateway would be something short of criminal.

Skyway wise, seamless connections could be made with streetcar at
Bay and Newnan
Hogan and First
Riverside and Forrest


THINK OFF STREET!

[Tacachale]

Sounds good that they listened on these fronts.

[thelakelander]

Yes. After the article went up that was posted here, they received 80 comments (over a  day period) before the deadline, resulting in a change to what was originally being considered.

[Tacachale]

That's terrific news, and testament to the power of the forum and the people who make it up.

[tufsu1]

^ agreed...but the sad part is there should have been no need for the outcry....its kind of perplexing that the project team started on a different path.