Is U2C serious? Help me make it make sense....

Started by BossmanOdum10, May 13, 2021, 11:19:31 AM

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marcuscnelson

#435
November 15, 2023, 01:52:54 PM
Quote from: Captain Zissou on July 12, 2023, 05:24:41 PM
QuoteBernard Schmidt resigns as JTA automation and innovation vice president
Schmidt's responsibilities at JTA included supervising the authority's Armsdale Test & Learn Facility, where the authority operates and tests prototype automated vehicles expected to replace the aging Downtown elevated Skyway monorail system.

He also was one of JTA's lead executives to procure and coordinate design/build services for the U2C, which could be a $400 million project.

Schmidt's $278,491 annual salary was the second-highest-paid employee at JTA next to Ford.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2023/jul/12/bernard-schmidt-resigns-as-jta-automation-and-innovation-vice-president/

Update, since I don't think he's been mentioned anywhere since:

According to his LinkedIn, Bernard Schmidt has been a Vice President at NextEra Energy (FPL's parent company) since August 2023.
So, to the young people fighting in this movement for change, here is my charge: march in the streets, protest, run for school committee or city council or the state legislature. And win. - Ed Markey

thelakelander

#436
November 15, 2023, 05:36:55 PM
Good for him!
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali

Charles Hunter

#437
April 18, 2024, 06:31:29 PM
Just saw this on Facebook - JTA to hold 'conversations' on the U2C at the Main Library on Monday.
Curious schedule. If you work downtown you can either go on the way to, or from, work - perhaps arriving late or leaving early. If you don't work, or live, downtown, you get to fight rush-hour traffic to attend.


marcuscnelson

#438
April 18, 2024, 07:27:48 PM
Oh, that reminds me: I've got something fun coming next week, stay tuned.
So, to the young people fighting in this movement for change, here is my charge: march in the streets, protest, run for school committee or city council or the state legislature. And win. - Ed Markey

marcuscnelson

#439
April 24, 2024, 02:52:04 PM
The fun's here! I sat down with Well There's Your Problem, a podcast about engineering disasters, for a 2.5 hour dive into the Ultimate Urban Circulator in all its glory (or madness). Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
So, to the young people fighting in this movement for change, here is my charge: march in the streets, protest, run for school committee or city council or the state legislature. And win. - Ed Markey

jax_hwy_engineer

#440
April 24, 2024, 03:15:45 PM
I'll be happy to give this a listen later. Are you going to the JTA public presentation at the JRTC today? I want to go just to heckle the U2C but IDK if I'll be able to break away from work...

marcuscnelson

#441
April 24, 2024, 03:30:01 PM
Afraid not, definitely curious if there will be any public pushback on the U2C today or at tomorrow's board meeting.
So, to the young people fighting in this movement for change, here is my charge: march in the streets, protest, run for school committee or city council or the state legislature. And win. - Ed Markey

Jax_Developer

#442
April 25, 2024, 07:24:22 PM
Quote from: marcuscnelson on April 24, 2024, 03:30:01 PM
Afraid not, definitely curious if there will be any public pushback on the U2C today or at tomorrow's board meeting.

Any update on that?

marcuscnelson

#443
April 25, 2024, 07:38:25 PM
Couldn't attend the presentation yesterday but watched today's board meeting. No public comments of substance, but I imagine that's because folks with concerns are often working at 2:30pm on Thursday and not able to stand in JTA's board room to express those concerns.

One bright spot is that they are finally proposing to restore the Flyer's Green and Blue lines to their promised frequencies this fall:



But no, they remain resolute on the U2C. During Ford's report to the board, he claimed that his peers in other cities are being asked by politicians what they are doing in "this new autonomous shuttle space," and that JTA is "leading the pack." I would note here that in the early 2010s, a number of medical science executives asked their employees why their companies were not doing what Theranos was. We know how that ended.

Ford also announced that a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Bay Street Innovation Corridor will be held on May 29th at the "Autonomous Innovation Center at LaVilla". During updates on system development, SVP Greer Johnson Gillis reported that the first Ford van is being reconfigured by a contractor to add the sensors and cameras that will allow them to proclaim they have accomplished an autonomous vehicle. They have to date spent over $18 million on the Bay Street Innovation Corridor.
So, to the young people fighting in this movement for change, here is my charge: march in the streets, protest, run for school committee or city council or the state legislature. And win. - Ed Markey

thelakelander

#444
April 25, 2024, 09:49:53 PM
$18 million already? On what?!
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali

Charles Hunter

#446
May 02, 2024, 06:23:22 PM
JTA is having another "Project Update" for the U2C.
Two sessions on Monday, May 13, in the Conference Center at the Main Library downtown. Each lasts 2 hours, one at 7:30 AM and the other at 4:00 PM.

From the image in their FB post
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"Join the JTA and our U2C partners for a drop-in style, informational session on upcoming work activities."


BridgeTroll

#447
May 03, 2024, 09:25:14 AM
Quote from: thelakelander on April 25, 2024, 09:49:53 PM
$18 million already? On what?!

Filling potholes with dollars...
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

jax_hwy_engineer

#448
May 03, 2024, 10:13:44 AM
I'm glad to see the Facebook comments are all lambasting this massive waste of money. I try my best to post a negative comment when they tweet about this stupid project.

thelakelander

#449
May 03, 2024, 12:04:06 PM
The Facebook comments are hilarious. Thanks for the entertainment.
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali
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