JTA meetings on the future of the Skyway

[jcjohnpaint]

I won't be surprised if Ford uses the predicted survey results to save face and serve as a cover for JTA to say it will kill U2C by public demand, not because there hand was forced and it can no longer afford to pursue a wasteful, poorly conceived, pie-in-the-sky, unfeasible project that JTA should never have embarked upon.

I am guessing this is the plan.

[Nmhatt]

This article from JDR about the Phoenix district name-dropping the Skyway is interesting 

Those projects include a concept for a residential building and a parking structure, possibly connected by a skyway, to provide access for district residents and the community to the Emerald Trail, the 30-mile system of pedestrian and cycling paths in and around Downtown Jacksonville.

I'm assuming a hypothetical extension to the Phoenix district would have the line running down Main Street. As a Springfield resident, I would get a lot of use out of this. It would be a cool experience taking my kids to the library or any of the new riverfront parks via the Skyway.

Obviously, this was probably a throwaway line to tie into the current discussion around the skyway's future, but what would the rest of you think about an extension to "PHXJAX"? A few years ago they had public input about a  TOD centered around Phoenix. This could be a way to potentially add to that vision.

Even though I would personally benefit from having the Skyway run through Springfield, I think this should be a much lower priority of the potential extensions compared to Brooklyn or Bay Street toward the Stadium.

[thelakelander]

^Sounds like a walkway connecting two buildings over a street or rail line, not mass transit.

[Nmhatt]

^Sounds like a walkway connecting two buildings over a street or rail line, not mass transit.

Now I feel dumb haha. Let me dream, Ennis

[Jax_Developer]

Just a reminder that Jacksonville has no TOD's & we are unable to qualify any projects as TOD's per Federal Guidelines (other than the land immediately adjacent to our lovely Amtrak station on the Northside).

Any TOD legislation or discussion is purely clout.