JTA Skyway Riverside Extension

[Ocklawaha]

Ock, the ocean is big enough for all of Jax's "fishy" boondoggles.  We can create our own version of the legendary underwater city of Atlantis, Jaxatlantis!  We will have to change the $ky-high-way's name though to "$ea-low-way"  !  For sure, it will have more visitors below the sea, than above it.

It would be an interesting new type of U-Boat, and could even attract tourists:
unter dem Meeresspiegel Zug

OCKLAWAHA

[Ocklawaha]

Extend to Riverside, Southside and the Stadium.  Northside we cannot justify at present, but the others we can (possibly Westside in the future).

Heights Unknown

I think we could Heights, right through the college (right of way is already in place), to the south and west side of Hogans Creek up to Shands. Shands and the VA clinic would be a huge passenger generator. BTW, that is what the original plan called for too.

OCKLAWAHA

[CS Foltz]

Costing us 7 Million a year to operate now...........so either pull the plug or extend it but do something with it now!

[JaxBorn1962]

lol.  no not at all!  We love the portland system!  It was my way of showing you the article!

Thanks as you can tell I'm new to this forum and I must say for the most part I Love this web site.

[JaxBorn1962]

Thanks!  Welcome to the site!  Your posts are great its a pleasure to have you.

Thank you

[JaxBorn1962]

Extend to Riverside, Southside and the Stadium.  Northside we cannot justify at present, but the others we can (possibly Westside in the future).

Heights Unknown

The Skyway system is outdated, we may be able to tie it into something like Portland Oregon has.

[thelakelander]

This project has been removed from the TPO's 2035 cost feasible plan.  In other words, unless funding comes from other sources, the skyway you see today will be the skyway you'll have in 2035.

[stjr]

This project has been removed from the TPO's 2035 cost feasible plan.  In other words, unless funding comes from other sources, the skyway you see today will be the skyway you'll have in 2035.

Lake, thanks for posting this.

I am glad to hear this, needless to say, as you know what I think of growing the system.  The TPO is correct on this one.  The next decision, in light of this, is to decommission it and put the money toward mass transit projects that offer far more benefits for the money.
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[Captain Zissou]

This project has been removed from the TPO's 2035 cost feasible plan.  In other words, unless funding comes from other sources, the skyway you see today will be the skyway you'll have in 2035.

That's depressing.  2035 is forever away. 

[CS Foltz]

Captain...........I concur! 2035 is a long way out and if it continues to cost up to 14 Million a year, not a good thing over the long term! Either extend or pull its plug!

[JaxBorn1962]

Captain...........I concur! 2035 is a long way out and if it continues to cost up to 14 Million a year, not a good thing over the long term! Either extend or pull its plug!

Pull the Plug on extending this to Riverside, maybe the Gator Bowl if we still have the jaguars in the future.

[tufsu1]

If the Skyway can't be extended 1/3 of a mile down Riverside Avenue (where the ROW is already reserved), you can forget about a 1+ mile extension to the stadium!

[JaxBorn1962]

If the Skyway can't be extended 1/3 of a mile down Riverside Avenue (where the ROW is already reserved), you can forget about a 1+ mile extension to the stadium!

Ok then KILL IT and go with something else and we better get going for Oil prices are going back up and this time we are SCREWED!

[fsujax]

Kill it and pay the feds back on all the capital costs they invested into it. Where is all of that going to come from?

[stjr]

Kill it and pay the feds back on all the capital costs they invested into it. Where is all of that going to come from?

FSU, worry about it if we ever get the bill.  No one has yet even demonstrated this provision applies to the $ky-high-way.  So far, it remains an urban myth.  Thanks for keeping it going.