Jacksonville Excluded From Funded Transit List

[fsujax]

The Skyway is a disaster because we have a DEAD downtown! plain and simple.

[thelakelander]

Seriously, would you trust Jacksonville with transit dollars after the skyway disaster?

To be honest, I rather for Jax to take transit dollars than highway dollars.  We could do more with less, saving a ton of local money in the process.

[thelakelander]

The Skyway is a disaster because we have a DEAD downtown! plain and simple.

The skyway is incomplete.  It was never intended to be a stand along mass transit system.  Its like building i-295 with no interchanges or the Buckman halfway across the St. Johns, declaring completion and then complaining when no one uses it.

[rjp2008]

Why Little Rock? Clinton and his library. National clout for funds.

[fsujax]

well, that too Lake, but even when there are special events DT the platforms are usually packed. Even with FBC Pastors Conference, you should have seen the FCCJ station after the services....lines!!

[JeffreyS]

We have to show some good faith after having the feds pay for the skyway and then we reneged on our part to expand it. Where is our 100 mil in transit funds. I want it used for streetcar now.

[Lunican]

Good points Jeffrey. We already have voter approval and we HAD the money. What happened?

We voted for transit 10 years ago and now we are hearing from local officials that we are still 20 years from considering it?

[fsujax]

Why doesn't someone try contacting the Mayor's office and asking them? Don't you guys have a good relationship with Adam?

[thelakelander]

Why Little Rock? Clinton and his library. National clout for funds.

How about Kenosha or Albuquerque?  





I just find it hard to believe that Jax has no assets that it can capitalize off of for mass transit but we can find a way to build more expensive overpasses and highways.  I just can't drink that type of kool aid.

[fsujax]

well, in Albuquerque's case....a Governor that wanted it and funded it. We do not even have a Mayor that wants it now.

[thelakelander]

All I see in each example is where there is a will there is a way.  Our leadership wants highways, so we get highways regardless of what the voters approve of.  These other communities desired something different and found a way to get it, regardless of size, money and density.  So it would seem that we need to stop making excuses and start holding our officials accountable.

[hightowerlover]

MONORAIL!!

[thelakelander]

Jacksonville....

[rjp2008]

Well, Jax is just very stubborn, what can I say.

[thelakelander]

True.  I would add a degree of ignorance to the description as well.  I say this because we have no problem justifying spend more money on things that bring us less benefit, long term budget deficits and a lower quality of life.