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Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure / Re: Let’s Get Back to the Basi...

Last post by Charles Hunter - Today at 12:28:16 PM

Here's the brochure referenced in the job listing linked above.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14O1dr95hbhw4ssquwnOJET_67QfsH7ia/view?pli=1

The Legislature really needs to strip away all non-transit functions. Then, they can hire a Transit Professional instead of a multi-modal person.

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Science and Technology / Re: Wordle?

Last post by Charles Hunter - Today at 10:11:29 AM

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[Ex-JTA board member turned Deegan critic is key figure in JTA probes]

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Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure / Re: Let’s Get Back to the Basi...

Last post by jaxlongtimer - Today at 01:24:49 AM

This Times Union article appears to be a fairly presented and comprehensive review of all of Hayward's allegations and various parties' connections/comments/responses/defenses to them at the time they were made.

Ex-JTA board member turned Deegan critic is key figure in JTA probes

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2026/10/09/former-jta-board-member-emerges-as-key-figure-in-investigations-of-jta/92132616007/

[Tesla drops 'Full Self-Driving' brand name in Europe after regulator pushback]

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Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure / Re: Let’s Get Back to the Basi...

Last post by jaxlongtimer - Today at 12:17:10 AM

Not to beat a dead horse, but I will...

The below article mimics JTA's issues with NAVI.  Like Tesla, NAVI still requires a driver and is far from being truly and safely autonomous.  Given Tesla's issues after all these years, imagine how far away NAVI is from being truly autonomous.  And, the over-selling by Tesla is the same game played by JTA with NAVI.  Regulators and lawyers are circling Tesla.  The same needs to happen with JTA.

Tesla drops 'Full Self-Driving' brand name in Europe after regulator pushback

Elon Musk's automaker Tesla
 has changed the brand name of its "Full Self-Driving (Supervised)," or FSD, system in Europe to "Assisted Driving" after German regulators called the branding "somewhat misleading."...

...On Tuesday, the German Federal Ministry of Transport, known as the BMV, said in a statement that Tesla's brand name "FSD" was "somewhat misleading," adding that "It is not a system that takes over the entire driving task. Rather, it is a driver assistance system that can support certain driving tasks such as accelerating, braking, and steering. The driver must remain attentive at all times."...

...The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. automotive safety regulator, is also investigating Tesla's FSD to determine if it is safe for drivers to use in fog, glaring sun or other reduced visibility conditions, and is investigating Tesla to determine whether FSD caused Tesla drivers to commit traffic violations — some that resulted in collisions.

In December 2025, a judge in California determined that Tesla had engaged in deceptive marketing around its Autopilot and FSD systems, falsely implying they were fully automated driving systems. Tesla has countersued the California DMV to try to shed that "false advertiser" label in a Los Angeles superior court. That litigation is ongoing.

Autonomous systems expert Missy Cummings, an engineering professor at George Mason University and outspoken critic of Tesla and other autonomous vehicle developers, said renaming FSD isn't a strong enough measure to ensure the systems are safe for broad release in Europe.

In an email to CNBC, Cummings said European agencies are "ignoring both past and ongoing NHTSA investigations" into safety defects with Tesla's FSD....

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/tesla-full-self-driving-europe-regulator.html

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Science and Technology / Re: Wordle?

Last post by jaxlongtimer - Yesterday at 11:46:35 PM

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#6

Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure / Re: Let’s Get Back to the Basi...

Last post by jaxlongtimer - Yesterday at 11:36:39 PM

Lol, I'm very serious when I say one of the first things Jax needs to do to right JTA is to replace executive leadership and the board. We can't expect a group that put the organization in this hole to immediately turn around and have viable solutions to get out of it. They've failed. Clean house before coming up with future plans and dreams.

I agree with this.  No one there currently will ever regain credibility when it comes to JTA's affairs.

And, bringing up tolls is just going to make even more enemies for the JTA team.  Where would they put them, back on the bridges?  It would be political suicide.

For those newer here, in the old days, there were two tolls on I-95, one at the Fuller Warren bridge downtown and the other at Trout river, ones along the Hart Bridge expressway, on the Matthews Bridge and on JTB's first phase that ended at St. Johns Bluff road.  Dames Point was supposed to also be a toll road but the voters picked the sales tax increase to replace tolls before it opened.

Tearing down the toll booths at the Matthews Bridge:



https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/06/07/a-look-back-the-toll-jacksonvilles-toll-system-had-on-the-citys-history/

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Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure / Re: Let’s Get Back to the Basi...

Last post by marcuscnelson - Yesterday at 11:15:41 PM

Well, the listing for the next permanent CEO is now available, if someone more sensible wants to throw their hat into the ring:

https://jobs.kl2connects.com/jobs/careers/377797000018471056/Chief-Executive-Officer

I suppose it's up to the appointers (DeSantis/his successor and Deegan/her successor) whether they want to replace the board members. There's perhaps an argument that some of them haven't been on the board long enough for this to be directly their fault, but I would certainly look poorly on Chair Aundra Wallace and Vice Chair Patricia Sams in particular given their championship of Ford's leadership.

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Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure / Re: Let’s Get Back to the Basi...

Last post by thelakelander - Yesterday at 11:05:32 PM

Lol, I'm very serious when I say one of the first things Jax needs to do to right JTA is to replace executive leadership and the board. We can't expect a group that put the organization in this hole to immediately turn around and have viable solutions to get out of it. They've failed. Clean house before coming up with future plans and dreams.

[Jacksonville's JTA floats bringing back tolls to help close budget gap amid $39M shortfall]

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Transportation, Mass Transit & Infrastructure / Re: Let’s Get Back to the Basi...

Last post by Charles Hunter - Yesterday at 09:03:10 PM

Can you spell incompetence and lack of reading the room?

Jacksonville's JTA floats bringing back tolls to help close budget gap amid $39M shortfall

 Jacksonville Transportation Authority's interim CEO raised the possibility of bringing tolls back to the city as the agency looks for revenue amid layoffs and a budget shortfall.

Cleveland Ferguson told the City Council's Financial Audit and Oversight Select Committee that JTA has the authority to collect tolls and could explore working with a private partner.

Jacksonville voters approved a half-cent sales tax in 1989 to remove tolls from bridges, Ferguson said. He offered tolling as one possible revenue source, not as a finalized plan.

"Tolls would be a tough fight to rebuild," City Council President Nick Howland said. He said JTA must first stabilize its finances and right-size and optimize the agency.

The toll discussion came as council members began examining how JTA developed a nearly $39 million budget shortfall. The agency has laid off about 200 employees, and riders have faced reduced routes and longer waits.

The meeting was the first of five planned by the committee. Members said they would share relevant information with the state attorney general's office, which has issued subpoenas as part of its own investigation.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2026/10/09/jacksonvilles-jta-floats-bringing-back-tolls-to-help-close-budget-gap-amid-39m-shortfall/

#10

Politics / Re: Jacksonville Elections 202...

Last post by acme54321 - Yesterday at 06:14:36 PM

Its very different. The DDRB is a design review board. Design approval has nothing to do with how the project is funded. You can't sit on that board and deny projects because you don't like the way they are funded. BTW, most are already through DDRB before incentives (if being pursued) are figured out.

Are you suggesting that City Council approving already structured city & state level incentives is anything different than the DDRB approving structured incentives from the DIA? Are you suggesting City Council is negotiating these packages? Surely not.

Who does the OED report to again?

DDRB doesn't have anything to do with financial incentives.  What are you going on about?