JTA's Bus Rapid Transit Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting

thelakelander · February 04, 2008, 11:22:58 AM

JTA's Bus Rapid Transit Citizen's Advisory Committee meeting will be held on February 7th. It is expected that the JTA's latest plans to spend $100 million in BJP funds and revised Downtown plan will be topics of this meeting. The meeting will be held at JTA's Administration Building (100 North Myrtle Avenue) and begin at 6:00pm.

Ocklawaha · February 04, 2008, 08:19:02 PM

Hey Ya'll since last time we spoke the senior JTA guy kept up a constant show of "Monkey imitations and sounds" I just had a funny thought...

Anyone know where Lake and I could rent a couple of cheap monkey suits? Call the news media and have some fun?

Ocklawaha

thelakelander · February 06, 2008, 06:55:29 AM

Meeting Agenda

QuoteThursday, February 7, 2008
6 p.m.

JTA Board Room at 100 N. Myrtle Ave.

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Introductions - Suraya Teeple

2. Tier One Update - Randy Farwell

3. Phase One Downtown Update - Mark Niles

4. Public Outreach - Suraya Teeple

5. Commuter Rail Study update - James Boyle

6. Waterborne Study update - James Boyle

7. Other Business - Suraya Teeple

8. Adjourn - Suraya Teeple

PROTRANSIT · February 22, 2008, 04:44:09 PM

This is my first visit to this website and I have learned some, but I have also read a lot of mean spirited JTA bashing. I doubt very much that a high level person from JTA was making monkey sounds at a public meeting as Ocklawaha suggests. If this is in fact true, I strongly suggest Ocklawaha immediately contact a higher ranking offical at JTA and report this behavior. I don't think JTA or any agency would like to be represented by a staff member making monkey sounds. Nor would they want it suggested that any member of their staff is standing in front of a citizens group acting like a monkey. Twist the facts, take statements outs of context and bash away, but it is unfair to hide within behind within a blog and make statements like that if it is no absolutely true!

Steve · February 22, 2008, 04:45:58 PM

Quote from: PROTRANSIT on February 22, 2008, 04:44:09 PM
Twist the facts, take statements outs of context and bash away, but it is unfair to hide within behind within a blog and make statements like that if it is no absolutely true!

I don't think we've hid. It's been a whole 48 hours since we've been in front of the City Council's Transportation Committee

thelakelander · February 22, 2008, 04:57:20 PM

Quote from: PROTRANSIT on February 22, 2008, 04:44:09 PM
This is my first visit to this website and I have learned some, but I have also read a lot of mean spirited JTA bashing. I doubt very much that a high level person from JTA was making monkey sounds at a public meeting as Ocklawaha suggests. If this is in fact true, I strongly suggest Ocklawaha immediately contact a higher ranking offical at JTA and report this behavior.

I was there that night and the guy was acting pretty silly. I wouldn't call him a monkey though. It was more like a clown act.

Steve · February 22, 2008, 09:34:27 PM

Quote from: PROTRANSIT on February 22, 2008, 04:44:09 PM
This is my first visit to this website and I have learned some, but I have also read a lot of mean spirited JTA bashing. I doubt very much that a high level person from JTA was making monkey sounds at a public meeting as Ocklawaha suggests. If this is in fact true, I strongly suggest Ocklawaha immediately contact a higher ranking offical at JTA and report this behavior. I don't think JTA or any agency would like to be represented by a staff member making monkey sounds. Nor would they want it suggested that any member of their staff is standing in front of a citizens group acting like a monkey. Twist the facts, take statements outs of context and bash away, but it is unfair to hide within behind within a blog and make statements like that if it is no absolutely true!

Tell you what - if you would like to discuss this outside of the site, feel free to join us every Tuesday night. We meet at around 6-6:15 at the Downtown Starbucks.

Ocklawaha · February 22, 2008, 10:04:36 PM

Actually I shouldn't have insulted our primate cousins with the "Monkey Comments", KoKo the ape that uses sign language, displays far more reason then the JTA BRT staff did that night. I always thought it was monkeys that grunt, scratch under the arms, wave arms in the air, then scratch their heads... My bad...It's a JTA official!

I have heard they've brought in a couple of new experts to salvage the Boat Transit idea, Introducing Mr. Skipper, and Mr. Gilligan.

Ocklawaha