Council Passes Mobility Plan Unanimously.

[thelakelander]

Good point.

[Dashing Dan]

I strongly agree that Jacksonville has benefited from a broadening base of public participation over the past year or so.  

To make an extension of the skyway more likely, the existing skyway needs to work better, and more people need to be riding it.  

As a first step add more connections to existing bus routes.

[Doctor_K]

I strongly agree that Jacksonville has benefited from a broadening base of public participation over the past year or so.  

To make an extension of the skyway more likely, the existing skyway needs to work better, and more people need to be riding it.  

As a first step add more connections to existing bus routes.

I know this kind of ventures into speculation, but since some of the southeastern bus routes have been altered to terminate at the Kings Ave Station, would it be possible or viable to have all of them terminate there? 

I guess that's kind of predicated on whether Kings Ave becomes the official southern terminus of the Skyway and it is indeed not extended to San Marco, but still... 

Terminate bus routes at whatever the southern terminus of the Skyway ends up being:  Kings Ave, San Marco, or Jackson Square?

Doable or dumb?

[tufsu1]

But its only amongst a small handful of people.

maybe so, but some of them are in pretty powerful positions

Like who?

That can be changed, after all, you know.

without naming people, there are folks on the existing and future City Council who are strongly opposed to any more Skyway funding

[thelakelander]

Doctor K, I like it.  While there is an argument to keep a few crosstown routes running, it would seem like we would get more bang for our buck eliminating all routes at skyway terminal stops and converting the skyway into a free fare transit spine between all of them.  Skyway ridership would signficantly increase and overall bus operational cost and frequencies should decrease with the dreaded downtown loop officially eliminated.

[Dashing Dan]

Since I work well to the east of Hogan Street, it wouldn't help me if all of the buses turned back at the nearest skyway terminal.

For good downtown circulation there would also have to be much better service on the downtown trolleys, i.e. bring back the Laura Ocean Trolley, and make them all run much more often.

[thelakelander]

Of course.  The simple solution (I've stated it in the past but didn't go in to detail on the previous post) is to include the faux trolleys to provide free shuttle service to areas of downtown not within close walking distance of the skyway.

[Doctor_K]

Of course.  The simple solution (I've stated it in the past but didn't go in to detail on the previous post) is to include the faux trolleys to provide free shuttle service to areas of downtown not within close walking distance of the skyway.

Which would then naturally be augmented by the upcoming trolley-trolleys, yes?

[Dashing Dan]

Yes but -

First let's set the stage for an extension of the skyway into San Marco.

[Ocklawaha]

I strongly agree that Jacksonville has benefited from a broadening base of public participation over the past year or so.  

To make an extension of the skyway more likely, the existing skyway needs to work better, and more people need to be riding it.  

As a first step add more connections to existing bus routes.

I know this kind of ventures into speculation, but since some of the southeastern bus routes have been altered to terminate at the Kings Ave Station, would it be possible or viable to have all of them terminate there? 

I guess that's kind of predicated on whether Kings Ave becomes the official southern terminus of the Skyway and it is indeed not extended to San Marco, but still... 

Terminate bus routes at whatever the southern terminus of the Skyway ends up being:  Kings Ave, San Marco, or Jackson Square?

Doable or dumb?

Here you go boys and girls, the Official Ocklawaha Concept Plan for the Skyway San Marco Multimodal Station.
...And yes, it's rough - I'm on a learn as you doodle program for this drawing stuff.

OCKLAWAHA