Mark Woods: Indianapolis offers lessons on downtowning

[Ocklawaha]

Want to know why Jacksonville is the last known refuge of the Neanderthal and Piltdown Man? Take a look at this video and tell me why we're in reverse while our peer cities are blowing right past us. Word of warning, gather some tissues before you watch because your about to weep. BTW, Amtrak leaves for the north twice a day with seamless connections* to the midwest.

*For the benefit of FDOT the following definition:
Seamless Connection
Integration of multiple routes and/or 2+ transportation systems (ground or air) functioning as one system with a single user interface.

OCKLAWAHA

http://www.youtube.com/v/cu_F5XxFcWM?version=3&hl=en_US

[thelakelander]

We may be ahead of these guys as far as multimodal planning goes.  The planning director who was laid off today, pretty much pulled this stuff together and found a way to fund improvements with the creation of the mobility plan.