Beach & Hodges: A Disaster of Jacksonville's Making

[north miami]

I don't think he's against them.  He was one of the few on the transportation transition team who mentioned transportation and land use policies should be better integrated, especially in the downtown and urban core areas.
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Mr.Burney was a mess with MPO/Brannan Chaffee Beltway,willing participant in key erroneous network traffic alleviation images.
Talk about getting run over......,
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Florida Times Union May 5,1998 B2 "Corridor Project will hasten Clay's growth" (BRANAN FIELD ROAD/Beltway n.m.)
-'The Jacksonville Metropolitan Planning Organization,which serves the transportation needs of Duval,Clay and St.Johns counties,estimates nearly 30,000 vehicles a day will travel the road as soon as it opens."

30,000 ADT (average daily traffic) in fact after a long period of modeled time,largely due to the new development the roadway would induce.
At the time,this was the latest and most blatant,stunning erroneous image of Blanding Blvd. 'Alternate','Network Alleviation" to lodge in Public mind.
Following the appearance of the FTU article I engaged in phone conversation And written conversation with Mr.Burney;MPO Chief.Mr. Burney's written response endorsed the modeled volume,but not the immediacy aspect.
FTU Reader Advocate Mike Clark received the same run around and although Mr.Clark agreed the issue deserved further investigation no further FTU effort was exercised .
During my personal meeting with Mr. Gurney July 13,1998/Genesis Group Branan Workshop Mr.Gurney again clearly hesitant to the concept of an immediate level of 30,000 ADT,but rather after a period of modeled time.
Others aware of the FTU/MPO episode included:Manley Fuller,Florida Wildlife Federation,Terrell Arline,1,000 Friends of Florida,Tom Barry,FDOT,Howard Glassman,MPO Advisory Council,Chair,Vice Chair,Members MPO,Jon L.Mills,Center for Governmental Responsibilty.

[thelakelander]

It gets about 30,000 a day right now. If all it will get is 30,000 a day, after an upgrade to expressway status, why bother? Make some intersection improvements, call it a day and spend money on solving real transportation problems elsewhere.

[Timkin]

^ point !!