Skyway Riverside expansion

coredumped · June 03, 2013, 09:40:09 PM

Did anyone catch "This Week In Jacksonville" on ch4 this weekend? Nat Ford said they're looking at extending the skyway to riverside.

http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/_557781/uiconf_id/13220662/entry_id/1_b81uruwn
Skip to 8 minutes. Skyway discussion is at 9:20

http://www.news4jax.com/politics/irs-scrutiny-jtas-new-leader-clay-county-election-efficiency-jtas-new-leader-baymeadows-changes/-/1875986/20359914/-/c8h5j0z/-/index.html

Seraphs · June 03, 2013, 11:24:28 PM

Wow! Overall real decent conversation. Sounds like the new guy is on the right track.

Keith-N-Jax · June 04, 2013, 03:16:49 AM

Good story. Wish him the best!!!

Ocklawaha · June 04, 2013, 08:51:34 AM

He is. So far I'd call him brilliant!

JayBird · June 04, 2013, 09:14:12 AM

Wow thanks Core for uploading, some very positive points from the new man!

Josh · June 04, 2013, 10:17:06 AM

Good news. I wonder if he's aware JTA's bus routes still aren't on Google Maps transit schedule.

fsujax · June 04, 2013, 10:32:45 AM

He knows.

cline · June 04, 2013, 10:37:50 AM

What's the hold up with that? There are already like 8 cities in Florida that are on Google. We should be one.

JayBird · June 04, 2013, 10:44:10 AM

^ +1

fsujax · June 04, 2013, 10:45:21 AM

It will happen soon from what I hear.

nagrom73 · June 04, 2013, 12:28:50 PM

Exciting. I believe that the expansion is coming as a part of the new development that is going up in Brooklyn. One of the earlier plans submitted by the developers included a skyway terminal at a previously proposed office building (now apartments). My hunch is that the terminal in question will have a similar location.

Ocklawaha · June 04, 2013, 12:40:29 PM

And as to NEED to get it across State and into FSCJ, the news just said someone was just mowed down by a bus at Laura and State. Possible fatality. It is bad no matter how you cut it but it seems even worse if it's one of our young students, lured to Rosa Parks by a truncated Skyway.

Jason · June 04, 2013, 01:04:30 PM

Things are really starting to buzz. I'm getting more excited by the minute!

urbaknight · June 04, 2013, 01:36:40 PM

I'm concerned that he still believes in the JRTC and the greyhound relocation.

coredumped · June 04, 2013, 02:00:33 PM

Quote from: urbaknight on June 04, 2013, 01:36:40 PM
I'm concerned that he still believes in the JRTC and the greyhound relocation.

Isn't it "too late" to do anything about that? I thought groundbreaking was this summer.