JTA wants gas tax to fund $100M in projects

[thelakelander]

Has anyone seen the project list?  Are there any transit projects on it?

Under Gulliford's proposal, JTA would receive 5 cents per gallon to bond out for road projects and improvements. The city would take the other cent, with 80 percent of that for street maintenance and the other 20 percent used as a dedicated funding source for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.

Burr said if the extension were to pass, the authority would be able to bond about $100 million for projects.

The authority presented Gulliford and council members Warren Jones, Lori Boyer and Robin Lumb with a preliminary list Thursday of $170 million of projects it could work toward.

The list of 26 projects didn't establish priorities, which could be established over the next 10 days when the city Public Works Department and authority meet.

All council districts are represented and some of those put forth include Tinseltown Intersections improvements ($26 million), and improvements to the Atlantic Intracoastal West area ($24.5 million) and Blanding Boulevard ($19 million).

More projects could be added.

The city could spend its share on maintenance such as road repaving, which in the past typically had $10 million to $12 million annually dedicated.

Full article: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=542297

[Charles Hunter]

Shouldn't the TPO be involved in setting priorities?  Nice that each Council district has projects - whether they need them or not. Can you say "lollipops"?