6 recommendations for JTA's new LaVilla facility

[thelakelander]

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority plans to construct a new multi-million dollar operations and maintenance facility in LaVilla for the proposed autonomous Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C) project. But as proposed, the project's design does not align with design standards and vision for Downtown Jacksonville. Although the project was recently deferred by the Downtown Development Review Board, here are a few recommendations that could significantly enhance the final product.

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[jaxlongtimer]

Lake, why didn't you include the JTA bus terminal on Myrtle?  If AV's are truly autonomous, they should be able to transit there at grade.

The best answer is to kill the AV project completely.  Problem solved  .

[thelakelander]

^ I didn't spell it out but yes, it should be included as one of the three existing O&M facilities they already have in Brooklyn and LaVilla. How many more do we need? There's federal grant money to burn on this one. They'll definitely try to move forward with this warehouse's construction. So we need to force the right product design for the betterment of the community.