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  Jacksonville.com: Discover Jacksonville
Crowley American Transport (904-722-2403; www.cattrans.com), based in Jacksonville, is the premier ocean carrier between the Americas.
Other haulers based in Jacksonville are Pat-riot Transportation (904-396-5733; www.patriottrans.com), subsidiaries of which carry commodities and construction materials; The Suddath Companies (800-395-7100, www.suddath.com), which provides relocation services and customized freight services; and Trailer Bridge (800-554-1589; www.trailerbridge.com), which offers freight transportation between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico.
Fares from JIA are about: $25 to downtown Jacksonville; $45 to Jacksonville Beach; $65 to St. Augustine; $48 to Amelia Island; $55 to Ponte Vedra Beach.
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  Encyclopedia: Jacksonville, Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jacksonville's prominence as a winter resort was dealt another blow by major yellow fever outbreaks in 1886 and 1888, during the latter of which nearly ten percent of the more than 4,000 victims, including the city's mayor, died.
Jacksonville is one of the few cities on the Eastern seaboard that have been spared from the wrath of numerous hurricanes.
Interstate Highways 10 and 95 intersect in Jacksonville.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jacksonville%2C-Florida   (10559 words)

  
 Jacksonville, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All areas of Duval County are considered to be part of Jacksonville, but the communities of Baldwin, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach and Jacksonville Beach have their own municipal governments as well.
Jacksonville is sometimes abbreviated as Jax, which comes from the acronym on luggage tags attached to baggage entering Jacksonville International Airport.
Other notable structures include the Modis Building (once the defining building in the Jacksonville skyline, owned by Independent Life) with its distinctive flared base and the Riverplace Tower, which is the tallest pre-cast, post-tension concrete structure in the world.
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 Jacksonville Skyway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Looking south at the south end of the Acosta Bridge, with the Jacksonville Skyway in the median.
The Jacksonville Skyway is a monorail system built in the 1990s in Jacksonville, Florida, run by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority.
According to figures from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, average weekday ridership in 2002 was 2,871, about 5 percent above the previous year's figure.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jacksonville_Skyway   (254 words)

  
 Jacksonville Florida Vacations
Jacksonville has the best of two worlds with a thriving metropolis offering all the attractions and amenities expected of a modern city plus a wide Atlantic shoreline comprising 20 miles (32 km) of sandy white beaches.
Jacksonville accommodation consists of hotels, inns and bed 'n breakfasts in the downtown areas and city approaches with beach resorts, hotels, inns and vacation rentals servicing the Jacksonville Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach areas.
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority, operates the Skyway, an elevated and automated train running through downtown and across the river to the Southbank Riverwalk.
www.go-florida.net /jacksonville-florida.htm   (504 words)

  
 Federal Transit Administration - 2002 Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
FTA, FDOT and JTA invite interested individuals, organizations, and public agencies to attend the scoping meetings and participate in establishing the study's purpose, alternatives to be studied, time frame of the study, and the approach to the analysis.
The public and agencies are invited to comment on the alternatives to be addressed, the modes and technologies to be evaluated, the alignments and termination points to be considered, the environmental, social, and economic impacts to be analyzed, and the evaluation approach to be used.
Among the primary transportation issues to be evaluated in the DEIS are the expected increases in transit ridership, the expected increase in mobility for the transportation disadvantaged population, impacts to environmental justice groups of concern, and the proposed project's support for the region's air quality goals.
www.fta.dot.gov /legal/federal_register/2002/278_1453_ENG_HTML.htm   (1864 words)

  
 Jacksonville Housing Authority - Housing
Jacksonville Housing Authority ("JHA") is a public housing authority established by the City of Jacksonville in...
Defendant Jacksonville Housing Authority ("JHA") is a public housing authority established by the City of...
In Duval County (Jacksonville), this is the Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA).
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 Jacksonville Transportation Authority - About Us - History
In 1955, the Jacksonville Expressway Authority was founded to build bridges and expressways in Duval County funded by toll revenues.
A merger in 1971 of the original Expressway Authority and several private bus companies paved the way for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) as it is known today.
JTA is playing a significant role in the implementation of this massive plan with 32 roadway projects totaling more than $800 million.
www.jtaonthemove.com /about/history.aspx   (229 words)

  
 Jacksonville Transportation Authority - FAQs
A: The Jacksonville Transportation Authority's role in the community is to provide high quality transit services and roadway infrastructure interconnecting Northeast Florida.
A: The Jacksonville Transportation Authority's role in The Better Jacksonville Plan is to implement 32 roadway projects totaling more than $800 million.
A: The Jacksonville Transportation Authority's role in Super Bowl XXXIX is to provide excellent customer service and quality transportation options, and to support pre-game activities and game day needs.
www.jtafla.com /globals/faqs.aspx   (258 words)

  
 Jacksonville Transportation Authority - servicing Northeast Florida with Skyway, a complex Highway System and a Mass ...
As part of JTA's Commuter Choice program, the WS50 route is a specially designed service to transport commuters from Middleburg, the Argyle area, Orange Park, the Beaches, Arlington or downtown to Flagler Center, and back home again.
For the first time in nearly nine years, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority is proposing a change in transit fares planned for October 1, 2007.
JTA provides emergency transit services in the event of a hurricane evacuation.
www.jtaonthemove.com   (259 words)

  
 Jacksonville Transportation - Transportation Jacksonville Florida, Skyway Monorail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jacksonville Transportation - One means of transportation is renting a car.
Jacksonville is forty minutes from Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island, two and a half hours from Orlando (Disney World) thirty-five minutes from historic St. Augustine and six hours from Atlanta, which gives you an idea of how far it is to get to your next destination.
Jacksonville, FL 32202 904.RID.EJTA and on the city buses, Jacksonville Transportation Authority and the Greyhound bus lines.
www.jacksonvillecitytourist.com /jacksonville-transport.html   (265 words)

  
 Transit agency automates maintenance program
For the Jacksonville (Fla.) Transportation Authority (JTA), which has 185 buses, an electric skyway commuter train and various cars, trucks and construction equipment in its fleet, the future is now.
About three years ago, JTA went live with its high-tech fleet maintenance operation, which for the first time automated all maintenance functions and linked them by computer with the finance department.
Today, JTA has online access to detailed equipment maintenance history (including parts, labor and commercial repairs), equipment fuel usage history (including monthly, yearly and life-to-date elapsed meter and quantity used), equipment cost and quantity history and up-to-the-minute inventory data.
career.americancityandcounty.com /ar/government_transit_agency_automates/index.htm   (435 words)

  
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In the event of a disaster, public transportation resources may be required to perform numerous tasks not related to their day-to-day functions, including the relocation of people to assistance centers and shelters, or bringing emergency equipment and supplies into disaster areas.
Establishment of clear and precise procedures for the activation of emergency transportation resources and for the notification of the corresponding persons with special needs, and the matching of their locations and specific needs with transportation assets, are essential to a successful evacuation.
The authority and responsibility for initiating and undertaking the evacuation of persons at risk from natural disaster is by ordinance (O.C. Chapter 674) is placed in the Mayor of the Consolidated City of Jacksonville.
apps1.coj.net /pub/emergency/esf-1.htm   (3369 words)

  
 Transdyn--Jacksonville Transportation Authority Skyway SCADA System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jacksonville, FL Located in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, the Skyway, a fully automated transit system, is designed as the primary link between the new City Hall/Civic Center and other major business and entertainment/shopping/recreation points in the core downtown area.
The Skyway ties together Park and Ride and multi-modal transportation facilities located at each of the three end stations of the system.
The system provides a highly reliable, automated control and monitoring system for the Skyway complete with user-friendly graphic display screens which provide the Operators with clear indication and easy access to all necessary status information.
www.transdyn.com /pp/pp_jta.html   (117 words)

  
 CBS 47 Jacksonville - JTA Summit Looking at Traffic Monitoring System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Intelligent Transportation System is a network that would include signs and cameras along highways with a major hub staffed 24-hours a day to monitor Jacksonville's roadways.
JTA is putting the push on to get the same sort of system on highways like Blanding Boulevard, Atlantic Boulevard and Beach Boulevard.
The JTA says we are still a good three to five years away form a preliminary ITS System in Jacksonville.
www.cbs47.com /news/local/story.aspx?content_id=9A1A43C1-7045-494C-BC43-974928B96A34   (330 words)

  
 Transportation companies plan to keep traffic flowing - 2004-03-29   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jacksonville does, after all, take up 840 square miles, making it the largest city in land mass in the continental United States.
Transportation officials hope the remaining ticket holders, those without limos, will park in designated lots, such as the ones near the Prime Osborn Convention Center and on Kings Avenue on the Southbank, and get around Downtown on shuttles, water taxis, trolleys and the Skyway.
Jacksonville has 173 active public buses, and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority expects to supplement that number with another 100 from nearby Florida municipalities for Super Bowl weekend, said director of external affairs Mike Miller.
jacksonville.bizjournals.com /jacksonville/stories/2004/03/29/focus2.html   (758 words)

  
 Jacksonville Transportation Alternatives Study   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In Jacksonville, the AM Peak Period is from approximately 7:00 AM to approximately 9:00 AM.
The rear body section is connected to the main body by a joint mechanism that allows the vehicles to bend when in operation for sharp turns and curves and maintain a continuous interior.
This is the sponsoring agency for the Transportation Alternatives Study (TAS) in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation Authority (FDOT) Jacksonville Urban Office.
www.jaxrapidtransit.com /glossary   (330 words)

  
 Jacksonville Transportation Authority - About Us
JTA designs and constructs bridges and highways and provides varied mass transit services.
JTA has a challenging role serving the largest city in the continental U.S. in terms of landmass.
An integrated transportation network is a critical element in any community to properly manage growth, provide mobility and offer a good quality of life.
ridejta.net /about   (195 words)

  
 Jacksonville, Florida Transportation services and products including public and private resources, websites and links
Jacksonville's International Airport is ten miles north of downtown off Interstate 95.
Jacksonville is a destination as well as a point of origin for international travel.
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is leading the trend toward transit alternatives with the city-wide bus system and its futuristic "Skyway" monorail system operating primarily in downtown.
www.jaxdirect.com /transportation.html   (135 words)

  
 Transportation study extends Clay light rail - 1997-06-09   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority and the state will expand a study recommending light rail service connecting Downtown and the Orange Park Mall to look at extending rail service five miles into Clay County to County Road 210.
Express bus lanes for JTA buses were recommended to serve the Beaches, Jacksonville International Airport and the Southside.
The JTA is making provisions for either a commuter rail or bus lanes along the proposed Wonderwood Connector to the Beaches, but the study did not address Wonderwood.
www.bizjournals.com /jacksonville/stories/1997/06/09/story3.html   (739 words)

  
 Bus Maintenance Facilities Transit Resource Center Operations Analysis
TRC recently conducted a comprehensive fleet condition audit for the Capital District Transportation Authority as part of an overall assessment of the maintenance department of this 280 bus transit system.
In the summer of 2001, the Texas Transportation Commission notified the Texas Department of Transportation, Public Transportation Division that Commission approval of funding for all public transportation purchases, including vehicle capital replacement (VCR) program purchases, would be continent upon the vehicles being alternatively fueled.
The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) is the regional transit operator for southeastern New Hampshire, serving the area of Portsmouth, Dover, and surrounding towns.
www.transitresourcecenter.com /projects.html   (5424 words)

  
 jacksonville transportation authority   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Jacksonville Public Library - Sunshine Pass Partners Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The JTA Transit Pass: It has two functions of the Sunshine Pass, but no further improvements are planned for this card.
If you choose to get a JTA Transit Pass, the cost is $1.50, the replacement cost $1.50.
Click here for more information on the Adult Services Division of the City of Jacksonville, as well as maps to the different senior centers.
jpl.coj.net /library/sunshinepass.html   (329 words)

  
 CBS 47 Jacksonville - Change in city ordinance required to build bus stop shelters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Last Update: 7/13/2005 2:48:24 PM The Jacksonville Transportation Authority wants to build shelters over bus stops, which is good news if you ride city buses.
JTA says allowing this new ad space will not only provide a safe haven and make it easier for those traveling with children, but also increase ridership.
JTA has a strict ad policy and like their buses, they'll be choosy about what is displayed according to Mike Miller with the JTA.
www.wtev.com /news/local/story.aspx?content_id=6EDBEB54-8F95-4346-BC78-9339EFC1BC81   (400 words)

  
 Corporate Housing Jacksonville - SuiteOptions
With a median age of 33.0, Jacksonville is considered the "youngest" major city in Florida.
Jacksonville, also known as Florida's River City by the Sea, has something to offer everyone.
Visit the area's museums, including the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, the Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Museum of Science and History.
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