Southbank Development Taking Shape
Development along Jacksonville’s Southbank is progressing as two of its projects – RiversEdge: Life on the St. Johns and Artea at Southbank – continue to evolve. The highly anticipated RiversEdge project by Dallas-based developer Preston Hollow Community Capital LLC (PHCC) will finally start to see vertical construction as Toll Brothers, Inc. begins construction on the […]
‘Milestone Moment’ for Emerald Trail
The City of Jacksonville, Groundwork Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) are celebrating a “major victory” in their commitment to delivering the Emerald Trail to the Jacksonville community. During a press conference on Tuesday, March 19 at the Phoenix Arts and Innovation District in Springfield, representatives from the three entities – Mayor Donna Deegan, […]
Memorandum of Understanding Brings JTA into Emerald Trail Partnership
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), executed between the City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and Groundwork Jacksonville is bringing the Emerald Trail one step closer to completion. The MOU was announced at a press conference in front of The Cummer Museum of Arts and Gardens on Thursday, Oct. 26. In attendance were […]
Srinath, Dinh and Junco Join JTA
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) announced the hiring of three executives to fill key positions: Raj Srinath, as Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer; Kiet Dinh as Vice President/Automation and Innovation; and Anthony Junco as Public Information Officer. Srinath will be responsible for directing the financial planning and analysis, budgeting, revenue and fixed assets programs functions […]
Budget Bumps to $65.6M for Autonomous Vehicles
An update on the Ultimate Urban Circulator Program At its September meeting, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) board approved an additional $15.5 million in the budget for the Bay Street Innovation Corridor (BSIC) – the first of three phases in its Ultimate Urban Circulator (U2C) program. This brings the BSIC budget to $65.6 million. JTA […]
Downtown Development Review Board Taps the Brakes for New JTA Facility for Autonomous Vehicles
Plans for the proposed Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) Autonomous Vehicle Operations and Maintenance Facility on Bay Street will have to wait a bit longer to advance through the planning process after the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) deferred conceptual approval at its Aug. 10 meeting. These autonomous vehicles are part of JTA’s Ultimate Urban Circulator […]
JTA appoints new board leadership
Debbie Buckland has been appointed to serve as the new board chair for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Board of Directors for 2023. Buckland’s new appointment was approved at the board’s nominating committee meeting in December. Buckland had previously served as vice chair since 2021. “Since 2019, Debbie Buckland’s contributions to the JTA board of […]
Downtown Vision announces 2022 #DTJax Awards winners
Downtown Vision, Inc. (DVI), Downtown Jacksonville’s nonprofit business improvement district (BID), has announced the eighth annual #DTJax Award Winners. The #DTJax Awards recognize community leaders, organizations, businesses and entrepreneurs that worked to create a vibrant and dynamic 24-hour, pedestrian friendly downtown in 2022. Award winners are not only excellent advocates for downtown but have also […]
