locale jacksonville florida transit type rapid transit and bus number of lines 2 rail 39 bus number of stations 8 rail daily ridership 42 200 weekday q3 2012 1 5 400 rail website www.jtafla.com operation began operation 1971 buses 1989 trains operator s jacksonville transportation authority technical system length 2.5 miles 4.0 km the jacksonville transportation authority jta is the independent agency responsible for public transit in the city of jacksonville florida and roadway infrastructure that connects northeast florida . 2 however they do not maintain any roadways . contents 1 history 2 governance 3 revenue 3.1 gas surcharge 3.2 tolls 3.3 growth management 3.4 budget 4 responsibilities 4.1 roadway infrastructure 4.2 public transit 4.2.1 future transit 4.3 hurricanes 5 routes 5.1 local bus routes 5.2 express routes 5.3 community shuttles 6 references 7 external links history edit in 1955 the florida legislature established the jacksonville expressway authority . their responsibility was limited to highways bridges and tolls in duval county until 1971 when the jacksonville transportation authority was formed by a merger of the jacksonville expressway authority with several private bus companies . governance edit the jta is governed by a seven member board of directors . the mayor of jacksonville appoints three members who must be confirmed by the jacksonville city council ; the florida governor appoints three members who must be confirmed by the florida senate . each member serves a four year unpaid term and can be re appointed for a second term . if a member serves eight consecutive years they must rotate off the board . from its membership the board elects its own chairman vice chairman secretary and treasurer for one year terms . the seventh member is the district two secretary from the florida department of transportation fdot who serves as long as s he is employed in the position . that individual is responsible for the fdot activities within the 18 counties of the district including administrative planning and operations . 3 as of february 2016 members included scott mccaleb chairman ; isaiah rumlin vice chairman ; kevin holzendorf secretary ; ari jolly treasurer ; greg evans fdot district two secretary ; denise wallace board member ; and jeanne miller board member . 4 revenue edit originally when a bridge or roadway was completed a toll was imposed at that location to create a revenue stream to repay bonds used to fund construction . state and federal tax money was used for specific capital projects such as interstate highways . gas surcharge edit the jacksonville city council approved a 10 year 6 per gallon gasoline surcharge in 1986 to pay for new roadways and other transportation projects . prior to its expiration in 1996 the council extended the tax for 20 additional years until 2016 . 5 tolls edit j. turner butler boulevard the fuller warren bridge mathews bridge hart bridge and trout river bridge were tolled by jta until 1988 when jacksonville voters approved a sales tax increase to pay off the toll bonds fund future road construction and abolish toll collections . growth management edit jta was the major beneficiary of the 2.25 billion better jacksonville plan bjp passed by voters in september 2000 . roadway drainage improvements resurfacing new sidewalks and railroad grade crossings accounted for 1.5 billion of which half was funded by the bjp sales tax increase and half from the existing gasoline surcharge . 6 in 2005 the jta and city re prioritized the projects still outstanding . the actual cost for most projects had significantly exceeded the estimate due to an 18 month lag time and an unanticipated increase in the price of construction materials . dozens of projects were deferred to the future and removed from the bjp or left on a 320 million list of unfunded tasks . 7 budget edit the gasoline surcharge generates approximately 30 million in revenue each year about one third of jta s budget of 100 million in 2010 . prior to the 1986 gasoline surcharge tolls were the primary source of local revenue for the jta . federal and state highway money provided the balance . in early june 2010 jta announced their intentions to request an extension of the 6 per gallon gasoline surcharge due to expire in 2016 . they will also ask the council for an additional 5 per gallon tax over 30 years that would generate another 25 million per year for a total of 55 million each year . most council members questioned the need to extend the existing tax and were opposed to any new tax during difficult economic times but jta executives warned that if the gas taxes are curtailed no road construction will occur and bus service will be slashed . responsibilities edit the goal of the jta is to improve the flow of traffic into and throughout jacksonville duval county . roadway infrastructure edit the jta develops and implements construction and financing plans for state and city roads bridges and interchanges in conjunction with the city government and the florida department of transportation . this was the original role of the expressway authority . public transit edit regular bus service jta s fleet has 220 vehicles as of 2015 that travel 8.5 million miles per year on 56 routes ; 110 maintenance workers and 320 drivers are employed . express bus service five once daily early morning routes are offered which originate from an outlying area and go directly to their destination with no intermediate stops then return in late afternoon . first coast flyer a bus rapid transit brt system ; one of four planned routes is in operation . 8 trolley replica buses local transportation available weekdays from mid morning to early afternoon ; bay street and beaver street downtown routes are free ; riverside and the beach trolley have a minimal charge but also run on weekends . 9 jta connexion paratransit for the disabled and elderly provided by private vendors with specially equipped vehicles and drivers . stadium shuttle game day bus transportation from suburban downtown and park n ride locations to the stadium and back . jacksonville skyway automated people mover system which travels 2.5 miles from the king street parking garage across the st. johns river and through the central business district ending at the convention center or the florida state college at jacksonville downtown campus . park n ride parking facility available in combination with express bus service or jta skyway . 10 future transit edit first coast flyer three additional routes are planned for the first coast flyer brt system . 8 first coast commuter rail jta is undertaking evaluations for a future commuter rail system . 11 jacksonville skyway modernization program jta is undertaking a project to modernize the skyway with new equipment . 12 jacksonville regional transportation center jrtc jta is planning a new intermodal transit center which is ultimately planned to bring together jacksonville skyway jta bus first coast flyer intercity bus and rail service in one facility . jrtc will be situated around the prime f. osborn iii convention center . 13 hurricanes edit the jta has the responsibility to identify plan and prepare jacksonville s hurricane evacuation routes . the jta and the city of jacksonville established a hurricane preparedness plan that will provide emergency evacuation patient transport and move civilians and or emergency service personnel with mass transit . 14 routes edit on december 1 2014 jta underwent a complete system redesign called route optimization . this was to provide more frequent more direct and more reliable service . the new routes were as follows . 15 local bus routes edit 1 north main 3 moncrief 4 kings 5 park blanding 7 philips 8 beach town center 9 arlington beach 10 atlantic 11 a. philip randolph 12 myrtle lem turner 13 commonwealth lane 14 edison 15 post normandy 16 riverside wilson 17 st. augustine 18 atlantic monument 19 arlington 22 avenue b 23 townsend southside 24 mayport 25 san jose 30 cecil 31 talleyrand 32 mcduff 33 spring park philips 34 blanding edgewood 50 university 51 edgewood express routes edit 200 mandarin express 201 clay regional express 202 mayport express 203 nas shuttle 204 dinsmore shuttle 205 beaches express community shuttles edit 300 dunn pritchard 301 oakleaf 302 southeast 303 beaches 304 mandarin 305 highlands 307 northside 308 arlington references edit http www.apta.com resources statistics documents ridership 2012 q3 ridership apta.pdf faq jacksonville transportation authority website board of directors jacksonville transportation authority website board of directors . jacksonville transportation authority . retrieved 28 january 2013 . hannan larry jta to ask council for gas tax increase and extension florida times union june 5 2010 roads infrastructure transportation city of jacksonville better jacksonville plan unfunded better jacksonville plan road projects florida times union may 7 2009 a b first coast flyer 2016 . www.jtafla.com . jacksonville transit authority . retrieved may 11 2018 . trolley schedules jacksonville transportation authority website profile of services jacksonville transportation authority website commuter rail 2016 . www.jtafla.com . jacksonville transit authority . retrieved may 11 2018 . skyway modernization program 2016 . www.jtafla.com . jacksonville transit authority . retrieved may 11 2018 . jrtc 2016 . www.jtafla.com . jacksonville transit authority . retrieved may 11 2018 . history jacksonville transportation authority website https sharepoint.jtafla.com sites roi pages main.aspx external links edit official website fdot district 2 v t e city of jacksonville jacksonville metropolitan area state of florida united states of america architecture beaches climate colleges and universities companies council culture demographics economy festivals fire and rescue flag geography government history timeline libraries mayor media music museums 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