Transportation in Jacksonville, Florida

The Jacksonville transportation network includes ground, air, and sea options for passenger and freight transit.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) operates bus, people mover, and park-n-ride services throughout the city and region.

Jacksonville's low population density might also be the reason the city has yet to develop its mass transit bus system beyond the present routes or construct a heavy or light rail network.

[4] Mobility issues include:[5] There are other concerns over a lack of safe walking paths in many areas of the city.

A $152 million project to create a high-speed interchange at the intersection of Interstates 10 and 95 began in February 2005, after the conclusion of Super Bowl XXXIX.

Construction was expected to take nearly six years with multiple lane flyovers and the requirement that the interchange remain open throughout the project.

The previous configuration utilized single lane, low speed, curved ramps which created backups during rush hours and contributed to accidents.

The guideway consists of concrete beams which rest atop an unusually large support structure not used in most monorail systems.

[10] A monorail was first proposed in the 1970s as part of a mobility plan hoping to attract interest from the Urban Mass Transit Administration's Downtown Peoplemover Program.

Following further development and a final 18-month feasibility study, the UMTA selected Jacksonville as one of seven cities to receive federal funding for an automated people mover.

UMTA's approved plan called for the construction of a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) Phase I system to be built in three segments.

The Sunset Limited route was truncated at San Antonio, Texas as a result of the track damage in the Gulf Coast area caused by Hurricane Katrina on August 28, 2005.

The Late-2000s recession resulted in a significant decrease in passengers and flights, which prompted the Jacksonville Aviation Authority to demolish Concourse B in June 2009 because it was safer and easier for the contractor.

[17] Several proposals for expanding the Jacksonville transit system are in various stages of discussion, planning, or initial funding.