CH. 1 - REINVESTING IN THE GREEN LINE CORRIDOR
REINVESTING IN THE GREEN LINE CORRIDOR - CH. 1
REINVESTING IN THE GREEN LINE CORRIDOR TOD, the Green Line, & Northwest Jacksonville
Forecasted Growth Green Line Corridor Highlighted
Despite some of the challenges in the northwest part of the city, there are a growing number of residents, elected officials, regional leaders, and other organizations focused on creating a stronger, more prosperous northside in Jacksonville. The Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor serves a portion of the city's northside. It improves access and lowers transportation costs for residents living in the corridor. Combined with Transit Oriented Development (TOD), improving the Green Line can help attract future growth and fuel future reinvestment in the northside. It can help improve the quality of life for current residents, while also bringing new people and businesses seeking better walkability, quality transit options, and new opportunities. The goal is to leverage the Green Line BRT to not only improve accessibility along the corridor, but to spur TOD along the corridor.
The City of Jacksonville has just under a million people and continues to add more people and jobs to the region every year. In 2023, the city was named one of the nation’s top “boomtowns” reflecting the 5% population growth rate from 2019-2021. Not all areas of the city are seeing the same levels of growth. The neighborhoods and commercial areas north and northwest of Downtown are not growing at the same pace as areas to the south and east. Northwest Jacksonville is where many of the region’s historically Black neighborhoods once thrived. Many of its neighborhoods still have a strong Black majority, but also and disproportionately lower household incomes. Many of the people living in this part of Jacksonville must leave the area for jobs located outside of the Northwest corridor. The heat map on the next page shows the relative intensity of projected growth from low (sparse) to high (dense) through 2045. As the map illustrates, very little growth is anticipated in the northwest areas of the city except for Downtown and near the airport.
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* Activity Unit is a simple measure that equals the sum of the number of residents plus the number of jobs. Activity Unit data is often used at the city scale or regional scale to help give a broad picture of density, population growth, and economic development.
Regional Growth forecasts through 2045
The current Golfair station area at the new Kipp JAX VOICE Academy serving K-8 established in 2012 (view North).
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Northwest Jacksonville Connects: Green Line TOD Study Final Report | Jacksonville Transit Authority
Northwest Jacksonville Connects: Green Line TOD Study Final Report | Jacksonville Transit Authority
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