CH. 2 - CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES - CH.2
Transportation Networks T he Green Line corridor has a wide range of transportation conditions that support daily travel by different modes. The north-south Green Line BRT route runs primarily in mixed traffic from Downtown to the Armsdale Park-n- Ride. Original plans for the Green Line BRT line call for dedicated bus only lanes along many portions of the corridor, however this has not yet come to fruition. The street typologies within the Downtown station areas have slower speed streets, smaller rights of way with 2-4 lanes, and a strong grided street network that intersects with Jefferson, Broad and Boulevard Streets. The route departs Downtown at Golfair Boulevard and follows Lem Turner Boulevard north. The transportation
Another important environmental initiative impacting the Green Line corridor is the city's 2023 Climate Resilience Plan, Resilient Jacksonville . This plan is a comprehensive, data-informed environmental strategy with many recommendations for the entire Green Line corridor from the natural ecosystems, waterways, human communities, and site scale "accommodations" including potential "actions" for parcels, buildings, codes, and vacant land.
networks Downtown have the key elements of walkability, Station areas in the north reflect more suburban patterns of development with higher speed arterial roadways. The corridor intersects with the existing S-Line multiuse trail and planned segments of the city’s larger Emerald Trail network Master Plan. The city has plans for an extensive multi-use trail system that will provide significant new pathways for walking and biking across the northside. As planned, the trail system will include both on road and off-road pathways facilitating both north-south and east west movements across the neighborhoods south of the Gateway station. The Emerald Trail network presents key mode of alternative travel that can be incorporated into the station area planning.
"With more accommodations at the site scale, Jacksonville will be more resilient and well- equipped to handle increasing climate risks like heat and flooding." (pg. 123)
City of Jacksonville's Natural Water Systems map and excerpt from Resilient Jacksonville describing ways to build and accommodate new growth in a more resilient manner. www.resilientjacksonville.com
The Emerald Trail is a 30-mile bicycle/pedestrian trail and linear park system that intersects with the Green Line at the Downtown, UF Health, and Gateway station areas. It provides many multimodal connections including to 16 schools, two colleges, 21 parks, and many other destinations.
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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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