FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | EXISTING CONDITIONS
FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | EXISTING CONDITIONS
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CORRIDOR LAND COVER
The rural station areas generally have more open land and upland forested areas within them, as well as large transportation and utility footprints for auto-centric road infrastructure. There are also 100-Year Flood Zones, wetlands, and other protected natural resources present in these areas, but engineered solutions to water and wetland management can make the land cover developable for parks, commercial structures, and housing.
The station areas in and around Downtown St. Augustine and Jacksonville are urban and built up. The St Johns River runs between the JRTC and San Marco Commuter Rail Station, dividing Jacksonville’s Downtown Core. In St. Augustine, the FCCR Rail Line runs just east of the San Sebastian River, limiting developable opportunities to the east in the station areas. Like many downtown areas, there are often large built transportation and utility land covers present in Downtown Jacksonville and St. Augustine that can be barriers to connectivity and development associated with TOD. Similar land cover descriptions can also be provided for the station areas in suburban areas of Jacksonville and Duval County, but there are sometimes additional considerations for wetlands, protected forested areas, and 100-Year Flood Zones. There is one major rail yard, the FEC Bowden Yard, along US 1/Philips Highway north of Baymeadows Station that has a large spatial footprint, and limits east-west connectivity in suburban Jacksonville.
Upland Forest
Wetlands
Suburban Dvelopment
Urban Development
Figure 3-53: CORRIDOR TYPICAL LAND COVERS
Figure 3-54: SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR LAND COVER
FCCR TOD
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