FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | TOD PERFORMANCE
FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | TOD PERFORMANCE
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WALMART/UNIVERSITY DESIRABILITY & READINESS The Walmart/University Station is located within an industrial and commercial district, connected to the higher capacity roadways, US 1, and I-95 corridors, via Emerson Street. The potential for TOD is enabled due to its physical location near residential neighborhoods to the west and unique opportunities for redevelopment of nearby aging shopping centers and surface parking lots. Significant employment opportunities to the north, south, and east, as well as easy access to community attractions such as the Community First Igloo, formerly the Jacksonville Ice and Sportsplex indoor ice skating and sports facility, provide an opportunity to create an accessible, centralized mobility hub. Market strength is fair as the Walmart/University Station is accessible to frequent transit service along the US 1 corridor, serving the Walmart Supercenter, and other adjacent retail and commercial land uses, however, the bicycle and sidewalk infrastructure would need to be a part of the TOD to improve overall safety and accessibility to the future station. HIGHER DESIRE LOWER DESIRE
STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES
WEAKNESSES & CHALLENGES
LOCAL LEADERSHIP
• Station located in City Council District 5.
• Current pipeline only includes small industrial developments, detracting from TOD potential
MARKET STRENGTH
• High concentration of retail, with supermarkets and a large Walmart near the station
• Clusters of privately owned small vacant parcels • Adjacent wetlands may require some significant engineering investment but can be leveraged to become a recreational amenity
• Two potential TOD sites along Emerson Street to increase density, the JEA Utility site and the forest north of Southside Church of God-Christ • Potential to redevelop existing surface parking lots at the shopping centers, business parks, and automobile dealerships
PHYSICAL SUITABILITY
• TOD referenced in Future Land Use element (2022), 2030 City of Jacksonville Comprehensive Plan; • I-95 Improvements: FPN#432259-2: SR 202 (JTB) to Atlantic Boulevard
PLANS IN PLACE
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LOCAL LEADERSHIP
MARKET STRENGTH
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OVERALL RATING
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Figure 4-21: WALMART/UNIVERSITY STATION TOD DESIRABILITY AND READINESS SCORECARD
Figure 4-22: TOD DESIRABILITY AND READINESS SCORES BY STATION
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