FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | EXISTING CONDITIONS
FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | EXISTING CONDITIONS
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STATION AREA MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY JRTC
ATTRACTORS & NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS
TRANSIT
The JRTC Station Area is the northernmost station within this study area. This station area is located in Downtown Jacksonville and is predominantly urban and built up with key activity centers such as the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center directly across from the JRTC, businesses and government facilities, museums and entertainment, growing residential, and trails and parks. The railroad corridor travels parallel to the Acosta Bridge and under various arterials such as Riverside Avenue and Park Street before reaching the station location on the south side of the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center. There is currently a large surface parking lot at the convention center, and the convention center is located across W Bay Street from the existing JRTC facility. The rail line is along the southern portion of the LaVilla neighborhood, abutting the north side of the Brooklyn neighborhood where there is substantial residential, businesses, and access to facilities like the Riverwalk and Brooklyn Station shopping area. This station area is a significant multimodal emphasis area with the development of the JRTC hub for local, regional and intercity modes; including BRT, fixed route bus, the Skyway, Greyhound and other intercity providers. MAJOR CORRIDORS & CONNECTIONS As illustrated in Figure 3-8, I-95 is one of two major corridors within the station area. I-95 connects west to I-10 towards Tallahassee, and northbound to Savanah, Georgia. I-95 supports significant regional trips with over 200,000 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volumes in 2020. The congestion on I-95 is currently over capacity, with a 1.23 V/C ratio. Additional roadways that experience significant congestion over capacity tie into some of the major corridors within this station area. These include Riverside Avenue from SR 13 to Price Street, Forest Street from Margaret Street to Riverside Avenue, College Street from I-95 to Forest Street, and Myrtle Avenue from McCoys Creek Boulevard to Beaver Street.
The JRTC Station is a hub for transit service, including connections to JTA’s First Coast Flyer BRT, local service, regional transit, Greyhound buses, and the existing Skyway service. JTA has significant local service route connections within the station area including Routes 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 32, 33, 53, 200, 201 and 205. There are 22 transit stop locations within the study area. Stops are located at the JTA Myrtle Avenue Operations Campus, JRTC, and along Myrtle Avenue, Jefferson Street, Park Street, and Riverside Avenue. The stop with the highest ridership is Stop 5197 at Forsyth Street and Jefferson Street. The next highest level of ridership is at Stops 1038 (Park Street and Jackson Street), 1803 (Park Street and Jackson Street), and 5119 (Bay Street & Jefferson Street). There are strong commuter connections within this station location with the First Coast Flyer BRT Green, Blue, and Red Lines having connections within this station area, as well as the Clay Express Select, St. Johns Express Select, and Nassau Express Select services. The Skyway monorail provides complimentary, grade- separated service through Downtown Jacksonville. There are two Skyway stations located within the JRTC Station Area – the LaVilla Station and Jefferson Station. The JTA proposed Ultimate Urban Corridor (U2C) project plans to overhaul the existing Skyway system by removing the existing tracks and implementing automated vehicles to expand the current service into surrounding communities (see details about U2C in the next section Emerging Technology).
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JRTC Building
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Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center
Brooklyn Park
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JTA Bus Line NO. MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY
ACTIVITY CENTER
Commercial/Civic Center Religious Use/Church Government/Hospital
Existing Bike Lane
Proposed Trail
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Existing Sidewalk
Figure 3-8: JRTC MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY MAP
FCCR TOD
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