FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (TOD) STUDY – WORKSHOP 2 COMMENT SUMMARY
I work in downtown Jax and live in St Augustine rail would be incredible
Adding commuter rail is an important addition to the multi modal transit center. I think the people who MOST need the rail have no access! West side and north side have no access and they need transportation! Connect Orange Park to downtown and the zoo! As a new resident coming from Atlanta, Ga, I defintely think the commuter rail could prove to be useful! Take a look at how it is used in other cities as a way to help alleviate some of the heavy traffic on highways and other major roadways during rush hour periods. It can also help the residents of the city to have access to many more places they couldn't get to before because of the lack of transportation, which could help increase profits for businesses. Jobs are also going to be more accessible to people. Maybe adding some bus lines that commute to the rail stations, especially near major industrial areas would help drive the unemployment rate down significantly as well. Jacksonville is a huge city with an increasing population, it's time to acccomodate the people. They need ideas like this to surface to get rid of some greenhouse effects on the planet. Otherwise Florida will be underwater in the next twenty years I think this is a great idea. What are the plans to connect up to the air port? There does not need to be a rail going to st augustine from downtown jax. Instead have it go from downtown to the westside. I love this idea we need more transportation options for a city this large. You have my vote. Thanks Mayor-Elect Donna Deegan. I am from Ohio. I frequently fly in and out of Jacksonville to visit family and/orto visit St Augustine. It would be useful if the proposed commuter rail had a station at the Jacksonville airport.
The traffic calming measures are an excellent idea.
Invest extra resources to build high speed mag lev train
Long term resident of this great city. I can't get over that it took this long to figure out that Saint Augustine's best interest is perfectly aligned with ours.
Great idea!
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